2 candidates are tracked for Polk County Commissioner District 2 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Curtis Knutson and Leonard Vonasek. Candidate information follows official Polk County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Curtis Knutson and Leonard Vonasek advanced from the August 11 nonpartisan primary with about 49 and 32 percent, eliminating Douglas James Cariveau, per the Minnesota Secretary of State's certified results; the top two meet on the November 3 ballot.
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.
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All that could be confirmed here is the certified filing for Polk County Commissioner District 2 as reported by KROX and KAXE. He did not respond to KAXE's outreach and no occupation detail was verifiable within this review. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Curtis Knutson.
Nonpartisan
Per the KAXE.
Leonard Vonasek is a retired from a construction and concrete business with more than 30 years of township zoning experience and military service from 1971 to 1977, per KAXE. He argues there for more state funding flowing to Polk County. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
Who is running for Polk County Commissioner District 2 in 2026?
2 candidates are tracked for Polk County Commissioner District 2 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Curtis Knutson and Leonard Vonasek. Candidate information follows official Polk County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
When is the Polk 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 Polk County and state election office filings, last verified September 27, 2026. Bios and priorities carry their attribution inline.
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