Wadena County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026

Five candidates filed after Sheriff Michael D. Carr's retirement, making this the county's only race that reached the Aug. 11 ballot. OPEN SEAT: the sitting sheriff is not among the filers, per KAXE.

• Cory Carr▾

  All that could be confirmed here is the certified filing for Wadena County Sheriff as listed by KAXE. He did not provide a response to KAXE and no occupation detail was verifiable within this review.
• Bryan Savaloja▾

  In KAXE's questionnaire he argues for continuing current operations within budget and building an internship pipeline for succession. Retention of quality employees is the third item he names there.

  Priorities: Running existing operations within budget constraints, per KAXE · Succession planning through internship programs, per KAXE · Retaining quality employees, per KAXE
• Aaron Schiller▾

  In KAXE's questionnaire he leads with the county's aging jail and the possibility of regional dispatch collaboration. He also names financial relief for taxpayers there.

  Priorities: Addressing the aging jail facility, per KAXE · Exploring regional dispatch collaboration, per KAXE · Financial relief for taxpayers, per KAXE
• Milo Scott▾

  In KAXE's questionnaire he proposes using grant funding to attack both staffing shortages and the aging jail. He also calls for stronger coordination on mental health crisis response.

  Priorities: Using grants to address staffing shortages and the jail, per KAXE · Strengthening mental health crisis coordination, per KAXE
• Troy Wangsness▾

  All that could be confirmed here is the certified filing for Wadena County Sheriff as listed by KAXE. He did not provide a response to KAXE and no occupation detail was verifiable within this review.