2018 Minnesota elections

A general election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 6, 2018. All of Minnesota's executive officers were up for election as well as all the seats in the Minnesota House of Representatives, several judicial seats, a United States Senate seat, Minnesota's eight seats in the United States House of Representatives, and several seats for local offices. Special elections were also held for a Minnesota Senate seat and Minnesota's Class 2 U.S. Senate seat. A primary election to nominate Republican and Democratic–Farmer–Labor (DFL) candidates and several judicial and local primary elections were held on August 14, 2018.

2018 Minnesota general election

November 6, 2018

Background

The DFL has held all of Minnesota's executive offices since 2011 after Mark Dayton was elected governor in the 2010 gubernatorial election. They have held the office of attorney general since 1971 and the offices of secretary of state and state auditor since 2007. The Republicans have controlled the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2015 and the Minnesota Senate since 2017.

The DFL has held both of Minnesota's U.S. Senate seats since 2009 when Al Franken defeated Republican incumbent Norm Coleman after a protracted recount following the 2008 election. Lieutenant Governor Tina Smith was appointed in January 2018 to replace Franken after he resigned following sexual harassment allegations. The DFL has held Minnesota's other U.S. Senate seat since 2001, when Mark Dayton defeated Republican incumbent Rod Grams in 2000. Dayton did not seek re-election in the 2006 election and was succeeded by Amy Klobuchar in 2007.

The Republican and DFL parties held caucuses on February 6, 2018, in which eligible voters elected delegates that subsequently endorsed candidates at conventions held later in the year. Both parties also held a nonbinding preference ballot for governor.[1]

Electoral system

Elections for state and federal offices were held via first-past-the-post voting, each producing a single winner. Nominations for parties with major party status, the Republican and DFL parties, were determined by an open primary election. The candidate that won the most votes in each party became their party's nominee in the general election. If only a single candidate sought the nomination for each party, those candidates were automatically nominated and a primary election for that office was not held. Candidates for major parties had automatic ballot access. Candidates for other parties and independents were nominated by petition.

Judicial and local elections were held via the nonpartisan blanket primary. The top-two candidates that won the most votes in the primary election advanced to the general election. If not more than two candidates sought election to the same office, a primary election was not held. In multiple-winner elections, the top number of candidates that won the most votes in the primary election that were twice the number of candidates to be elected advanced to the general election. If not more than twice the number of candidates to be elected sought election, a primary election was not held. Some cities, school districts, and all townships and hospital districts did not hold a primary election, regardless of the number of candidates. Judicial and local elections were nonpartisan.

The candidate filing period was from May 22 through June 5, 2018. The filing period for cities, townships, school districts, and hospital districts that do not hold a primary election was from July 31 through August 14, 2018.[2]

State elections

Executive elections

Governor

Incumbent DFL Governor Mark Dayton did not seek re-election, but was eligible to do so.

Hennepin County Commissioner Jeff Johnson was the Republican nominee and U.S. Representative Tim Walz was the DFL nominee.[3] Other candidates included Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis Party candidate Chris Wright[4] and Libertarian Party candidate Josh Welter.[5] Candidates who lost the primary election for the Republican nomination include former Governor Tim Pawlenty[6] and Matt Kruse.[5] Candidates who lost the primary election for the DFL nomination include State Representative Erin Murphy,[7] Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson,[8] Tim Holden,[5] and Olé Savior.[5] Walz won the election.

Secretary of State

Incumbent DFL Secretary of State Steve Simon announced on January 23, 2018, that he would seek re-election.[9] Former State Senator John Howe was the Republican nominee.[10] William Denney sought election as an Independence Party candidate.[5] Simon won re-election to a second term.

State Auditor

Incumbent DFL State Auditor Rebecca Otto announced on January 9, 2017, that she would not seek re-election and would seek election to be governor.[11]

Former State Representative Pam Myhra was the Republican nominee.[12] Julie Blaha was the DFL nominee.[13] Other candidates included Legal Marijuana Now Party candidate Michael Ford[4] and Libertarian Party candidate Chris Dock.[5] Blaha won the election.[14]

Attorney General

Incumbent DFL Attorney General Lori Swanson announced on January 28, 2018, that she would seek re-election.[15] On June 4, 2018, Swanson announced that she would not seek re-election and instead seek election to be governor.[8]

Former State Representative Doug Wardlow was the Republican nominee and U.S. Representative Keith Ellison was the DFL nominee.[16] Noah Johnson sought election as a Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis Party candidate.[17] Candidates who lost the primary election for the Republican nomination include Sharon Anderson[18] and former State Senator Bob Lessard.[19] Candidates who lost the primary election for the DFL nomination include State Representative Debra Hilstrom,[20] former Ramsey County attorney Tom Foley,[21] Matt Pelikan,[22] and former commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Commerce Mike Rothman.[23] Ellison won the election.

