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SheriffNonpartisan race · John DeGeorge
John DeGeorge
John DeGeorge has served with the Fillmore County Sheriff's Office for 29 years, rising from deputy to captain before his first election as sheriff in 2018, per KIMT. He filed in 2026 for a third term, per KTTC. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026.
AttorneyNonpartisan race · Brett Corson
Brett Corson
Brett Corson is the incumbent Fillmore County Attorney, elected in 2002, and is a certified criminal law specialist with the Minnesota State Bar Association, per the Fillmore County Journal. He holds a law degree from William Mitchell College of Law and retired as a lieutenant colonel after 28 years of military service. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026.
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Find your districts by addressJudge, Minnesota 3rd Judicial District Court, Seat 4Nonpartisan race · Jacob C. Allen
Jacob C. Allen
Jacob C. Allen is a judge of the Minnesota 3rd Judicial District Court. Appointed to the Olmsted County District Court by Governor Mark Dayton on Aug. 31, 2018, and elected in 2020, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. Previously managing attorney of the Third District Public Defender's Office and a partner at O'Brien & Wolf L.L.P., per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Judge, Minnesota 3rd Judicial District Court, Seat 6Nonpartisan race · Karen R. Duncan
Karen R. Duncan
Judge Karen R. Duncan was appointed to the Third Judicial District bench by Governor Mark Dayton on March 1, 2013, and was elected in 2014 and 2020, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. She earned her J.D. from the University of Minnesota Law School and previously served as chief public defender for the Third Judicial District. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.
Judge, Minnesota 3rd Judicial District Court, Seat 7Nonpartisan race · Dwight Luhmann
Dwight Luhmann
Dwight Luhmann is a judge of the Minnesota 3rd Judicial District Court. Appointed to the Winona County District Court on July 15, 2024, by Governor Tim Walz, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. Previously a solo practitioner and city attorney for Preston, 2007-2024, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Judge, Minnesota 3rd Judicial District Court, Seat 15Nonpartisan race · Erin Lindhart Felten
Erin Lindhart Felten
Erin Lindhart Felten is a judge of the Minnesota 3rd Judicial District Court. Appointed to the Olmsted County District Court on Aug. 6, 2024, by Governor Tim Walz, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. Previously a referee for the Third Judicial District in Olmsted County and an attorney at Hoversten, Johnson, Beckmann & Hovey LLP, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Judge, Minnesota 3rd Judicial District Court, Seat 17Nonpartisan race · Christopher A Neisen
Christopher A Neisen
Judge Christopher A Neisen was appointed to the Third Judicial District bench by Governor Mark Dayton on June 29, 2018, and was elected in 2020, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. He earned his J.D. from the University of Minnesota Law School and previously was managing partner at Wornson, Goggins, Neisen, Morris & Brever, P.C. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.
Judge, Minnesota 3rd Judicial District Court, Seat 22Nonpartisan race · Jeffrey M Johnson
Jeffrey M Johnson
Judge Jeffrey M Johnson was appointed to the Third Judicial District bench by Governor Mark Dayton on March 23, 2018, and was elected in 2020, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. He earned his J.D. from William Mitchell College of Law and previously served as Third Judicial District Chief Public Defender. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.
Full candidate profiles, priorities and campaign sites are on the Fillmore 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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