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3 candidates are tracked for Aitkin County Commissioner District 1 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Timothy Catlin, Christopher S. Dotzler and J. Mark Wedel. Candidate information follows official Aitkin County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
This is the only Aitkin County race with enough filers to force a primary, per KAXE, and the top two on Aug. 11 advance to November.
Nonpartisan
In KAXE's questionnaire he names economic development, essential services and fiscal responsibility as his focus. No occupation detail was verifiable from an official or campaign source within this review.
Nonpartisan
All that could be confirmed here is the certified filing for Aitkin County Commissioner District 1 as listed by KAXE. He provided no response to KAXE and no occupation detail was verifiable within this review.
Nonpartisan
KAXE identifies him as the sitting District 1 commissioner, but incumbency could not be confirmed against an official county roster within this review, so it is recorded as false. He told KAXE his focus is unfunded state and federal mandates and holding the tax levy low.