Legislative elections

Minnesota Senate (special election)

A special election was held for District 13 in the Minnesota Senate. The special election determined which political party would control the Senate as the vacancy to be filled left the Senate equally divided between the Republicans and the DFL. Jeff Howe, the Republican nominee, won the special election, preserving a one-seat Republican majority.

Minnesota House of Representatives

All 134 seats in the Minnesota House of Representatives were up for election in 2018. The Republicans held a majority of 77 seats and the DFL held 57 seats prior to the election. The DFL won a majority of 75 seats and the Republicans won 59 seats, ending a four-year Republican majority.

Judicial elections

Four seats on the Minnesota Supreme Court were up for election. Chief Justice Lorie Skjerven Gildea and Justice Barry Anderson both won re-election unopposed. Justices Margaret Chutich and Anne McKeig were both elected in their first election following their appointments. Six seats on the Minnesota Court of Appeals and several seats on the Minnesota District Courts were also up for election.

Justice Chutich faced a challenge from conservative Michelle MacDonald, whom she beat 55.9% to 43.7%. Court of Appeals Justice Lucinda Ellen Jesson faced a challenge from human-rights lawyer Anthony L. Brown, whom she defeated 62.7% to 37.0%.

• 
  County Results for Chutich v. MacDonald.
• 
  Congressional District Results for Chutich v. MacDonald
  Chutich:      50–60%      60–70%
  MacDonald:      50–60%
• 
  County Results for Jesson v. Brown
  Jesson:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
• 
  Congressional District Results for Jesson v. Brown
  Jesson:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Federal elections

United States Senate

Class 1

Incumbent DFL Senator Amy Klobuchar sought re-election. State Representative Jim Newberger was the Republican nominee.[24] Other candidates included Green Party candidate Paula Overby[25] and Legal Marijuana Now Party candidate Dennis Schuller.[4] Candidates who lost the primary election for the Republican nomination include Merrill Anderson,[26] Rae Hart Anderson,[26] and Rocky De La Fuente.[26] Candidates who lost the primary election for the DFL nomination include Steve Carlson,[26] Stephen Emery,[26] David Robert Groves,[26] and Leonard Richards.[27] Klobuchar won re-election to a third term.

Class 2 (special election)

On December 7, 2017, incumbent DFL Senator Al Franken announced he would resign.[28] On December 13, DFL Governor Mark Dayton announced that he would appoint Lieutenant Governor Tina Smith to replace Franken,[29] assuming office on January 3, 2018.[30]

Smith sought election to the seat in the special election held alongside the general election to serve the remainder of Franken's term, expiring on January 3, 2021. State Senator Karin Housley was the Republican nominee.[24] Other candidates included Legal Marijuana Now Party candidate Sarah Wellington[4] and independent candidate Jerry Trooien.[31] Candidates who lost the primary election for the Republican nomination include Bob Anderson and[32] Nikolay Bey.[26] Candidates who lost the primary election for the DFL nomination include Richard Painter,[33] Ali Chehem Ali,[26] Gregg Iverson,[26] Nick Leonard,[34] and Christopher Seymore.[26] Smith won election to the remaining two years of Franken's original six-year term.

United States House of Representatives

Minnesota's eight seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election. The DFL held five seats and the Republicans held three seats prior to the election. Both parties gained and lost two seats, resulting in no net change in the number of seats held by each party.

Local elections

Elections for several subdivisions were held—including elections for counties, municipalities, school districts, and hospital districts.

Counties

All 87 counties held regular elections. 54 counties held primary elections. Seven counties also held special elections on the day of the general election.[35]

All counties held elections for:

• Half of the members of the county board of commissioners (including 1 special election)
• Sheriff
• County attorney

Some counties held elections for one or more of the following:

• County auditor-treasurer (51 counties)
• County auditor (8 counties)
• County treasurer (9 counties)
• County recorder (52 counties)
• County surveyor (3 counties)
• Coroner (Pipestone County)
• Half of the members of the soil and water conservation district board of supervisors (All counties except Hennepin and Ramsey, including 7 special elections)
• Half of the members of the Three Rivers Park District board of commissioners (Hennepin County excluding Minneapolis)

List of counties holding primary elections

Aitkin Anoka Beltrami Big Stone Blue Earth Brown Carlton Carver Chippewa Chisago Clay Clearwater Cook Cottonwood Crow Wing Douglas Fillmore Goodhue Grant Hennepin Houston Isanti Itasca Jackson Kanabec Kandiyohi Kittson Lac qui Parle Lake of the Woods Le Sueur Lincoln Lyon Mahnomen Martin Mille Lacs Morrison Mower Murray Nicollet Otter Tail Ramsey Roseau St. Louis Scott Sherburne Sibley Stearns Stevens Todd Wadena Waseca Washington Winona Wright

