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55604

Who was on the ballot in 55604?

Cook County, MN

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

As of November 4, 2026, local outlets reported winners in 5 of 16 races and results on 1 of 1 ballot question on this page; Minnesota certifies on November 19. Fields below show the November 3, 2026 general election ballot. Certified results will appear here as election offices certify them. Minnesota certifies the general election by November 19, 2026; county canvasses are due November 11.

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16 races and 1 ballot question in your ZIP preview.

About this preview
County and municipal contests depend on your exact address: use the address lookup below for the full slate. Every race links to official sources on the Minnesota voter hub.
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Who won in Cook County? Minnesota answers on November 19.

As of November 4, 2026, local outlets reported winners in 5 of 16 races and results on 1 of 1 ballot question on this page; Minnesota certifies on November 19. Winners appear here the day the state certifies.

Minnesota election office
Nov 3 Votes were cast and countedBy Nov 11 Cook County double-checks its countNov 19 Minnesota makes it officialHow results become official
Nov 3: Votes were cast and counted. Election night totals are a first count, not the final one.
By Nov 11: Cook County double-checks its count. The county reviews mail ballots, provisional ballots and any recount, then sends official totals to the state.
Nov 19: Minnesota makes it official. The State Canvassing Board certifies the result. Winners appear on this page that day.

What local news is reporting

Not official yetUpdated November 4, 2026

One line per race on this page, each cited to the outlet that reported it. We do not call races. Official running count: Minnesota election office.

U.S. House, District 8
Pete Stauber won the race for U.S. House, District 8 by a 53 to 47 percent margin, the MPR News reported.MPR News, “The latest: Election Day 2026”, November 4, 2026. Unofficial until certified.Unofficial count: Pete Stauber 53.0%, Trina Swanson 46.9%, Write-in 0.1% (Minnesota Secretary of State, 834 of 834 precincts, Nov 12)
U.S. Senate
Peggy Flanagan won the race for U.S. Senate, the Pioneer Press reported.Pioneer Press, “Amy Klobuchar elected MN governor, Democrats win other statewide offices”, November 4, 2026. Unofficial until certified.Unofficial count: Peggy Flanagan 53.7%, Michele Tafoya 43.6%, Marisa Simonetti 1.5%, Rebecca Whiting 1.2%, Write-in 0.1% (Minnesota Secretary of State, 4105 of 4105 precincts, Nov 12)
Governor
Amy Klobuchar won the race for Governor with 56% to 42% with 70% of precincts reporting, the Pioneer Press reported.Pioneer Press, “Amy Klobuchar elected MN governor, Democrats win other statewide offices”, November 4, 2026. Unofficial until certified.Unofficial count: Amy Klobuchar 55.5%, Lisa Demuth 42.6%, Steven Young 1.8%, Write-in 0.1% (Minnesota Secretary of State, 4105 of 4105 precincts, Nov 12)
Attorney General
Keith Ellison won the race for Attorney General, the Pioneer Press reported.Pioneer Press, “Amy Klobuchar elected MN governor, Democrats win other statewide offices”, November 4, 2026. Unofficial until certified.Unofficial count: Keith Ellison 54.3%, Ron Schutz 45.6%, Write-in 0.2% (Minnesota Secretary of State, 4105 of 4105 precincts, Nov 12)
Secretary of State
Steve Simon won the race for Secretary of State, the Pioneer Press reported.Pioneer Press, “Amy Klobuchar elected MN governor, Democrats win other statewide offices”, November 4, 2026. Unofficial until certified.Unofficial count: Steve Simon 54.7%, Tad Jude 41.8%, George "Chip" Tangen 2.0%, Seth Kuhl-Stennes 1.5%, Write-in 0.0% (Minnesota Secretary of State, 4105 of 4105 precincts, Nov 12)
State Auditor
No report found yetRunning count: Minnesota election office
Cook County Auditor/Treasurer
No report found yetRunning count: Minnesota election officeUnofficial count: Braidy Powers 99.1%, Write-in 0.9% (Minnesota Secretary of State, 14 of 14 precincts, Nov 12)
Cook County Sheriff
No report found yetRunning count: Minnesota election officeUnofficial count: Ben Hallberg 67.9%, Ty Backlund 32.1%, Write-in 0.0% (Minnesota Secretary of State, 14 of 14 precincts, Nov 12)
Cook County Attorney
No report found yetRunning count: Minnesota election office
Judge, Minnesota 6th Judicial District Court, Seat 1
No report found yetRunning count: Minnesota election officeUnofficial count: Geri Lehnertz 35.7%, Zachary Speltz 25.6%, Rachel C. Sullivan 24.4%, Johnathon Gust 7.0%, Alexander Moudry 6.9%, Write-in 0.4% (Minnesota Secretary of State, 1 of 1 precincts, Nov 12)
Judge, Minnesota 6th Judicial District Court, Seat 2
No report found yetRunning count: Minnesota election office
Judge, Minnesota 6th Judicial District Court, Seat 4
No report found yetRunning count: Minnesota election office
Judge, Minnesota 6th Judicial District Court, Seat 11
No report found yetRunning count: Minnesota election office
Judge, Minnesota 6th Judicial District Court, Seat 14
No report found yetRunning count: Minnesota election office
Minnesota Senate District 3
No report found yetRunning count: Minnesota election officeUnofficial count: Grant Hauschild 54.3%, Andrea Zupancich 45.5%, Write-in 0.2% (Minnesota Secretary of State, 132 of 132 precincts, Nov 12)
Minnesota House District 3A
No report found yetRunning count: Minnesota election officeUnofficial count: Roger J. Skraba 51.8%, Aaron Kania 48.1%, Write-in 0.1% (Minnesota Secretary of State, 102 of 102 precincts, Nov 12)
Ballot measures
Increasing funding to school districts
Passed, the Sahan Journal reported.Sahan Journal, “Minnesota voters approve school funding boost without raising taxes”, November 3, 2026. Unofficial until certified.

