Ambelang and Mallie were on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Names follow official Lake of the Woods County election filings. Certified results will appear here once the election office certifies the count. Minnesota certifies the general election by November 19, 2026; county canvasses are due November 11.
Henry C. Ambelang and Matthew R. Mallie are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for this seat. Minnesota's 9th Judicial District covers Aitkin, Beltrami, Cass, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Itasca, Kittson, Koochiching, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake and Roseau counties; judges are elected at large across the whole district, so every voter there, not just voters in one county, votes on this seat. Minnesota judicial elections are nonpartisan and decided by plurality, with no runoff. Listed from the Secretary of State's certified general-election candidate table.
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This race. Nonpartisan: candidates appear without party labels. The sitting officeholder, Matthew R. Mallie, is on the ballot.
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Henry C. Ambelang works as a public defender in Minnesota's 9th Judicial District and is running for judge in one of the few contested judicial races in the state this year, per KAXE. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.
Judge Matthew R. Mallie was appointed to the Ninth Judicial District bench by Governor Tim Walz on July 12, 2019, and was elected in 2020, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. He earned his J.D. from Mitchell Hamline College of Law and previously worked as a solo practitioner and as a city prosecutor for multiple cities in Crow Wing County.
Who is running for Judge, Minnesota 9th Judicial District Court, Seat 2 in 2026?
2 candidates were tracked for Judge, Minnesota 9th Judicial District Court, Seat 2 in the November 3, 2026 runoff: Henry C. Ambelang and Matthew R. Mallie. Candidate information follows official Lake of the Woods County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
When is the Judge, Minnesota 9th Judicial District Court, Seat 2 election in Minnesota?
Election Day was Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Certified results will appear on this page as the election office certifies them. Minnesota certifies the general election by November 19, 2026; county canvasses are due November 11. Voting rules for Minnesota are on the Minnesota election hub at theballotbrief.com.
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Who won the Judge, Minnesota 9th Judicial District Court, Seat 2 race?
Not yet reported by the outlets we checked; Minnesota certifies on November 19. We do not call races.
Candidate roster from official Lake of the Woods County and state election office filings. Bios and priorities carry their attribution inline.
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