2 candidates are tracked for Otter Tail County Commissioner District 2 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Jeff Gontarek and Wayne D. Johnson. Candidate information follows official Otter Tail County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
2 candidates on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Otter Tail County Commissioner District 2, per the Minnesota Secretary of State's candidate filings.
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, Wayne D. Johnson, is on the ballot.
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Jeff Gontarek appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Otter Tail County Commissioner District 2, per the Minnesota Secretary of State's candidate filings. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026; the Secretary of State's candidate filing is the only verifiable source for Jeff Gontarek.
Nonpartisan Incumbent
Per the campaign site.
Wayne D. Johnson is the incumbent Otter Tail County Commissioner for District 2 and serves as the board's Vice Chair, per Fergus Now, which reported his 2024 Transportation Advocate Award. He filed for another term in 2026 against Jeff Gontarek and Kyle Lehmann. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026.
Who is running for Otter Tail County Commissioner District 2 in 2026?
2 candidates are tracked for Otter Tail County Commissioner District 2 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Jeff Gontarek and Wayne D. Johnson. Candidate information follows official Otter Tail County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
When is the Otter Tail County Commissioner District 2 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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Candidate roster from official Otter Tail County and state election office filings, last verified September 27, 2026. Bios and priorities carry their attribution inline.
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