Municipalities

826 cities and 638 townships held regular elections. 29 cities held primary elections. 118 cities and 49 townships held special elections. Oakdale and Red Wing held special elections on both days of the primary election and general election. Benson and Saint Paul did not have regularly scheduled elections, but each held a special election on the day of the primary election. All other special elections were held on the day of the general election.[36] Minnetonka Beach and Motley each had a ballot question on the day of the primary election.[37][38] 47 cities and 23 townships had ballot questions on the day of the general election.[39]

Cities held elections for one or more of the following:

• Mayor (717 cities, including 7 special elections)
• Half of the members of the city council (825 cities and 115 special elections in 112 cities)
• Clerk-treasurer (10 cities, including 1 special election)
• Clerk (42 cities, including 3 special elections)
• Treasurer (34 cities, including 2 special elections)
• Half of the members of the public works/utilities/sanitary district board of directors (4 cities)
• Ballot questions (49 cities)

Townships held elections for one or more of the following:

• Half of the members of the town board of supervisors (637 townships and 30 special elections in 28 townships)
• Clerk-treasurer (18 townships)
• Clerk (212 townships, including 17 special elections)
• Treasurer (343 townships, including 8 special elections)
• Ballot questions (23 townships)

List of cities and townships holding elections
Acoma Township Ada Adams Adrian Adrian Township Afton Agassiz Township Agder Township Aitkin^1 Aitkin Township^2 Akeley Akeley Township^1 Akron Township, Big Stone County Albany Albert Lea^3 Alberta Albertville Alborn Township Alden Alden Township, Freeborn County Aldrich Alexandria Alfsborg Township Alma Township Almond Township Alpha Altura Alvarado Alvwood Township Amboy Amboy Township Amiret Township Amo Township Andover Ann Township Annandale Anoka^1, 3 Ansel Township Apple Valley Appleton Appleton Township Arago Township^1 Arbo Township Arco Arden Hills Ardenhurst Township^1 Arena Township Argyle Arlington Arlington Township Arthur Township, Traverse County Artichoke Township Arveson Township Ashby Askov^1 Athens Township Atkinson Township Atwater Audubon Augsburg Township Augusta Township Austin^3 Automba Township Avoca Avon^2 Babbitt^2 Backus Badger^1 Badger Township Badoura Township Bagley Balaton Ball Bluff Township Barber Township Barclay Township Barnum Barnum Township Barrett Barry Barto Township Battle Lake Battle Plain Township^2 Baudette Baxter Bayport Baytown Township Bear Park Township Beardsley Bearville Township^1 Beauford Township Beaver Township, Aitkin County Beaver Township, Roseau County Beaver Bay Beaver Bay Township Beaver Creek^2 Becker Becker Township, Cass County Bejou Belgrade Belgrade Township Belle Plaine Belle Plaine Township^1 Bellechester^1 Bellingham Beltrami Belview Bemidji^3 Bena Bennington Township Benson^4, 5 Benton Township Bergen Township Bernadotte Township Bertha^1 Beseman Township Bethel Beulah Township Big Bend Township Big Falls Big Lake Big Stone Township Big Woods Township Bigelow Bigfork^1 Bigfork Township Bingham Lake Birch Lake Township^2 Birchwood Village^1 Bird Island Bird Island Township Biscay Bismarck Township Biwabik^1 Black River Township Blackberry Township Blackduck^1, 2 Blackhoof Township Blaine^3 Blakeley Township^2 Blind Lake Township Blomkest Bloom Township Bloomer Township Blooming Prairie Blue Earth^2 Blue Earth City Township Bluffton Bock Boon Lake Township Borup Bovey Bowlus^1 Bowstring Township Boxville Township Boy Lake Township Boy River Township Boyd Bradbury Township Braham Brainerd Brandon Brandon Township Bray Township Breckenridge Breezy Point Brevator Township Brewster Bricelyn Brighton Township Brislet Township Brook Park Brooklyn Center Brooklyn Park^2, 3 Brooks Brookston^1 Brooten Browerville Browns Valley Browns Valley Township Brownsdale^1 Brownsville Brownton^1 Bruce Township^2 Bruno Brunswick Township^1 Buckman^1 Buffalo Buffalo Lake Buhl Bull Moose Township^1 Bungo Township Burnstown Township^2 Burnsville^3 Burtrum Buse Township Butler Township Butterfield Butterfield Township Butternut Valley Township Byron Byron Township, Cass County^1 Caledonia Callaway^1 Calumet^2 Cambria Township Cambridge^2, 3 Camden Township Camp Release Township Campbell Canby Cannon Township Cannon Falls^1 Canton Caribou Township Carlos Carlston Township Carlton Carpenter