Reports are checked daily until Minnesota certifies on November 19; a certified winner replaces the report on that day.

55604 sample ballot preview

U.S. House, Minnesota District 8
2 candidates
Federal ▾
Pete Stauber portrait
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Pete Stauber
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Stauber is a sitting member of the U.S. House and a former professional hockey player and retired police officer with 23 years of service, including as an Area Commander with the Duluth Police Department and President of the Law Enforcement Labor Services Union, Local 363, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Affordability and tax relief, including a lower cost of living for Minnesota families
  • Border security, including support for Border Patrol agents and more security measures along the border
  • American energy and critical mineral dominance
Key voting record
Voted yes on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 tax-and-spending package, which passed the House 218-214 in July 2025. Supported
Voted yes on the Laken Riley Act, expanding federal detention of certain immigrants charged with theft or violent crimes, which passed the House 263-156 in January 2025. Supported
Voted yes on the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2026, which passed the House 231-196 in September 2025. Supported
Campaign siteFull profile
Trina Swanson portrait
TS
Trina Swanson
Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Biography
Attorney and founding partner of JET Global Solutions from Hermantown who spent almost 20 years at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, per her KAXE guide responses.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Care Close to Home
  • Mining That Works for Minnesota
  • Real Affordability
Campaign siteFull profile
About this race
Candidate list from the Minnesota Secretary of State, as certified for the August 11, 2026 primary. Each party's primary winner advanced to the November 3 general ballot; candidates who filed by petition appear only on the November ballot. Both August 11 primaries are decided: incumbent Pete Stauber won the Republican contest with 86.45 percent over Anthony Hamilton (13.55), and Trina Swanson won the DFL contest with 77.24 percent over Luke Gulbranson (16.87) and John Munter (5.88). Vote shares are unofficial until the state canvass.
U.S. Senate
4 candidates
Federal ▾
Peggy Flanagan portrait
PF
Peggy Flanagan
DFL
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
Michele Tafoya portrait
MT
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
MS
Marisa Simonetti
Independent
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
RW
Rebecca Whiting
Libertarian
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 ▾
AK
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
KE
Keith Ellison
DFL 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
RS
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 ▾
SS
Steve Simon
DFL 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
TJ
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
Libertarian
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
Seth Kuhl-Stennes portrait
SK
Seth Kuhl-Stennes
Green
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 ▾
Zack Filipovich portrait
ZF
Zack Filipovich
DFL
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
SJ
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
Forward Independence
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 Cook County

ZIP 55604 sits in Cook County, per the Census crosswalk. These seats are voted countywide; district seats, city races and school boards need a street address. All Cook County races (15).

