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Who is on the ballot in 55428?

Hennepin County, MN

Reported by The Ballot Brief Editorial Team. Updated as public election and video sources change.

Fields below reflect the November 3, 2026 general election ballot as races are certified.

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28 races and 1 ballot question in your ZIP preview.

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U.S. House

ZIP 55428 spans District 5 and District 3, so your U.S. House race depends on your street address. Enter a full address to pin down your district, or browse both fields on the Minnesota hub.

U.S. Senate
4 candidates
Federal ▾
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Peggy Flanagan
Biography
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.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Ending corruption
  • Healthcare
  • Affording your life
Campaign siteFull profile
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Michele Tafoya
REP
Biography
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.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Stop the fraud
  • Law and order
  • Cut costs and taxes for the middle class
Campaign siteFull profile
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Marisa Simonetti
Biography
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.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Agriculture
  • Education
  • Energy
Campaign siteFull profile
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Rebecca Whiting
Biography
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.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • No more wars
  • No more entangling alliances
  • Bring the troops home
Campaign siteFull profile
Governor
2 candidates
Statewide ▾
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Amy Klobuchar
DEM
Biography
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.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Lower costs for Minnesotans
  • Make government accountable and root out fraud
  • Prepare Minnesota's workforce for the future
Campaign siteFull profile
Lisa Demuth portrait
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Lisa Demuth
REP
Biography
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.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Taxes and affordability, which her campaign names as her top priority
  • Eliminating fraud in state programs
  • Public safety
Campaign siteFull profile
Attorney General
2 candidates
Statewide ▾
Keith Ellison portrait
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Keith Ellison
INCUMBENT
Biography
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.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • 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
Campaign siteFull profile
Ron Schutz portrait
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Ron Schutz
REP
Biography
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.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Fighting fraud
  • Consumer protection
  • Tackling crime and supporting law enforcement
Campaign siteFull profile
Secretary of State
4 candidates
Statewide ▾
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Steve Simon
INCUMBENT
Biography
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.
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
Campaign siteFull profile
Tad Jude portrait
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Tad Jude
REP
Biography
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.
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
Campaign siteFull profile
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George "Chip" Tangen
Biography
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.
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
Campaign siteFull profile
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Seth Kuhl-Stennes
Biography
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.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Expand voting access and ballot access
  • Increase election transparency
  • Support civic participation and community accountability
Campaign siteFull profile
State Auditor
3 candidates
Statewide ▾
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Zack Filipovich
Biography
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.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Transparency and accountability
  • Strengthening our communities
  • Communicating and building trust
Campaign siteFull profile
Scott Jensen portrait
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Scott Jensen
REP
Biography
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.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Stop fraud
  • Accountability and internal controls
  • Compliance and ongoing audits
Campaign siteFull profile
JR
Jay Reeves
Biography
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.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Offer independent oversight of public finances
  • Strengthen accountability and transparency
  • Bring military service experience to statewide office
Campaign siteFull profile

Countywide races in Hennepin County

ZIP 55428 sits in Hennepin County, per the Census crosswalk. These seats are voted countywide; district seats, city races and school boards need a street address. All Hennepin County races (78).