Township Carver Cashel Township Cass Lake Cedar Township, Marshall County Cedar Mills Cedarbend Township Center City Centerville Ceresco Township Ceylon Champlin Chandler Chanhassen Chaska Chatfield Cherry Grove Township Chickamaw Beach Chisago City Chisholm^1, 3 Chokio Clara City^2 Claremont^1 Clarissa Clark Township, Aitkin County^1 Clarkfield Clarks Grove^1, 2 Clay Township Clear Lake Clearbrook Clearwater Clearwater Township Clements Cleveland Cleveland Township Clifton Township, Traverse County Climax Clinton Clitherall Clontarf^1 Clontarf Township Cloquet^1, 3 Clover Township, Hubbard County^1 Clover Township, Mahnomen County Clow Township Coates Cobden Cohasset Cokato Cold Spring Coleraine Cologne^1 Columbia Heights^2, 3 Columbus Comfort Township Comfrey Como Township Comstock Comstock Township Conger Cook Coon Rapids Corcoran Cordova Township Cornish Township, Aitkin County Cornish Township, Sibley County Correll Cosmos Cosmos Township Cottage Grove Cottonwood Cottonwood Township Courtland Courtland Township Crane Lake Township Crate Township Croke Township Cromwell Crooked Lake Township Crookston Crookston Township Crosby Crosslake Crow Lake Township Crow River Township Crystal Crystal Bay Township Culver Township Currie^1 Cuyuna Cyrus Dahlgren Township Dakota Dalbo Township Dale Township Dalton Dane Prairie Township Danielson Township Danube Danvers Danville Township Darfur Darwin Darwin Township^1 Dassel^1 Davis Township Dawson Dayton^3 De Graff Decoria Township^1 Deephaven Deer Township Deer Creek Deer River Deer River Township Deerfield Township, Cass County Deerwood^1 Deerwood Township, Crow Wing County Deerwood Township, Kittson County Delano Delavan Delhi Dell Grove Township^2 Dellwood^1 Denham Denmark Township Dennison Dent Denver Township Detroit Lakes^2 Dexter Dodge Center Dollymount Township Donaldson Donnelly Donnelly Township, Marshall County Doran Dover Dovray Dovre Township Dresbach Township Dryden Township Dublin Township Dumont^1 Dundas^2 Dundee Dunn Township Dunnell Eagan Eagle Township Eagle Bend Eagle Lake Eagle Point Township Eagle View Township Eagles Nest Township East Bethel East Grand Forks East Gull Lake East Park Township East Side Township East Valley Township Easton Echo Eckvoll Township Eddy Township Eden Prairie Eden Valley Edgerton Edina Edison Township Effie Eidsvold Township Eitzen Elba Elbow Lake Elbow Lake Township Elgin Elizabeth Elk Lake Township Elk River^2 Elko New Market^1 Elkton Ellendale^2 Ellsworth Elmdale Elmdale Township Elmore Elrosa Ely Elysian Embarrass Township^1 Emily Emmons Enstrom Township Equality Township Erdahl Township Erhard Erskine Evan Evansville Eveleth Evergreen Township Excel Township Excelsior Eyota Fairfax^1 Fairfield Township, Swift County Fairmont Fairview Township, Cass County Fairview Township, Lyon County Falk Township Farden Township Faribault Farmington Farwell Faxon Township Fayal Township Federal Dam^1 Feeley Township Felton Fergus Falls Fertile Fifty Lakes Finlayson^1 Fisher Fisher Township Flensburg Floodwood Florence Folden Township Foley^1 Folsom Township Forada^1 Ford Township Forest Township, Becker County Forest Lake Foreston Fork Township Fort Ripley Fosston Foster Township, Big Stone County Fountain Foxhome Foxhome Township Framnas Township Frankford Township Franklin Frazee Fredenberg Township Freeborn Freeland Township Freeport Fridley Frost Fulda Funkley Gail Lake Township Garden City Township Garfield Garrison Garrison Township Garvin Gary Gaylord Gem Lake Geneva^1 Geneva Township^1 Genola Georgetown^1 Germania Township Germantown Township Ghent Gibbon Gilbert^1, 2, 3 Gilman^2 Glen Township Glencoe Glencoe Township Glenville Glenwood^2 Glyndon Gonvick Good Hope Township, Itasca County Good Thunder Goodhue Goodridge^1 Goodview Gould Township Graceville^2 Graceville Township Grafton Township Graham Lakes Township Granada Granby Township Grand Lake Township Grand Marais Grand Meadow^1 Grand Meadow Township Grand Plain Township Grand Rapids^2 Grandview Township Granite Falls Grant Granville Township Grasston Grattan Township Gray Township Great Bend Township Green Isle Greenbush Greenfield^1 Greenfield Township Greenwald Greenwood Greenwood Township, Clearwater County Gregory Township Grey Cloud Island Township Grey Eagle Grey Eagle Township Grove City^1 Grove Park-Tilden Township Grygla Gully Guthrie Township^1, 2 Hackensack Hadley Hallock^1 Hallock Township Halma Halstad Ham Lake Hamburg Hammond Hampden Township Hampton Hancock Hancock Township Hangaard Township