Cook County Auditor/Treasurer
1 candidate
County ▾
BP
Braidy Powers
Nonpartisan INCUMBENT
Biography
Braidy Powers is the Cook County Auditor-Treasurer, serving as the county's chief financial officer, election supervisor and property tax administrator, per Cook County's government website. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026.
Full profile
Why only one name?
Only one name was 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
Braidy Powers is the only candidate on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Cook County Auditor/Treasurer, per the Minnesota Secretary of State's candidate filings (Minnesota prints unopposed county races).
Cook County Sheriff
2 candidates
County ▾
TB
Ty Backlund
Nonpartisan
Biography
Ty Backlund is a Cook County Sheriff's deputy running for sheriff in 2026 to succeed retiring Sheriff Pat Eliasen, per WTIP. He served in the U.S. Army Civil Affairs in Afghanistan, then worked as a police officer in Mesa, Arizona, and as a Cook County probation officer before joining the Sheriff's Office in 2023. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026.
Full profile
BH
Ben Hallberg
Nonpartisan
Biography
Ben Hallberg is chief deputy of the Cook County Sheriff's Office and a 23-year resident of Grand Marais, per WTIP. The county board appointed him interim sheriff in March 2026 after Sheriff Pat Eliasen resigned, per WTIP.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Bringing experienced leadership to community challenges
  • Improving coordination across all departments of the sheriff's office
  • Maintaining a service-focused approach to community policing
Campaign siteFull profile
About this race
2 candidates on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Cook County Sheriff, per the Minnesota Secretary of State's candidate filings.
Cook County Attorney
1 candidate
County ▾
JP
Jeanne Peterson
Nonpartisan INCUMBENT
Biography
Jeanne Peterson is the appointed Cook County Attorney, with the office since 2012, handling the county's adult criminal caseload, per the county's government site. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026.
Full profile
Why only one name?
Only one name was 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
Jeanne Peterson is the only candidate on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Cook County Attorney, per the Minnesota Secretary of State's candidate filings (Minnesota prints unopposed county races).
Judge, Minnesota 6th Judicial District Court, Seat 1
1 candidate
County ▾
RC
Rachel C. Sullivan
Nonpartisan
Biography
Rachel C. Sullivan is a judge of the Minnesota 6th Judicial District Court. Appointed Chief Judge of the Sixth Judicial District July 27, 2018, by Governor Mark Dayton and elected in 2020, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. Previously an attorney at Prebich & Sullivan, P.C. and a law clerk to the Minnesota Court of Appeals; became Chief Judge of the Sixth Judicial District effective July 1, 2026, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Full profile
Why only one name?
Only one name was 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
Rachel C. 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 6th Judicial District covers Carlton, Cook, Lake and St. Louis 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.
Judge, Minnesota 6th Judicial District Court, Seat 2
1 candidate
County ▾
RC
Robert C. Friday
Nonpartisan
Biography
Robert C. Friday is a judge of the Minnesota 6th Judicial District Court. Appointed March 9, 2018, by Governor Mark Dayton and elected in 2020, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. Previously director of advocacy for Legal Aid Service of Northeastern 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 was 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
Robert C. Friday 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 6th Judicial District covers Carlton, Cook, Lake and St. Louis 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.
Judge, Minnesota 6th Judicial District Court, Seat 4
1 candidate
County ▾
JJ
Jessica J. Fralich
Nonpartisan
Biography
Jessica J. Fralich is a judge of the Minnesota 6th Judicial District Court. Appointed Nov. 4, 2024, by Governor Tim Walz, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. Previously Duluth city attorney, a Sixth Judicial District referee and an assistant St. Louis County attorney, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Full profile
Why only one name?
Only one name was 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
Jessica J. Fralich 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 6th Judicial District covers Carlton, Cook, Lake and St. Louis 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.
Judge, Minnesota 6th Judicial District Court, Seat 11
1 candidate
County ▾
SB
Steven Bradley Hanke
Nonpartisan
Biography
Steven Bradley Hanke is a judge of the Minnesota 6th Judicial District Court. Appointed to the Lake County District Court December 4, 2023, by Governor Tim Walz, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. Previously interim and deputy city attorney for the City of Duluth, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Full profile