Hennepin County Attorney
2 candidates
County ▾
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Anders Folk
Biography
Folk is a former U.S. Marine and federal prosecutor who worked on civil rights cases and served as acting U.S. Attorney for Minnesota, per the campaign site. Folk is running for Hennepin County Attorney, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Strategic enforcement focused on where crime occurs
  • Data-driven intervention to prevent harm and protect vulnerable residents
  • Fair handling of juvenile justice and crime victims
Campaign siteFull profile
Cedrick Frazier portrait
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Cedrick Frazier
Biography
Frazier grew up in a low income neighborhood on Chicago's South Side before moving to Minnesota to attend college, per the campaign site. He worked as a Hennepin County public defender and as legal counsel for Minneapolis Public Schools, and in 2018 he became the first African American elected to the New Hope City Council, per the campaign site. He has served as a Minnesota state representative since 2020, focusing on public safety and judiciary issues, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Prosecuting federal agents who violated Minnesota law during Operation Metro Surge
  • Ensuring no one is above the law
From other published sources
  • Protecting immigrant communities from unjust deportations, per the Sun newspapers voter guide
Campaign siteFull profile
About this race
August 11 primary result: Cedrick Frazier (35.95 percent) and Anders Folk (22.86 percent) advanced to the November 3 ballot; Diane M. Krenz, Hao Nguyen, Matt Pelikan were eliminated, per the Minnesota Secretary of State's certified results. Sitting Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty does not appear on the Minnesota Secretary of State certified 2026 filing list, so this countywide office is open. Five candidates filed for the open, nonpartisan office that prosecutes felonies and juvenile cases across Hennepin County, and the August 11 nonpartisan primary narrows the field to the two who advance to the November 3 ballot.
Hennepin County Sheriff
2 candidates
County ▾
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Joseph Banks
Biography
Joseph Banks is a former police chief with more than two decades of law enforcement experience in Minnesota, per the Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder. He is running again for Hennepin County Sheriff in 2026, a rematch of his 2022 race against incumbent Dawanna Witt.
Campaign siteFull profile
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Dawanna Witt
Biography
Dawanna Witt is the first woman elected Hennepin County Sheriff, with over 25 years of law enforcement service, per her campaign site. She has hired more than 100 deputies during her tenure, per her campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Reduce violent crime through strategic public safety partnerships
  • Accountability and reform measures in coordination with county leadership
  • Deputy recruitment and retention amid staffing challenges
Campaign siteFull profile
About this race
2 candidates on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Hennepin County Sheriff, per the Minnesota Secretary of State's candidate filings.
Judge, Minnesota 4th Judicial District Court, Seat 1
1 candidate
County ▾
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William H. Koch
Biography
Judge William H. Koch began his legal career as a U.S. Air Force Judge Advocate, working as a prosecutor and later a defense attorney, per the campaign site. He then practiced complex civil litigation, including environmental matters, as a shareholder at a Minnesota law firm and a partner at a Sacramento firm, and spent seven years as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Major Crimes Division, per the campaign site. Governor Tim Pawlenty appointed him to the bench in 2007; he was elected in 2008 and re-elected in 2014 and 2020, per the campaign site.
Campaign siteFull profile
Why only one name?
Only one name is on the ballot for this office: no other candidate qualified. An unopposed candidate is elected unless a write-in outpolls them where write-ins are allowed, so this line still counts as a vote.
About this race
William H. Koch is the only name on the ballot for this seat; Minnesota prints unopposed candidates rather than deeming them elected, so the race is on the November 3, 2026 ballot but is not contested. Minnesota's 4th Judicial District covers Hennepin County; 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.
Judge, Minnesota 4th Judicial District Court, Seat 5
1 candidate
County ▾
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Kerry W. Meyer
Biography
Kerry W. Meyer is a judge of the Minnesota 4th Judicial District Court. Appointed Chief Judge of the Hennepin County District Court Aug. 7, 2006, and elected in 2008, 2014 and 2020, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. Previously an assistant Hennepin County attorney, 1992-2006; has served as chief judge since November 2023, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Full profile
Why only one name?
Only one name is on the ballot for this office: no other candidate qualified. An unopposed candidate is elected unless a write-in outpolls them where write-ins are allowed, so this line still counts as a vote.
About this race
Kerry W. Meyer is the only name on the ballot for this seat; Minnesota prints unopposed candidates rather than deeming them elected, so the race is on the November 3, 2026 ballot but is not contested. Minnesota's 4th Judicial District covers Hennepin County; 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.
Judge, Minnesota 4th Judicial District Court, Seat 14
1 candidate
County ▾
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Dean Eyler
INCUMBENT
Biography
Judge Dean Eyler was appointed to the Fourth Judicial District bench by Governor Tim Walz on January 8, 2024, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. He earned his J.D. with high distinction from the University of Iowa College of Law and was previously a partner at Lathrop GPM. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.