Hanley Falls Hanover Hanska^1 Hantho Township Harding Hardwick Harmony Harris Harris Township^2 Hartland Hartland Township Harvey Township Hastings^3 Hatfield Haugen Township Haven Township Hawley Hayfield Hayward Hayward Township Hazel Run Hazelton Township, Kittson County Hector^1 Hector Township Hegbert Township Heidelberg Helen Township^1 Helena Township Helga Township Helgeland Township Henderson Henderson Township Hendricks Hendrickson Township Hendrum Henning^1 Henrietta Township Henriette^1 Hereim Township^1 Herman Hermantown Heron Lake Heron Lake Township Hewitt^1 Hibbing Hickory Township Higdem Township Highwater Township Hill Township Hill City Hillman Hillman Township, Kanabec County Hillman Township, Morrison County Hills Hilltop Hinckley^1 Hines Township Hiram Township Hitterdal Hoffman Hokah^1 Holden Township Holdingford^1 Holland Hollandale^1 Holloway^1 Holly Township Hollywood Township Holst Township Holt Holyoke Township Home Brook Township Honner Township^1 Hope Township Horton Township Houston Howard Lake Hoyt Lakes Hubbard Township, Hubbard County Hubbard Township, Polk County Hugo Humboldt Hunter Township Huntly Township Hutchinson^3 Hyde Park Township Ihlen^1 Industrial Township Inguadona Township^1 International Falls^2 Inver Grove Heights^3 Iona Iron Junction Irondale Township^1 Ironton^1 Isanti^3 Isle Itasca Township^1 Ivanhoe Jackson Jadis Township Jamestown Township Janesville Jasper Jeffers Jenkins Jenkins Township Jessenland Township^2 Johnson Jones Township Jordan Judson Township Jupiter Township Kalevala Township^1 Kandiyohi Karlstad Kasota^1 Kasota Township Kasson Keewatin Kelliher Kellogg Kelso Township^1 Kennedy Kenneth Kensington^1 Kent Kenyon Kenyon Township Kerkhoven Kerkhoven Township Kerrick^1 Kettle River^1 Kiester Kiester Township^1 Kildare Township Kilkenny Kimball Kinbrae Kinghurst Township Kingston^1 Kinney Kragero Township Kroschel Township^1 Kugler Township La Crescent La Prairie^1 La Prairie Township La Salle Lafayette Lafayette Township Lake Alice Township^1 Lake Benton Lake Bronson^1 Lake City^3 Lake Crystal Lake Edward Township Lake Elmo Lake Emma Township Lake George Township, Hubbard County Lake George Township, Stearns County Lake Henry^1 Lake Jessie Township Lake Lillian Lake Park^1 Lake Pleasant Township Lake Prairie Township Lake Shore^2 Lake Shore Township Lake St. Croix Beach Lake Valley Township Lake Wilson Lakefield Lakeland Lakeland Shores Lakeport Township^2 Lakeside Township, Cottonwood County Laketown Township Lakeville Lamberton^1 Lancaster Land Township Landfall Lanesboro Lanesburgh Township^1 Laporte Lastrup^1 Lauderdale Lawrence Township, Grant County Lawrence Township, Itasca County Le Center Le Roy Le Sauk Township Le Sueur Leech Lake Township Lengby^1 Lent Township Leonard^2 Leonardsville Township Leonidas Leslie Township Lester Prairie Lewiston Lewisville^1 Lexington Lexington Township Libby Township Lien Township Lilydale^1 Lima Township Lime Township Lincoln Township, Blue Earth County Lincoln Township, Marshall County Lind Township Linden Township Lindstrom Linsell Township Linwood Township Lismore Litchfield Little Canada Little Elbow Township^2 Little Elk Township^1 Little Falls^2 Little Pine Township^1 Littlefork Logan Township, Aitkin County London Township Long Beach Long Lake Long Lake Township, Crow Wing County Long Lake Township, Watonwan County Long Lost Lake Township Long Prairie Longville Loon Lake Township^1 Loretto Louisburg Louisville Township, Red Lake County Louisville Township, Scott County Lowry^1 Lucan Luverne Lyle Lynd^1 Lynd Township Lyra Township Mabel Macville Township Madelia Madison Madison Township^2, 5 Madison Lake Magnolia Mahnomen Mahtowa Township Malta Township Manchester Manchester Township Manhattan Beach Mankato^3 Mankato Township Mansfield Township Mantorville Mantrap Township Maple Township Maple Grove Maple Grove Township, Becker County Maple Lake Maple Plain Mapleton Mapleton Township Mapleview Maplewood^3 Marble Marcell Township^1 Marietta Marine on St. Croix Marsh Creek Township Marsh Grove Township Marshall Marshfield Township Martin Township^2 Marysland Township Mason Township Max Township Maxwell Township May Township, Cass County Mayer Maynard Mazeppa McCrea Township McGrath^1 McGregor^1 McIntosh McKinley McKinley Township McPherson Township Meadow Brook Township Meadowlands Medford Medicine Lake Medina Medo Township Meire Grove Melrose Menahga^1, 2 Mendota Mendota Heights Mentor Middle River Middle River Township Midway Township, Cottonwood County