Who?Äôs on your ballot?
This is a compilation of possible candidates in our area. Please check on page 14 for those offices that apply at your polling place. This will tell you who?Äôs on your ballot. It?Äôs easy to check at sos.state.mn.us for your ballot information, polling location, and you?Äôll find links to many of the candidate websites too.
You can find your local ballot on the sos.state.mn.us website; print it, mark it, and bring it with you to vote!
U.S. President & Vice President
Donald J. Trump and Michael R. Pence (Rep.)
Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine (DFL)
Darrell Castle and Scott Bradley (Constitution Party)
Dan R. Vacek and Mark Elworth, Jr. (Legal Marijuana Now)
Jill Stein and Howie Hawkins (Green Party)
?ÄúRocky?Äù Roque De La Fuente and Michael Steinberg
(American Delta Party)
Evan McMullin and Nathan Johnson (Independence)
Gary Johnson and William Weld (Libertarian Party)
U.S. Representative District 6
incumbent Tom Emmer (Rep.) or
David Snyder (DFL)
U.S. Representative District 7
Dave Hughes (Rep.) or
incumbent Collin Peterson (DFL)
State Senator District 13
incumbent Michelle Fischbach (Rep.) or
Michael Willemsen (DFL)
State Representative District 13A
incumbent Jeff Howe (Rep.) or
Anne Buckvold (DFL)
State Senator District 18
incumbent Scott J. Newman (Rep.) or
Amy Wilde (DFL)
State Representative District 18A
incumbent Dean Urdahl (Rep.)
Constitutional Amendment 1: YES or NO
?ÄúShall the Minnesota Constitution be amended to remove state lawmakers?Äô power to set their own salaries, and instead establish an independent, citizens-only council to prescribe salaries of lawmakers??Äù
County Commissioner District 3 (Stearns)
Jeffery H. Mergen
County Commissioner District 4 (Meeker)
incumbent Mike Housman or Greg Nelson
Soil and Water Supervisor District 2 (Stearns)
Arlyn Lawrenz
Soil and Water Supervisor District 3 (Stearns)
David Weller
Soil and Water Supervisor District 4 (Stearns)
David Brinkman
Soil and Water Supervisor District 1 (Meeker)
Gregory A. Jans
Soil and Water Supervisor District 2 (Meeker)
Robert J. Schiefelbein
Soil and Water Supervisor District 4 (Meeker)
Fred Behnke or Sidney Willson
City of Eden Valley
Mayor: incumbent Brent Bengtson running unopposed
Council (elect 2): Troy Huschle, Jeff Bradshaw, Patrick Becker
City of Kimball
Mayor: incumbent Tammy L. Konz or
DuWayne E. Orbeck
Council (4 years, elect 2): Sheryl A. Carlson and write-in
Council (2 years, elect 1): Megan Kiffmeyer
City of Kingston
Mayor: incumbent Jim Herda
Council (elect 2): Peter R. Axford, Douglas Serbus, Joel A. Kokkonen
City of South Haven
Mayor: incumbent Dave Kothe or Norm Bodeker
Council (elect 2): Jessica Jarvis, Misty Bayerl, James Canesi
Council (elect 1): Dustin Nicka
Question: YES or NO
?ÄúShall the city council be allowed to issue on-sale licenses to restaurants, clubs, bowling centers, and hotels for the sale of intoxicating liquor at retail on Sundays??Äù
City of Watkins
Mayor: incumbent Frank Eder or Robert M. Wright
Council (elect 2): Susan Unterberger, Marc Wirz
ISD #463, Eden Valley-Watkins School District
Board member (elect 4): Ann Lemke, Sarah Kuechle, Robert Flaschenriem, and Robert Stenger
Board member (elect 2): Nathaniel ?ÄúJay?Äù Brovold, Lori Dockendorf
ISD #739 Kimball School District
Board member (elect 3): Karla Davis, Jeffrey L. Lerum, Heather Hooper, Tim Zipoy
Hospital District Board Member at Large
(Paynesville Area)
Dave Currens
Hospital District Board Member at Large (Eden Valley)
Andrea Berger
Associate Justice ?Äì Supreme Court 6
Natalie Hudson or Michelle L. MacDonald
Judge ?Äì Court of Appeals 5
Louise Dovre Bjorkman
Judge ?Äì Court of Appeals 8
Denise D. Reilly
Judge ?Äì Court of Appeals 11
Michelle A. Larkin
Judge ?Äì Court of Appeals 13
Randolph W. Peterson
Judge ?Äì Court of Appeals 14
Larry Stauber Jr.
Judge ?Äì Court of Appeals 16
Peter M. Reyes, Jr.
Judge ?Äì Court of Appeals 17
Matthew E. Johnson
Judge ?Äì Court of Appeals 18
Heidi Schelhas
Judge ?Äì Court of Appeals 19
Francis Connolly
Judge ?Äì7th District Court 3
Daniel A. Benson
Judge ?Äì7th District Court 18
Michael Fitz
Judge ?Äì7th District Court 22
Sally Ireland Robertson
Judge ?Äì7th District Court 25
John H. Scherer
Judge ?Äì7th District Court 28
Douglas P. Anderson