On every Rock Creek ballot
SheriffNonpartisan race · Aaron Borchardt · Scott Grice
Aaron Borchardt
Aaron Borchardt is a Pine County deputy sheriff, per public employment records. No campaign site or press interview with him was found beyond his certified candidacy for Pine County Sheriff.
Scott Grice
Top priorities
From other published sources
- Rapid response, efficient use of resources, and a focus on preventing crime
- Improving communication and trust between deputies and residents
- Deploying resources more strategically to improve emergency response in rural areas
About Scott Grice
Scott Grice is the Pine County Sheriff's Office Chief Deputy, running for sheriff in 2026 to succeed retiring Sheriff Jeff Nelson, per his campaign site. He has 33 years of public service in Pine County law enforcement, having served in nearly every role from jailer and dispatcher to chief deputy, and holds EMT and firefighter certifications.
AttorneyNonpartisan race · Reese Frederickson
Reese Frederickson
Reese Frederickson has served as Pine County Attorney since being elected in 2014, per Pine County News. He holds a law degree from Mitchell Hamline and is an Air Force veteran who served as a captain specializing in intelligence and systems, per the same source. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026.
By address
These seats are elected by district; only the district covering your address is on your ballot.
Find your districts by addressJudge, District 10, Seat 38Nonpartisan race · Ben Lacy · Rebecca A. Waxse
Ben Lacy
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Independent, nonpartisan judiciary
- Equal access to justice
About Ben Lacy
Lacy serves as Managing Attorney at Tubman, a domestic violence advocacy organization, after earlier work as a criminal prosecutor at the Washington County Attorney's Office, per the campaign site. Lacy earned a law degree cum laude from Mitchell Hamline and has served as president of the Washington County Bar Association, per the campaign site.
Rebecca A. Waxse
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Fair and impartial application of the law
- Serving communities across all eight counties of the district
About Rebecca A. Waxse
Waxse is an attorney based in Stillwater, Minnesota, with years of legal experience practicing in the 10th Judicial District, per the campaign site. Waxse has a record of community service and is a resident of the district sought, per the campaign site.
Soil and Water Supervisor District 1Nonpartisan race · James Sloan
James Sloan
James Sloan appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Pine County Soil and Water Supervisor District 1, 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 James Sloan.
Special Election for Soil and Water Supervisor District 4Nonpartisan race · Steven Martin
Steven Martin
Steven Martin, who goes by Steve, serves as secretary and District 4 supervisor of the Pine Soil and Water Conservation District board, per the district's website. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026.
Soil and Water Supervisor District 5Nonpartisan race · Gerald Telker
Gerald Telker
Gerald Telker, known as Jerry, serves as Treasurer and District 5 supervisor for the Pine County Soil and Water Conservation District, per the district's website. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026.
Judge, Minnesota 10th Judicial District Court, Seat 1Nonpartisan race · Juanita C. Freeman
Juanita C. Freeman
Juanita C. Freeman is a judge of the Minnesota 10th Judicial District Court. Appointed to the Washington County District Court on Nov. 13, 2018, by Governor Mark Dayton and elected in 2020, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. Previously a senior assistant Hennepin County attorney in the adult prosecution and child protection divisions, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Judge, Minnesota 10th Judicial District Court, Seat 2Nonpartisan race · Carrie A. Doom
Carrie A. Doom
Carrie A. Doom is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Judge, Minnesota 10th Judicial District Court, Seat 2, per the Minnesota Secretary of State's certified general-election candidate table. The campaign website filed with the Secretary of State was a placeholder page with no biography as of October 7, 2026, so it is not linked.