Full profile
Why only one name?
Only one name is on the ballot for this office: no other candidate qualified. An unopposed candidate is elected unless a write-in outpolls them where write-ins are allowed, so this line still counts as a vote.
About this race
Dean Eyler is the only name on the ballot for this seat; Minnesota prints unopposed candidates rather than deeming them elected, so the race is on the November 3, 2026 ballot but is not contested. Minnesota's 4th Judicial District covers Hennepin County; 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.
Judge, Minnesota 4th Judicial District Court, Seat 16
1 candidate
County ▾
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Jane Maschka
INCUMBENT
Biography
Judge Jane Maschka was appointed to the Fourth Judicial District bench by Governor Tim Walz on April 2, 2024, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. She earned her J.D. cum laude from Harvard Law School and was previously a partner at Faegre Drinker. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.
Full profile
Why only one name?
Only one name is on the ballot for this office: no other candidate qualified. An unopposed candidate is elected unless a write-in outpolls them where write-ins are allowed, so this line still counts as a vote.
About this race
Jane Maschka is the only name on the ballot for this seat; Minnesota prints unopposed candidates rather than deeming them elected, so the race is on the November 3, 2026 ballot but is not contested. Minnesota's 4th Judicial District covers Hennepin County; 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.
Judge, Minnesota 4th Judicial District Court, Seat 19
1 candidate
County ▾
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Gina M Brandt
Biography
Gina M Brandt is a judge of the Minnesota 4th Judicial District Court. Appointed to the Hennepin County District Court June 9, 2006, and elected in 2008, 2014 and 2020, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. Previously an associate attorney and assistant chief of criminal prosecution at Campbell Knutson, P.A., per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Full profile
Why only one name?
Only one name is on the ballot for this office: no other candidate qualified. An unopposed candidate is elected unless a write-in outpolls them where write-ins are allowed, so this line still counts as a vote.
About this race
Gina M Brandt is the only name on the ballot for this seat; Minnesota prints unopposed candidates rather than deeming them elected, so the race is on the November 3, 2026 ballot but is not contested. Minnesota's 4th Judicial District covers Hennepin County; 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.
Judge, Minnesota 4th Judicial District Court, Seat 20
1 candidate
County ▾
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Daniel C. Moreno
INCUMBENT
Biography
Judge Daniel C. Moreno was appointed to the Fourth Judicial District bench on May 15, 2006, and was elected in 2008, 2014 and 2020, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. He earned his J.D. from the University of Minnesota Law School and previously worked as an assistant public defender in the Hennepin County Public Defender's Office. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.
Full profile
Why only one name?
Only one name is on the ballot for this office: no other candidate qualified. An unopposed candidate is elected unless a write-in outpolls them where write-ins are allowed, so this line still counts as a vote.
About this race
Daniel C. Moreno is the only name on the ballot for this seat; Minnesota prints unopposed candidates rather than deeming them elected, so the race is on the November 3, 2026 ballot but is not contested. Minnesota's 4th Judicial District covers Hennepin County; 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.
Judge, Minnesota 4th Judicial District Court, Seat 25
1 candidate
County ▾
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Michelle A. Hatcher
Biography
Michelle A. Hatcher is a judge of the Minnesota 4th Judicial District Court. Appointed to the Hennepin County District Court Jan. 18, 2019, by Governor Mark Dayton and elected in 2020, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. Has served in the Fourth Judicial District's civil, juvenile, family and criminal divisions since 2019, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Full profile
Why only one name?
Only one name is on the ballot for this office: no other candidate qualified. An unopposed candidate is elected unless a write-in outpolls them where write-ins are allowed, so this line still counts as a vote.
About this race
Michelle A. Hatcher is the only name on the ballot for this seat; Minnesota prints unopposed candidates rather than deeming them elected, so the race is on the November 3, 2026 ballot but is not contested. Minnesota's 4th Judicial District covers Hennepin County; 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.
