2 candidates are tracked for Minnesota House District 9A on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Nicholas Hanson and Jeff Backer. Candidate information follows official Traverse County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Nicholas Hanson (Democratic-Farmer-Labor), Jeff Backer (Republican) are on the November 3 ballot for Minnesota House District 9A; Jeff Backer is the sitting member, per the Minnesota House of Representatives's official member directory (house.mn.gov). Nominees were chosen at the August 11, 2026 primary (where contested) or qualified directly for the general ballot. The field is the Secretary of State's certified candidate table; Minnesota prints unopposed candidates rather than deeming them elected. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
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This race. Elected by district: only voters who live in the district see this race on their ballot. The sitting officeholder, Jeff Backer, is on the ballot.
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Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Nicholas Hanson signed a pledge supporting congressional term limits as a candidate for Minnesota House District 9A, according to U.S. Term Limits. No occupation, campaign website or additional attributed biographical detail was found for him as of this research pass. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026.
Republican Incumbent
Per the campaign site.
Backer co-founded a small business that now employs about twenty people and previously served as mayor of his city, where he managed city resources and kept taxes low, per the campaign site. He also volunteered as an EMT for more than twenty years with the Browns Valley Ambulance Service and currently serves as a state representative, per the campaign site.
Who is running for Minnesota House District 9A in 2026?
2 candidates are tracked for Minnesota House District 9A on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Nicholas Hanson and Jeff Backer. Candidate information follows official Traverse County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
When is the Minnesota House District 9A 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 Traverse County and state election office filings. Bios and priorities carry their attribution inline.
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