Judge, Minnesota 10th Judicial District Court, Seat 4Nonpartisan race · Suzanne M Brown
Suzanne M Brown
Suzanne M Brown is a judge of the Minnesota 10th Judicial District Court. Appointed to the Anoka County District Court on August 19, 2019, and elected in 2020, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. Previously senior attorney and criminal division head at the Scott County Attorney's Office, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Judge, Minnesota 10th Judicial District Court, Seat 6Nonpartisan race · Stoney L. Hiljus
Stoney L. Hiljus
Stoney L. Hiljus is a judge of the Minnesota 10th Judicial District Court. Appointed to the Pine County District Court on April 9, 2012, by Governor Mark Dayton and elected in 2014 and 2020, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. Previously city attorney for Coon Rapids and city administrator for Cambridge, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Judge, Minnesota 10th Judicial District Court, Seat 7Nonpartisan race · Viet-Hanh Winchell
Viet-Hanh Winchell
Judge Viet-Hanh Winchell was appointed to the Tenth Judicial District bench by Governor Tim Walz on May 13, 2024, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. She earned her J.D. from Hamline University School of Law and previously worked as a solo practitioner and as court-appointed counsel in child protection and guardianship cases. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.
Judge, Minnesota 10th Judicial District Court, Seat 8Nonpartisan race · Laura A. Pietan
Laura A. Pietan
Laura A. Pietan is a judge of the Minnesota 10th Judicial District Court. Appointed to the Washington County District Court Feb. 4, 2019, by Governor Mark Dayton and elected in 2020, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. Previously deputy city attorney and senior assistant city attorney for the City of St. Paul, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Judge, Minnesota 10th Judicial District Court, Seat 9Nonpartisan race · Sheridan Hawley
Sheridan Hawley
Judge Sheridan Hawley was appointed to the Tenth Judicial District bench by Governor Mark Dayton on May 24, 2012, and was elected in 2014 and 2020, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. He earned his J.D. from the University of California Hastings College of Law and previously worked in the Tenth Judicial District Public Defender's Office and the Kanabec County Attorney's Office. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.
Judge, Minnesota 10th Judicial District Court, Seat 14Nonpartisan race · Justin Collins
Justin Collins
Justin Collins is a judge of the Minnesota 10th Judicial District Court. Appointed to the Anoka County District Court on September 23, 2024, by Governor Tim Walz, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. Previously an assistant public defender in the Tenth Judicial District and an assistant county attorney in Washington and Anoka counties, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Judge, Minnesota 10th Judicial District Court, Seat 15Nonpartisan race · Thomas Robert Lehmann
Thomas Robert Lehmann
Thomas Robert Lehmann is a judge of the Minnesota 10th Judicial District Court. Appointed to the Anoka County District Court on July 2, 2018, by Governor Mark Dayton and elected in 2020, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. Previously a shareholder at Eckberg Lammers P.C. and owner and partner attorney at Lehmann & Lutter, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Judge, Minnesota 10th Judicial District Court, Seat 17Nonpartisan race · Patrick W. Flanagan
Patrick W. Flanagan
Patrick W. Flanagan is a judge of the Minnesota 10th Judicial District Court. Appointed to the Washington County District Court by Governor Mark Dayton on February 21, 2018, and elected in 2020, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. Previously operated the Flanagan Law Office and served as elected Mower County Attorney from 2003 to 2006, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Judge, Minnesota 10th Judicial District Court, Seat 19Nonpartisan race · Tricia Loehr
Tricia Loehr
Tricia Loehr is a judge of the Minnesota 10th Judicial District Court. Appointed to the Anoka County District Court on Jan. 13, 2025, by Governor Tim Walz, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. Previously an assistant county attorney in Washington and Dakota counties, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Judge, Minnesota 10th Judicial District Court, Seat 22Nonpartisan race · Melissa Saterbak
Melissa Saterbak
Melissa Saterbak is a judge of the Minnesota 10th Judicial District Court. Appointed to the Anoka County District Court by Governor Tim Walz on Sept. 30, 2019, and elected in 2020, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. Previously an assistant Anoka County and Mille Lacs County attorney, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Judge, Minnesota 10th Judicial District Court, Seat 23Nonpartisan race · Catherine (Kate) McPherson