Judge, Minnesota 4th Judicial District Court, Seat 27
1 candidate
County ▾
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Matthew M. Wilcox
Biography
Matthew M. Wilcox is a judge of the Minnesota 4th Judicial District Court. Appointed to the Hennepin County District Court by Governor Tim Walz on June 16, 2025, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. Previously deputy general counsel at the Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs and an assistant Minneapolis city attorney; served in the U.S. Army and Air Force Reserve JAG Corps, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Full profile
Why only one name?
Only one name is on the ballot for this office: no other candidate qualified. An unopposed candidate is elected unless a write-in outpolls them where write-ins are allowed, so this line still counts as a vote.
About this race
Matthew M. Wilcox is the only name on the ballot for this seat; Minnesota prints unopposed candidates rather than deeming them elected, so the race is on the November 3, 2026 ballot but is not contested. Minnesota's 4th Judicial District covers Hennepin County; 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.
Judge, Minnesota 4th Judicial District Court, Seat 28
1 candidate
County ▾
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Dominick D. Mathews
Biography
Dominick D. Mathews is a judge of the Minnesota 4th Judicial District Court. Appointed to the Hennepin County District Court on January 8, 2024, by Governor Tim Walz, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. Previously a principal attorney in the Hennepin County Attorney's Office violent crimes unit, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Full profile
Why only one name?
Only one name is on the ballot for this office: no other candidate qualified. An unopposed candidate is elected unless a write-in outpolls them where write-ins are allowed, so this line still counts as a vote.
About this race
Dominick D. Mathews is the only name on the ballot for this seat; Minnesota prints unopposed candidates rather than deeming them elected, so the race is on the November 3, 2026 ballot but is not contested. Minnesota's 4th Judicial District covers Hennepin County; 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.
Judge, Minnesota 4th Judicial District Court, Seat 29
1 candidate
County ▾
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Todd M. Fellman
Biography
Todd M. Fellman is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Judge, Minnesota 4th Judicial District Court, Seat 29, per the Minnesota Secretary of State's certified general-election candidate table.
Campaign siteFull profile
Why only one name?
Only one name is on the ballot for this office: no other candidate qualified. An unopposed candidate is elected unless a write-in outpolls them where write-ins are allowed, so this line still counts as a vote.
About this race
Todd M. Fellman is the only name on the ballot for this seat; Minnesota prints unopposed candidates rather than deeming them elected, so the race is on the November 3, 2026 ballot but is not contested. Minnesota's 4th Judicial District covers Hennepin County; 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.
Judge, Minnesota 4th Judicial District Court, Seat 30
1 candidate
County ▾
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Jennifer Olson
Biography
Judge Jennifer Olson serves on the criminal downtown team of the Hennepin County District Court, handling misdemeanors and gross misdemeanors, per the campaign site. Before her appointment she was a trial lawyer for 14 years, starting in business litigation and later serving as an Assistant Attorney General in the Minnesota Attorney General's Office, per the campaign site.
Campaign siteFull profile
Why only one name?
Only one name is on the ballot for this office: no other candidate qualified. An unopposed candidate is elected unless a write-in outpolls them where write-ins are allowed, so this line still counts as a vote.
About this race
Jennifer Olson is the only name on the ballot for this seat; Minnesota prints unopposed candidates rather than deeming them elected, so the race is on the November 3, 2026 ballot but is not contested. Minnesota's 4th Judicial District covers Hennepin County; 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.
Judge, Minnesota 4th Judicial District Court, Seat 32
1 candidate
County ▾
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Mariam Mokri
Biography
Judge Mariam Mokri has served on the Fourth Judicial District bench since 2025 and presides over criminal cases in Hennepin County, per the campaign site. She has more than 20 years of legal experience, including time as an administrative law judge, a judicial referee in Hennepin County housing court and a public defender, per the campaign site.
Campaign siteFull profile
Why only one name?
Only one name is on the ballot for this office: no other candidate qualified. An unopposed candidate is elected unless a write-in outpolls them where write-ins are allowed, so this line still counts as a vote.