Miesville Milaca Milan Millerville Millville Millward Township Milroy Miltona Miltona Township^2 Minneapolis^2, 5 Minneiska Minneiska Township^1, 2 Minneota Minnesota City Minnesota Lake Minnetonka Beach^6 Minnetrista Mission Township Mizpah Moltke Township Monroe Township Monson Township Montevideo Montgomery Monticello Montrose Moonshine Township Moore Township Moorhead Moose Township Moose Creek Township Moose Lake^2 Moose Lake Township, Carlton County^1 Moose Lake Township, Cass County Mora Morgan Morrill Township Morris Morristown Morse Township, Itasca County Morton Motley^1, 6 Mound Mounds View Mount Morris Township Mountain Iron Mountain Lake Mountain Lake Township Moyer Township Mudgett Township Mulligan Township Murdock Myrtle^1 Nashua Nashwauk Nashwauk Township Nassau Nelson Nelson Park Township Nerstrand^2 Nesbit Township Nessel Township Nevis^1 Nevis Township New Auburn New Auburn Township New Brighton^2, 5 New Folden Township New Germany New Hope New Independence Township New London New Maine Township New Munich^1 New Prague^1 New Richland New Solum Township New Sweden Township New Trier New Ulm New York Mills Newfolden Newport Newry Township Newton Township Nicollet Nicollet Township Nielsville Nimrod Nisswa Nokay Lake Township Nora Township, Clearwater County Norcross Nordland Township, Aitkin County Nordland Township, Lyon County Nore Township North Branch^2 North Fork Township North Mankato North Oaks North Ottawa Township North St. Paul North Star Township, Brown County Northern Township Northfield^2 Northome^1 Northrop Norway Township, Kittson County Norwood Young America Nowthen Numedal Township Nunda Township Oak Grove Oak Lawn Township^1 Oak Park Township Oak Park Heights Oakdale^1, 4 Oakwood Township Odessa Odessa Township Odin Odin Township Ogema^1, 2 Ogilvie Okabena Oklee Olivia Onamia Ormsby Orono Oronoco Orr Orrock Township Ortonville Ortonville Township Osakis Osborne Township Oscar Township Oshawa Township Oslo Osseo Ostrander Oteneagen Township Otrey Township^1 Otsego Ottawa Township Otter Tail Peninsula Township Ottertail^1 Owatonna Owens Township Oxford Township Palisade^2 Palmville Township Park Rapids Parker Township, Marshall County Parkers Prairie Parnell Township, Traverse County Paynesville Paynesville Township^2 Pease Pelan Township^1 Pelican Township, Crow Wing County Pelican Township, Otter Tail County Pelican Lake Township Pelican Rapids Pemberton Pennock Pequot Lakes Perch Lake Township Percy Township Perham^2 Perham Township Perley Perry Lake Township Peterson Pierz Pierz Township Pike Township Pike Bay Township^1 Pillager^1 Pillsbury Township Pine City Pine City Township Pine Island Pine Lake Township, Cass County Pine River Pine River Township Pine Springs Pipestone Plainview^1 Plato Platte Lake Township Pleasant Mound Township Pliny Township Plummer Plymouth Pohlitz Township Polk Centre Township Polonia Township Pomme de Terre Township Pomroy Township, Itasca County Ponto Lake Township Poplar Township Popple Township Poppleton Township Portage Township Porter Posen Township Powers Township Prairie Lake Township^2 Preston Princeton Prinsburg Prior Township Prior Lake Proctor Pulaski Township Quamba^1 Racine^1 Ramsey^1, 3 Randall Randolph^2 Ranier Raymond Red Lake Falls Red Lake Falls Township Red Wing^1, 3, 4 Redpath Township Redwood Falls Regal Reine Township Remer^1 Remer Township^2 Renville Revere Rice Rice Township Rice Lake Rich Valley Township Richardson Township Richardville Township Richfield Richmond^1 Richville^1 Ridgely Township River Township River Falls Township Riverdale Township Riverton Robbinsdale Rochester^3 Rock Creek Rock Lake Township Rockford^1 Rockville Rockwood Township, Hubbard County^1 Rogers^2 Rogers Township Rollingstone Rollis Township Roome Township Roosevelt^1 Roscoe Rose Creek Rose Dell Township Roseau Rosemount Rosendale Township Roseville^3 Roseville Township, Grant County Rosing Township Ross Township Ross Lake Township Rothsay^1 Round Lake Round Lake Township, Becker County^1 Royalton Rush City Rush Lake Township Rushford Village Rushmore Russell Ruthton Rutledge Sabin Sago Township Saint Paul^4, 5 Salem Township, Cass County San Francisco Township Sanborn Sand Creek Township Sand Lake Township Sandstone^1 Sanford Township Sargeant Sargeant Township Sartell Sauk Centre^2 Sauk Rapids Scandia Scandia Valley Township Scanlon^2 Schoolcraft Township Seaforth^1 Sebeka^2 Sedan Severance Township Seward Township Shafer Shakopee Sharon Township Shelburne Township Shelby Township Shell