56050

Who was on the ballot in 56050?

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 4 of 22 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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22 races and 1 ballot question in your ZIP preview.

No single U.S. House race is set for this ZIP; see below for your district options.

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 Le Sueur County? Minnesota answers on November 19.

As of November 4, 2026, local outlets reported winners in 4 of 22 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 Le Sueur 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: Le Sueur 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. 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
Le Sueur County Recorder
No report found yetRunning count: Minnesota election officeUnofficial count: Sharon J. Budin 99.5%, Write-in 0.5% (Minnesota Secretary of State, 26 of 26 precincts, Nov 12)
Le Sueur County Sheriff
No report found yetRunning count: Minnesota election officeUnofficial count: Brett V.P. Mason 99.1%, Write-in 0.9% (Minnesota Secretary of State, 26 of 26 precincts, Nov 12)
Le Sueur County Attorney
No report found yetRunning count: Minnesota election officeUnofficial count: Brent Christian 99.5%, Write-in 0.5% (Minnesota Secretary of State, 26 of 26 precincts, Nov 12)
Judge, Minnesota 1st Judicial District Court, Seat 1
No report found yetRunning count: Minnesota election office
Judge, Minnesota 1st Judicial District Court, Seat 2
No report found yetRunning count: Minnesota election office
Judge, Minnesota 1st Judicial District Court, Seat 3
No report found yetRunning count: Minnesota election officeUnofficial count: Dannia L. Edwards 97.7%, Write-in 2.3% (Minnesota Secretary of State, 1 of 1 precincts, Nov 12)
Judge, Minnesota 1st Judicial District Court, Seat 4
No report found yetRunning count: Minnesota election office
Judge, Minnesota 1st Judicial District Court, Seat 6
No report found yetRunning count: Minnesota election office
Judge, Minnesota 1st Judicial District Court, Seat 7
No report found yetRunning count: Minnesota election officeUnofficial count: Matthew Schmidt 94.4%, Write-in 5.6% (Minnesota Secretary of State, 1 of 1 precincts, Nov 12)
Judge, Minnesota 1st Judicial District Court, Seat 9
No report found yetRunning count: Minnesota election office
Judge, Minnesota 1st Judicial District Court, Seat 12
No report found yetRunning count: Minnesota election office
Judge, Minnesota 1st Judicial District Court, Seat 15
No report found yetRunning count: Minnesota election officeUnofficial count: Lauren M. Johnson 98.3%, Write-in 1.7% (Minnesota Secretary of State, 1 of 1 precincts, Nov 12)
Judge, Minnesota 1st Judicial District Court, Seat 16
No report found yetRunning count: Minnesota election office
Judge, Minnesota 1st Judicial District Court, Seat 18
No report found yetRunning count: Minnesota election office
Judge, Minnesota 1st Judicial District Court, Seat 27
No report found yetRunning count: Minnesota election office
Judge, Minnesota 1st Judicial District Court, Seat 34
No report found yetRunning count: Minnesota election office
Judge, Minnesota 1st Judicial District Court, Seat 36
No report found yetRunning count: Minnesota election office
Ballot measures

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

U.S. House

ZIP 56050 spans District 2 and District 1, so your U.S. House race depends on your street address. Enter a full address to pin down your district, or see each field: District 2, District 1.

U.S. Senate
4 candidates
Federal ▾
Peggy Flanagan portrait
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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
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
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
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
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
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
Attorney General
2 candidates
Statewide ▾
Keith Ellison portrait
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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
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
Secretary of State
4 candidates
Statewide ▾
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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
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
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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
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
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
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
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

Countywide races in Le Sueur County

ZIP 56050 sits in Le Sueur County, per the Census crosswalk. These seats are voted countywide; district seats, city races and school boards need a street address. All Le Sueur County races (26).