About this race
Mariam Mokri is the only name on the ballot for this seat; Minnesota prints unopposed candidates rather than deeming them elected, so the race is on the November 3, 2026 ballot but is not contested. Minnesota's 4th Judicial District covers Hennepin County; 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.
Judge, Minnesota 4th Judicial District Court, Seat 35
1 candidate
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Sarah S. West
INCUMBENT
Biography
Judge Sarah S. West was appointed to the Fourth Judicial District bench by Governor Mark Dayton on September 12, 2018, and was elected in 2020, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. She earned her J.D. from Mitchell Hamline School of Law and previously worked as an assistant public defender in the Fourth Judicial District Office of the Public Defender. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.
Full profile
Why only one name?
Only one name is on the ballot for this office: no other candidate qualified. An unopposed candidate is elected unless a write-in outpolls them where write-ins are allowed, so this line still counts as a vote.
About this race
Sarah S. West is the only name on the ballot for this seat; Minnesota prints unopposed candidates rather than deeming them elected, so the race is on the November 3, 2026 ballot but is not contested. Minnesota's 4th Judicial District covers Hennepin County; 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.
Judge, Minnesota 4th Judicial District Court, Seat 42
1 candidate
County ▾
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Luis A. Bartolomei
Biography
Luis A. Bartolomei is a judge of the Minnesota 4th Judicial District Court. Appointed to the Hennepin County District Court by Governor Mark Dayton on Jan. 9, 2012, and elected in 2014 and 2020, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. Previously worked with the University of Minnesota Office of Student Legal Service and as a Tenth and Third District public defender, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Full profile
Why only one name?
Only one name is on the ballot for this office: no other candidate qualified. An unopposed candidate is elected unless a write-in outpolls them where write-ins are allowed, so this line still counts as a vote.
About this race
Luis A. Bartolomei is the only name on the ballot for this seat; Minnesota prints unopposed candidates rather than deeming them elected, so the race is on the November 3, 2026 ballot but is not contested. Minnesota's 4th Judicial District covers Hennepin County; 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.
Judge, Minnesota 4th Judicial District Court, Seat 43
1 candidate
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Bridget Ann Sullivan
INCUMBENT
Biography
Judge Bridget Ann Sullivan was elected to the Fourth Judicial District bench in 2014 and 2020, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. She earned her J.D. with honors from the University of Minnesota Law School and previously worked in private practice, including at Oppenheimer Wolff & Donnelly and Faegre & Benson. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.
Full profile
Why only one name?
Only one name is on the ballot for this office: no other candidate qualified. An unopposed candidate is elected unless a write-in outpolls them where write-ins are allowed, so this line still counts as a vote.
About this race
Bridget Ann Sullivan is the only name on the ballot for this seat; Minnesota prints unopposed candidates rather than deeming them elected, so the race is on the November 3, 2026 ballot but is not contested. Minnesota's 4th Judicial District covers Hennepin County; 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.
Judge, Minnesota 4th Judicial District Court, Seat 47
1 candidate
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Kristen Marttila
Biography
Kristen Marttila is a judge of the Minnesota 4th Judicial District Court. Appointed to the Hennepin County District Court on January 8, 2024, by Governor Tim Walz, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. Previously an attorney at Lockridge Grindal Nauen and a law clerk to two U.S. District Court judges in Minnesota, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Full profile
Why only one name?
Only one name is on the ballot for this office: no other candidate qualified. An unopposed candidate is elected unless a write-in outpolls them where write-ins are allowed, so this line still counts as a vote.
About this race
Kristen Marttila is the only name on the ballot for this seat; Minnesota prints unopposed candidates rather than deeming them elected, so the race is on the November 3, 2026 ballot but is not contested. Minnesota's 4th Judicial District covers Hennepin County; 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.
Judge, Minnesota 4th Judicial District Court, Seat 54
1 candidate
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Emily J. Froehle
INCUMBENT
Biography
Judge Emily J. Froehle was appointed to the Fourth Judicial District bench by Governor Tim Walz in September 2024, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. She previously served as an assistant county attorney in the Dakota County Attorney's Office prosecuting felony matters and as an assistant public defender in Hennepin County, per Minnesota Lawyer. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.