Catherine (Kate) McPherson
Catherine (Kate) McPherson is a judge of the Minnesota 10th Judicial District Court. Appointed to the Wright County District Court Nov. 9, 2011, by Governor Mark Dayton and elected in 2014 and 2020, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. Previously an assistant county attorney and head of operations for the Anoka County Attorney's Office, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Judge, Minnesota 10th Judicial District Court, Seat 24Nonpartisan race · Karin L. McCarthy
Karin L. McCarthy
Karin L. McCarthy is a judge of the Minnesota 10th Judicial District Court. Appointed to the Anoka County District Court by Governor Mark Dayton on Feb. 5, 2018, and elected in 2020, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. Previously an assistant Washington County attorney and staff attorney for Tubman, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Judge, Minnesota 10th Judicial District Court, Seat 28Nonpartisan race · Karen B. Schommer
Karen B. Schommer
Karen B. Schommer is a judge of the Minnesota 10th Judicial District Court. Appointed to the Anoka County District Court by Governor Mark Dayton on Nov. 26, 2018, and elected in 2020, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. Previously deputy criminal chief for major crimes at the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Minnesota, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Judge, Minnesota 10th Judicial District Court, Seat 29Nonpartisan race · Jacob Fischmann
Jacob Fischmann
Jacob Fischmann is a judge of the Minnesota 10th Judicial District Court. Appointed to the Kanabec County District Court by Governor Tim Walz on September 3, 2025, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. Previously an assistant Minnesota attorney general and senior assistant Hennepin County attorney, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Judge, Minnesota 10th Judicial District Court, Seat 32Nonpartisan race · Elizabeth H. Strand
Elizabeth H. Strand
Elizabeth H. Strand is a judge of the Minnesota 10th Judicial District Court. Appointed Chief Judge of the Wright County District Court by Governor Mark Dayton on Sept. 10, 2012, and elected in 2014 and 2020, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. Previously a prosecuting attorney for the cities of Annandale and Buffalo, Minnesota, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Judge, Minnesota 10th Judicial District Court, Seat 43Nonpartisan race · Heather Pipenhagen
Heather Pipenhagen
Heather Pipenhagen is a judge of the Minnesota 10th Judicial District Court. Appointed to the Sherburne County District Court Nov. 6, 2024, by Governor Tim Walz, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. Previously an assistant county attorney in Dakota and Washington counties, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Judge, Minnesota 10th Judicial District Court, Seat 45Nonpartisan race · Jennifer D. Peterson
Jennifer D. Peterson
Jennifer D. Peterson is a judge of the Minnesota 10th Judicial District Court. Appointed to the Anoka County District Court by Governor Tim Walz on October 14, 2024, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. Previously a Tenth District public defender serving Sherburne, Chisago, Anoka and Washington counties, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Full candidate profiles, priorities and campaign sites are on the Pine County page.
Statewide races
U.S. SenatePeggy Flanagan (DFL) · Michele Tafoya (R) · Marisa Simonetti (Independent) · Rebecca Whiting (Libertarian)
Peggy Flanagan
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Ending corruption
- Healthcare
- Affording your life
About Peggy Flanagan
Flanagan serves as Minnesota's lieutenant governor, a position held since 2019, per the campaign site. Flanagan is a member of the White Earth Nation and holds a degree from the University of Minnesota, per the campaign site. The campaign site says Flanagan's background includes work as a nonprofit executive director, an organizational trainer, and a state legislator, and that Flanagan was elected to the Minneapolis School Board at age 25, per the campaign site.
Michele Tafoya
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Stop the fraud
- Law and order
- Cut costs and taxes for the middle class
About Michele Tafoya
Michele Tafoya is a four-time Emmy Award-winning broadcaster and a former NFL sideline reporter whose career spanned nearly three decades, per the campaign site. The campaign site says she retired after covering Super Bowl LVI in February 2022 and is now a political and cultural commentator.