Le Sueur County Recorder
1 candidate
County ▾
SJ
Sharon J. Budin
Nonpartisan INCUMBENT
Biography
Sharon J. Budin is the Le Sueur County Recorder, running for re-election unopposed in 2026, per a Le Sueur County news release. She launched the ArcaSearch system for enhanced public access to county records, per the same release. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026.
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
Sharon J. Budin is the only candidate on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Le Sueur County Recorder, per the Minnesota Secretary of State's candidate filings (Minnesota prints unopposed county races).
Le Sueur County Sheriff
1 candidate
County ▾
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Brett V.P. Mason
Nonpartisan INCUMBENT
Biography
Brett V.P. Mason has served as Le Sueur County Sheriff since being appointed in 2017 and elected in 2019 and 2022, per his campaign site. He holds a criminal justice degree from Viterbo University, joined the sheriff's office in 2004, and has chaired the Sheriff's Youth Project of Le Sueur County since 2012.
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
Brett V.P. Mason is the only candidate on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Le Sueur County Sheriff, per the Minnesota Secretary of State's candidate filings (Minnesota prints unopposed county races).
Le Sueur County Attorney
1 candidate
County ▾
BC
Brent Christian
Nonpartisan INCUMBENT
Biography
Brent Christian appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Le Sueur County Attorney, 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 Brent Christian.
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
Brent Christian is the only candidate on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Le Sueur County Attorney, per the Minnesota Secretary of State's candidate filings (Minnesota prints unopposed county races).
Judge, Minnesota 1st Judicial District Court, Seat 1
1 candidate
County ▾
AM
Ann M. Offermann
Nonpartisan
Biography
Ann M. Offermann is a judge of the Minnesota 1st Judicial District Court. Appointed to the Dakota County District Court Oct. 5, 2012, by Governor Mark Dayton and elected in 2014 and 2020, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. Previously an assistant Dakota County attorney and assistant Minnesota attorney general, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
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
Ann M. Offermann 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 1st Judicial District covers Carver, Dakota, Goodhue, Le Sueur, McLeod, Scott and Sibley 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 1st Judicial District Court, Seat 2
1 candidate
County ▾
KM
Krista M. Marks
Nonpartisan
Biography
Krista M. Marks is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Judge, Minnesota 1st 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.
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
Krista M. Marks 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 1st Judicial District covers Carver, Dakota, Goodhue, Le Sueur, McLeod, Scott and Sibley 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 1st Judicial District Court, Seat 3
1 candidate
County ▾
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Dannia L. Edwards
Nonpartisan
Biography
Dannia L. Edwards is a judge of the Minnesota 1st Judicial District Court. Appointed to the Dakota County District Court by Governor Tim Walz on Oct. 4, 2019, and elected in 2020, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. Previously an assistant public defender in the First and Third Judicial Districts and a trial attorney at the Legal Rights Center, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
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
Dannia L. Edwards 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 1st Judicial District covers Carver, Dakota, Goodhue, Le Sueur, McLeod, Scott and Sibley 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 1st Judicial District Court, Seat 4
1 candidate
County ▾
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Tracy Perzel
Nonpartisan
Biography
Tracy Perzel is a judge of the Minnesota 1st Judicial District Court. Appointed to the Dakota County District Court by Governor Mark Dayton on Jan. 2, 2019, and elected in 2020, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. Previously criminal division chief and senior litigation counsel at the U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Minnesota, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
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
Tracy Perzel 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 1st Judicial District covers Carver, Dakota, Goodhue, Le Sueur, McLeod, Scott and Sibley 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 1st Judicial District Court, Seat 6
1 candidate
County ▾
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Kelly A. Staples
Nonpartisan
Biography
Kelly A. Staples is a judge of the Minnesota 1st Judicial District Court. Appointed to the Dakota County District Court July 8, 2025, by Governor Tim Walz, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. Previously ran the Law Office of Kelly A. Staples in West St. Paul and served as a court-appointed attorney in Dakota County, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
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
Kelly A. Staples 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 1st Judicial District covers Carver, Dakota, Goodhue, Le Sueur, McLeod, Scott and Sibley 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 1st Judicial District Court, Seat 7
1 candidate
County ▾
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Matthew Schmidt
Nonpartisan INCUMBENT
Biography