Why only one name?
Only one name was 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
Steven Bradley Hanke 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 6th Judicial District covers Carlton, Cook, Lake and St. Louis 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.
Judge, Minnesota 6th Judicial District Court, Seat 14
1 candidate
County ▾
RL
Rebekka Lynn Stumme
Nonpartisan
Biography
Rebekka Lynn Stumme is a judge of the Minnesota 6th Judicial District Court. Appointed to the Carlton County District Court May 31, 2019, by Governor Tim Walz and elected in 2020, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. Previously an assistant St. Louis County attorney and assistant public defender for the Sixth Judicial District, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Full profile
Why only one name?
Only one name was 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
Rebekka Lynn Stumme 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 6th Judicial District covers Carlton, Cook, Lake and St. Louis 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.
Minnesota Senate District 3
2 candidates
County ▾
Grant Hauschild portrait
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Grant Hauschild
Democratic-Farmer-Labor INCUMBENT
Biography
Grant Hauschild is the sitting state senator for District 3 whose earlier career included rural economic development work with the U.S. Department of Agriculture and service as a labor policy aide to U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp, per the campaign site. He also served as a local city councilor before his election to the Senate and co-chairs the bipartisan Civility Caucus in the Minnesota Senate, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Expand affordability for families through tax relief and free school meals
  • Support mining, forestry and tourism industries through permitting reform
  • Hold insurance and drug companies accountable for rising health care costs
Campaign siteFull profile
AZ
Andrea Zupancich
REP
Biography
Andrea Zupancich is the Republican candidate for Minnesota Senate District 3, per KAXE. She has served as Mayor of Babbitt for nine years and previously on the Babbitt City Council, and has served as a commissioner on the St. Louis County Board of Adjustment and Planning Commission. She owns z'Up North Realty.
Campaign siteFull profile
About this race
Grant Hauschild (Democratic-Farmer-Labor), Andrea Zupancich (Republican) are on the November 3 ballot for Minnesota Senate District 3; Grant Hauschild is the sitting member, per the Minnesota Senate's official member directory (senate.mn). Nominees were chosen at the August 11, 2026 primary (where contested) or qualified directly for the general ballot. The field is the Secretary of State's certified candidate table; Minnesota prints unopposed candidates rather than deeming them elected. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot. Every address in Cook County is in this district, per the certified district list.
Minnesota House District 3A
2 candidates
County ▾
Roger J. Skraba portrait
RJ
Roger J. Skraba
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Roger Skraba is a business owner who represents District 3A in the Minnesota House. He holds a B.A. in construction management from North Dakota State University, according to the Minnesota House of Representatives. First elected in 2022, he is now in his second term and co-chairs Legacy Finance as vice chair, also serving on Transportation Finance and Policy, Capital Investment, and Housing Finance and Policy.
Campaign siteFull profile
AK
Aaron Kania
Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Biography
Aaron Kania has worked as a law enforcement officer and a wildland firefighter and currently works in forest and wilderness management in the Northland, per the campaign site. He comes from a union family, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Support responsible use of the region's forests and natural resources
  • Keep tax revenue in the region and fully fund schools
  • Support rural health care and hold down prescription drug prices
Campaign siteFull profile
About this race
Roger J. Skraba (Republican), Aaron Kania (Democratic-Farmer-Labor) are on the November 3 ballot for Minnesota House District 3A; Roger J. Skraba is the sitting member, per the Minnesota House of Representatives's official member directory (house.mn.gov). Nominees were chosen at the August 11, 2026 primary (where contested) or qualified directly for the general ballot. The field is the Secretary of State's certified candidate table; Minnesota prints unopposed candidates rather than deeming them elected. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot. Every address in Cook County is in this district, per the certified district list.

Statewide, Minnesota voters also decide 1 ballot question. See the Minnesota ballot measures guide.

Increasing funding to school districts
Passed, the Sahan Journal reported.Sahan Journal, “Minnesota voters approve school funding boost without raising taxes”, November 3, 2026. Unofficial until certified.

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