Marisa Simonetti
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Agriculture
- Education
- Energy
About Marisa Simonetti
Marisa Simonetti is the independent candidate on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Minnesota's U.S. Senate seat, listed as Independent (no party) on the Minnesota Secretary of State's certified general-election candidate table. The campaign site calls the campaign Marisa for Minnesota, with the message We the People vs. The System, per the campaign site.
Rebecca Whiting
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- No more wars
- No more entangling alliances
- Bring the troops home
About Rebecca Whiting
Rebecca Whiting is the Libertarian Party candidate on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Minnesota's U.S. Senate seat, per the Minnesota Secretary of State's certified general-election candidate table. The campaign site, whiting4senate.us, invites visitors to join the movement to #EndTheWars and #DefundTheGovernment, per the campaign site.
GovernorAmy Klobuchar (D) · Lisa Demuth (R)
Amy Klobuchar
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Lower costs for Minnesotans
- Make government accountable and root out fraud
- Prepare Minnesota's workforce for the future
About Amy Klobuchar
Klobuchar is a sitting U.S. Senator seeking the Minnesota governorship; she previously served as a county prosecutor and is the granddaughter of an iron-ore miner and the daughter of a newspaperman and a second-grade teacher, per the campaign site.
Lisa Demuth
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Taxes and affordability, which her campaign names as her top priority
- Eliminating fraud in state programs
- Public safety
About Lisa Demuth
Lisa Demuth is speaker of the Minnesota House, a fourth-term state representative from Cold Spring, a former small-business owner and an eleven-year ROCORI school board member, and the Republican nominee for governor. She is the first Black major-party nominee for Minnesota governor.
Attorney GeneralKeith Ellison (DFL) · Ron Schutz (R)
Keith Ellison
Top priorities
From other published sources
- Protect consumers, workers, and civil rights
- Use the attorney general's office for public-safety and accountability cases
- Defend reproductive rights and state legal authority
About Keith Ellison
Ellison is the incumbent Minnesota Attorney General running for re-election, per the campaign site. His office has worked on insulin cost reductions, consumer robocall protections and opioid settlement funds for the state, per the campaign site.
Ron Schutz
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Fighting fraud
- Consumer protection
- Tackling crime and supporting law enforcement
About Ron Schutz
Ron Schutz is a trial lawyer who was a partner in a national litigation firm and served as its chairman from 2019 to 2024, per his campaign site, and the Republican nominee for Minnesota attorney general.
Secretary of StateSteve Simon (DFL) · Tad Jude (R) · George "Chip" Tangen (Libertarian) · Seth Kuhl-Stennes (Green)
Steve Simon
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Defend democracy and strengthen the freedom to vote
- Push back against election disinformation
- Support small businesses and enhance protections for the most vulnerable
About Steve Simon
Steve Simon is Minnesota's incumbent secretary of state, in office since 2015, and the DFL nominee for another term, unopposed in the August 11 primary. His office oversees elections, business filings, public records, voter information, and civic participation across Minnesota.
Tad Jude
Top priorities
From other published sources
- Require photo identification to vote, per his campaign plan
- Clean up the voter rolls and verify citizenship, per his campaign plan
- Prevent fraud in public programs, per his campaign plan
About Tad Jude
Tad Jude is a former district court judge in the 10th Judicial District and a former member of the Minnesota House, Minnesota Senate and Hennepin County Board, and the Republican nominee for secretary of state.
George "Chip" Tangen
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Nonpartisan administration of Minnesota elections
- Ballot access for independent and minor-party candidates
- Maximizing both voter participation and election security
About George "Chip" Tangen
George "Chip" Tangen is a Libertarian candidate for Minnesota secretary of state who qualified for the November 3, 2026 general-election ballot by nominating petition. An attorney raised in Eden Prairie, he previously served as legislative counsel to U.S. Rep. Jim Ramstad in Washington.