Rock Township Shelly Sherburn Sheridan Township Shevlin Shevlin Township Shible Township Shingobee Township Shoreview Shorewood Sibley Township Sigel Township Silver Township^1 Silver Bay Silver Brook Township Silver Creek Township, Wright County^2 Silver Lake Sinclair Township Sinnott Township Skagen Township Skane Township Skelton Township Skyline Slater Township^1 Slayton Sleepy Eye Smoky Hollow Township Sobieski Sodus Township Solway South Bend Township South Branch Township South Haven^1 South Red River Township South St. Paul^3 Southbrook Township Southside Township Spang Township^1 Spicer Split Rock Township Splithand Township Spring Brook Township Spring Grove Spring Hill Spring Lake Township Spring Lake Park Spring Park Spring Valley Springfield Springfield Township Springvale Township Spruce Township Spruce Valley Township Squaw Lake St. Anthony St. Augusta St. Bonifacius St. Charles St. Clair St. Cloud^3 St. Francis St. Hilaire St. James St. James Township St. Joseph St. Joseph Township, Kittson County St. Lawrence Township St. Leo St. Martin St. Marys Point St. Mathias Township St. Michael^1 Saint Paul^4, 5 St. Rosa St. Stephen^1 St. Vincent St. Vincent Township Stacy Stafford Township Stanchfield Township Staples Starbuck Stately Township Steamboat River Township Steen Stephen Sterling Township Stevens Township Stewart Stewartville Stillwater Stillwater Township Stockton Stokes Township, Itasca County Stokes Township, Roseau County Stony Brook Township Storden Storden Township Strandquist Strathcona Sturgeon Lake^1 Sturgeon Lake Township Sumter Township Sunburg Sunfish Lake^1 Svea Township Swanville^1 Sylvan Township Taconite Tamarac Township Tamarack Taopi Tara Township, Traverse County Taunton Taylor Township, Traverse County Taylors Falls Tegner Township Teien Township Tenstrike Thief Lake Township Thief River Falls Third River Township Thompson Township Thomson Township Thorpe Township Thunder Lake Township Timothy Township Tintah Tintah Township Todd Township Tonka Bay Toqua Township Torrey Township Tower Tracy^1, 2 Trail Transit Township Traverse Township Trelipe Township Trimont Trommald^1 Trondhjem Township Trosky Trout Lake Township Troy Township, Renville County Truman Turtle Lake Township, Cass County^1 Turtle River Twin Lakes^1 Twin Lakes Township, Carlton County Twin Lakes Township, Mahnomen County Twin Valley Two Harbors^2, 3 Tyler Ulen^1 Underwood^1 Underwood Township Upsala Urbank Utica Vadnais Heights Valley Township Vega Township Veldt Township Verdon Township Vergas Vermillion Verndale Vernon Center Vernon Center Township Verona Township Vesta Vesta Township Victoria Vienna Township Viking Viking Township Villard^2 Villard Township^1 Vining Virginia^2 Waasa Township Wabana Township Wabasha^1 Wabasso Wabedo Township^1, 2 Waconia Wadena Wagner Township Wahkon Waite Park Walden Township, Cass County^1, 2 Waldorf Walker Walls Township Walnut Grove Walters Waltham^1 Wanamingo Wanda^1 Wanger Township Warba Ward Township Warren^2 Warrenton Township Warroad Waseca Washington Township Washington Lake Township Watertown Watertown Township Waterville Watkins Watson Waubun Waukenabo Township^1 Waverly Wawina Township Wayzata Welcome Wells Wendell West Concord^1 West Newton Township West St. Paul^2, 3 West Union West Valley Township Westbrook Westbrook Township Westerheim Township Westport Whalan Wheaton White Township White Bear Township White Oak Township Whiteford Township Whitewater Township Wilder Wildwood Township Wilkinson Township Willernie Williams Williams Township Willmar^2, 3 Willow River Willow Valley Township Wilmont Wilson Township, Cass County Wilton Windom Windsor Township Winfield Township Winger^1 Winnebago Winona Winsor Township Winsted Winsted Township Winthrop Winton^1 Wirt Township Wolf Lake Wolford Township^1 Wolverton Wood Lake Wood Lake Township Woodbury Woodland Woodrow Township, Cass County^1 Woodstock Woodville Township Workman Township Worthington^2 Worthington Township Wrenshall Wrenshall Township Wright^1 Wright Township Wykoff Wylie Township Wyoming Yellow Bank Township Young America Township^2 Zemple Zimmerman^1 Zumbro Township Zumbro Falls^1 Zumbrota
^1One or more special elections were held on the day of the general election. ^2Had one or more ballot questions on the day of the general election. ^3A primary election was held. ^4One or more special elections were held on the day of the primary election. ^5Did not have regularly scheduled elections. ^6Had a ballot question on the day of the primary election.

