One candidate is tracked for Mower County Commissioner District 4 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Dan Sparks. Candidate information follows official Mower County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Dan Sparks is the only candidate on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Mower County Commissioner District 4, per the Minnesota Secretary of State's candidate filings (Minnesota prints unopposed county races).
County commissioner. The county board is the county's legislative and, in most states, executive body. Commissioners adopt the county budget and property tax rate, oversee roads, the jail, public health, planning and zoning in unincorporated areas, and appoint or confirm department heads. In counties with an elected county executive or judge, the board's role is mainly the budget and ordinances.
This race. Nonpartisan: candidates appear without party labels. Elected by district: only voters who live in the district see this race on their ballot. The sitting officeholder, Dan Sparks, is on the ballot. One name is on the ballot for this seat.
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Nonpartisan Incumbent
Dan Sparks is the Mower County Commissioner for District 4 and Vice-Chair of the county board, per Mower County government pages. He represented Minnesota Senate District 27 from 2003 to 2020 before joining the county board and works as a liaison between the Agricultural Utilization Research Institute, the state legislature, and state and federal agencies. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026.
Who is running for Mower County Commissioner District 4 in 2026?
One candidate is tracked for Mower County Commissioner District 4 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Dan Sparks. Candidate information follows official Mower County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
When is the Mower County Commissioner District 4 election in Minnesota?
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for Minnesota are on the Minnesota election hub at theballotbrief.com.
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