Seth Kuhl-Stennes
Top priorities
From other published sources
- Expand voting access and ballot access
- Increase election transparency
- Support civic participation and community accountability
About Seth Kuhl-Stennes
Kuhl-Stennes is a Baudette, Minnesota native who has spent 20 years working across cooperatives, for-profit businesses and nonprofits, including seven years in union roles with UFCW Local 663 and OPEIU Local 12, per the campaign site. He holds a political science degree from the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University, per the campaign site.
AuditorZack Filipovich (DFL) · Scott Jensen (R) · Jay Reeves (Forward Independence)
Zack Filipovich
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Transparency and accountability
- Strengthening our communities
- Communicating and building trust
About Zack Filipovich
Zack Filipovich is a certified management accountant and nonprofit finance manager and a former Duluth city councilor and council president, and the DFL nominee for state auditor, unopposed in the August 11 primary. The seat is open because Julie Blaha announced in September 2025 that she would not seek re-election. His campaign emphasizes local-government oversight, financial accountability, transparency, and support for communities managing public dollars.
Scott Jensen
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Stop fraud
- Accountability and internal controls
- Compliance and ongoing audits
About Scott Jensen
Jensen is a candidate for Minnesota State Auditor and a family medicine physician with 40 years of practice in Carver County; he previously served in the Minnesota Senate and has served on a bank's board of directors as Audit Committee Chair and on his local school district board, per the campaign site.
Jay Reeves
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Offer independent oversight of public finances
- Strengthen accountability and transparency
- Bring military service experience to statewide office
About Jay Reeves
Jay Reeves is a Forward Independence Party candidate for Minnesota state auditor and an Army veteran. His campaign emphasizes independent oversight, public accountability, and non-major-party representation in statewide fiscal review.
Associate Justice, Supreme Court Seat 1Nonpartisan race · Sarah Hennesy
Sarah Hennesy
Sarah Hennesy serves as an associate justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch's roster of justices. Hennesy is the only name certified for this seat on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Minnesota Secretary of State's candidate table.
Associate Justice, Supreme Court Seat 4Nonpartisan race · Paul Thissen
Paul Thissen
Paul Thissen serves as an associate justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch's roster of justices. Thissen is the only name certified for this seat on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Minnesota Secretary of State's candidate table.
Judge, Court of Appeals Seat 1Nonpartisan race · Elizabeth Bentley
Elizabeth Bentley
Elizabeth Bentley serves as a judge of the Minnesota Court of Appeals, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch's roster of Court of Appeals judges. Bentley is the only name certified for this seat on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Minnesota Secretary of State's candidate table.
Judge, Court of Appeals Seat 7Nonpartisan race · Rachel Bond
Rachel Bond
Rachel Bond serves as a judge of the Minnesota Court of Appeals, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch's roster of Court of Appeals judges. Bond is the only name certified for this seat on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Minnesota Secretary of State's candidate table.
Judge, Court of Appeals Seat 13Nonpartisan race · Jeanne Cochran
Jeanne Cochran
Jeanne Cochran serves as a judge of the Minnesota Court of Appeals, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch's roster of Court of Appeals judges. Cochran is the only name certified for this seat on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Minnesota Secretary of State's candidate table.
Judge, Court of Appeals Seat 15Nonpartisan race · Kevin G. Ross
Kevin G. Ross
Kevin G. Ross serves as a judge of the Minnesota Court of Appeals, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch's roster of Court of Appeals judges. Ross is the only name certified for this seat on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Minnesota Secretary of State's candidate table.
Judge, Court of Appeals Seat 18Nonpartisan race · JaPaul J. Harris
JaPaul J. Harris
JaPaul J. Harris serves as a judge of the Minnesota Court of Appeals, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch's roster of Court of Appeals judges. Harris is the only name certified for this seat on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Minnesota Secretary of State's candidate table.
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