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Why only one name?
Only one name is on the ballot for this office: no other candidate qualified. An unopposed candidate is elected unless a write-in outpolls them where write-ins are allowed, so this line still counts as a vote.
About this race
Emily J. Froehle is the only name on the ballot for this seat; Minnesota prints unopposed candidates rather than deeming them elected, so the race is on the November 3, 2026 ballot but is not contested. Minnesota's 4th Judicial District covers Hennepin County; 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.
Judge, Minnesota 4th Judicial District Court, Seat 56
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Carrie Ryan Gallia
Biography
Carrie Ryan Gallia is a judge of the Minnesota 4th Judicial District Court. Appointed to the Hennepin County District Court June 16, 2025, by Governor Tim Walz, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. Previously senior associate general counsel at the University of Minnesota, 2016-2025, and a partner at Lindquist & Vennum LLP, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Full profile
Why only one name?
Only one name is on the ballot for this office: no other candidate qualified. An unopposed candidate is elected unless a write-in outpolls them where write-ins are allowed, so this line still counts as a vote.
About this race
Carrie Ryan Gallia is the only name on the ballot for this seat; Minnesota prints unopposed candidates rather than deeming them elected, so the race is on the November 3, 2026 ballot but is not contested. Minnesota's 4th Judicial District covers Hennepin County; 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.
Judge, Minnesota 4th Judicial District Court, Seat 57
1 candidate
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Jeannice M. Reding
Biography
Jeannice M. Reding is a judge of the Minnesota 4th Judicial District Court. Appointed to the Hennepin County District Court Jan. 20, 2006, and elected in 2008, 2014 and 2020, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. Previously a Fourth Judicial District referee and child support magistrate, and an attorney at Best and Flanagan, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Full profile
Why only one name?
Only one name is on the ballot for this office: no other candidate qualified. An unopposed candidate is elected unless a write-in outpolls them where write-ins are allowed, so this line still counts as a vote.
About this race
Jeannice M. Reding is the only name on the ballot for this seat; Minnesota prints unopposed candidates rather than deeming them elected, so the race is on the November 3, 2026 ballot but is not contested. Minnesota's 4th Judicial District covers Hennepin County; 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.
Judge, Minnesota 4th Judicial District Court, Seat 61
1 candidate
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Andrew Tweeten
Biography
Andrew Tweeten is a judge of the Minnesota 4th Judicial District Court. Appointed to the Hennepin County District Court June 16, 2025, by Governor Tim Walz, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. Previously an assistant U.S. attorney for the District of Minnesota's civil division, 2018-2025, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Full profile
Why only one name?
Only one name is on the ballot for this office: no other candidate qualified. An unopposed candidate is elected unless a write-in outpolls them where write-ins are allowed, so this line still counts as a vote.
About this race
Andrew Tweeten is the only name on the ballot for this seat; Minnesota prints unopposed candidates rather than deeming them elected, so the race is on the November 3, 2026 ballot but is not contested. Minnesota's 4th Judicial District covers Hennepin County; 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.
Judge, Minnesota 4th Judicial District Court, Seat 63
1 candidate
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Angela Willms
Biography
Angela Willms is a judge of the Minnesota 4th Judicial District Court. Appointed to the Hennepin County District Court on Jan. 4, 2019, and elected in 2020, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. Previously a district court referee and staff attorney in Hennepin County Juvenile Court, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Full profile
Why only one name?
Only one name is on the ballot for this office: no other candidate qualified. An unopposed candidate is elected unless a write-in outpolls them where write-ins are allowed, so this line still counts as a vote.
About this race
Angela Willms is the only name on the ballot for this seat; Minnesota prints unopposed candidates rather than deeming them elected, so the race is on the November 3, 2026 ballot but is not contested. Minnesota's 4th Judicial District covers Hennepin County; 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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