Judge Matthew Schmidt was appointed to the First Judicial District bench by Governor Tim Walz on November 25, 2024, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. He earned his J.D. from Hamline University School of Law and previously was a partner at Ho & Schmidt, LLP and a part-time public defender in the First Judicial District. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.
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
Matthew Schmidt 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 1st Judicial District covers Carver, Dakota, Goodhue, Le Sueur, McLeod, Scott and Sibley 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 1st Judicial District Court, Seat 9
1 candidate
County ▾
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Patrick Goggins
Nonpartisan
Biography
Patrick Goggins joined the New Prague, Minnesota law firm now known as Wornson Goggins in 2001 and now serves as a District Court Judge, per the firm's website.
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
Patrick Goggins 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 1st Judicial District covers Carver, Dakota, Goodhue, Le Sueur, McLeod, Scott and Sibley 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 1st Judicial District Court, Seat 12
1 candidate
County ▾
MD
Michael D. Wentzell
Nonpartisan
Biography
Michael D. Wentzell is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Judge, Minnesota 1st Judicial District Court, Seat 12, 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.
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
Michael D. Wentzell 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 1st Judicial District covers Carver, Dakota, Goodhue, Le Sueur, McLeod, Scott and Sibley 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 1st Judicial District Court, Seat 15
1 candidate
County ▾
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Lauren M. Johnson
Nonpartisan
Biography
Lauren M. Johnson is a judge of the Minnesota 1st Judicial District Court. Appointed to the Scott County District Court on November 13, 2023, by Governor Tim Walz, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. Previously an assistant McLeod County attorney and staff attorney with the Autism Advocacy & Law Center, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
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
Lauren M. Johnson 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 1st Judicial District covers Carver, Dakota, Goodhue, Le Sueur, McLeod, Scott and Sibley 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 1st Judicial District Court, Seat 16
1 candidate
County ▾
LM
Luis Morales
Nonpartisan
Biography
Luis Morales is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Judge, Minnesota 1st Judicial District Court, Seat 16, 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.
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
Luis Morales 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 1st Judicial District covers Carver, Dakota, Goodhue, Le Sueur, McLeod, Scott and Sibley 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 1st Judicial District Court, Seat 18
1 candidate
County ▾
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Christian Sean Wilton
Nonpartisan
Biography
Christian Sean Wilton is a judge of the Minnesota 1st Judicial District Court. Appointed to the Scott County District Court Sept. 27, 2012, by Governor Mark Dayton and elected in 2014 and 2020, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. Previously an assistant U.S. attorney for the District of Minnesota and assistant Ramsey County attorney, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
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
Christian Sean Wilton 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 1st Judicial District covers Carver, Dakota, Goodhue, Le Sueur, McLeod, Scott and Sibley 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 1st Judicial District Court, Seat 27
1 candidate
County ▾
TO
Tanya Olympia O'Brien
Nonpartisan
Biography
Tanya Olympia O'Brien is a judge of the Minnesota 1st Judicial District Court. Appointed to the Dakota County District Court by Governor Mark Dayton on April 9, 2018, and elected in 2020, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. Previously an assistant Ramsey County attorney and assistant Scott County attorney, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
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
Tanya Olympia O'Brien 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 1st Judicial District covers Carver, Dakota, Goodhue, Le Sueur, McLeod, Scott and Sibley 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 1st Judicial District Court, Seat 34
1 candidate
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Christopher D. Bates
Nonpartisan
Biography
Christopher D. Bates is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Judge, Minnesota 1st Judicial District Court, Seat 34, per the Minnesota Secretary of State's certified general-election candidate table.
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
Christopher D. Bates 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 1st Judicial District covers Carver, Dakota, Goodhue, Le Sueur, McLeod, Scott and Sibley 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 1st Judicial District Court, Seat 36
1 candidate
County ▾
AJ
Adam Johnson
Nonpartisan
Biography
Adam Johnson is a judge of the Minnesota 1st Judicial District Court. Appointed to the Dakota County District Court by Governor Tim Walz on Nov. 16, 2023, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. Previously deputy county administrator and chief assistant county attorney for Rice County, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
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
Adam Johnson 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 1st Judicial District covers Carver, Dakota, Goodhue, Le Sueur, McLeod, Scott and Sibley 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.

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Increasing funding to school districts
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