School districts

284 school districts held regular elections to elect half of the members of their board of directors. Six school districts held primary elections. Braham, Eden Prairie, and Holdingford did not have regularly scheduled elections, but each held a special election on the day of the general election. 24 other school districts also held special elections on the day of the general election.[40] Five school districts had ballot questions on the day of the primary election.[41][42][43][44] 56 school districts had ballot questions on the day of the general election.[39]

List of school districts holding elections
Ada-Borup^1 Adrian^2 Aitkin Albany Albert Lea Alden^2 Alexandria Annandale Ashby Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City^2 Austin Badger Bagley Barnesville^2, 4 Barnum Battle Lake Becker Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa^2 Bemidji Benson^1, 3 Bertha-Hewitt Big Lake Blackduck Blue Earth Area BOLD Braham^1, 2, 4 Brainerd Brandon-Evansville Breckenridge Brooklyn Center Browerville Browns Valley Buffalo Lake-Hector Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose^2, 4 Burnsville Butterfield Byron Caledonia Cambridge-Isanti Campbell-Tintah Cannon Falls Carlton Cass Lake-Bena Cedar Mountain^2 Centennial^2 Chatfield Chisago Lakes Chisholm Chokio-Alberta Clearbrook-Gonvick^2 Cleveland^3 Climax Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley Cloquet Columbia Heights^2, 5 Comfrey Cook County Cromwell-Wright Crookston Crosby-Ironton Dassel-Cokato^1, 2 Dawson-Boyd Deer River Delano Detroit Lakes^2 Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton Dover-Eyota Duluth^2, 4 East Grand Forks Eastern Carver County Eden Prairie^1, 4 Eden Valley-Watkins^2 Edgerton^2 Elk River Ellsworth Ely Esko Eveleth-Gilbert Fairmont Area Schools Faribault Farmington Fergus Falls Fertile-Beltrami Fillmore Central Fisher Floodwood^2 Foley^1 Forest Lake^2 Fosston^2 Frazee-Vergas^2 Fulda Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop^1 Glencoe-Silver Lake^2 Glenville-Emmons^2 Goodhue^2, 4 Goodridge Granada Huntley-East Chain Grand Meadow Grand Rapids Greenbush-Middle River Greenway Grygla Hancock^2 Hawley Hayfield Hendricks Henning Herman-Norcross Hermantown Heron Lake-Okabena^2 Hibbing^1 Hill City Hills-Beaver Creek Holdingford^1, 2, 4 Houston Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Hutchinson International Falls Isle Ivanhoe Jackson County Central^1 Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton^2 Jordan^1 Kasson-Mantorville Kelliher Kenyon-Wanamingo Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg Kimball^1 Kingsland^2 Kittson Central La Crescent-Hokah Lac qui Parle Valley Lake Benton Lake City Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial Lake of the Woods Lake Park-Audubon^1 Lake Superior Lakeview Lakeville Lancaster^1 Lanesboro^1, 2 Laporte^1 Le Sueur-Henderson LeRoy-Ostrander^2 Lester Prairie Lewiston-Altura Litchfield Little Falls Littlefork-Big Falls Long Prairie-Grey Eagle Luverne Lyle Mabel-Canton MACCRAY^2 Madelia^1 Mahnomen Mahtomedi^2 Maple Lake Maple River Marshall Marshall County Central Martin County West McGregor Medford^1 Melrose Menahga Mesabi East Milaca^2 Milroy Minneapolis^2, 5 Minneota Minnewaska^1 Montevideo Moorhead Moose Lake Mora Morris Area Mountain Iron-Buhl^1 Mountain Lake^3, 4 Murray County Central N.R.H.E.G. Nashwauk-Keewatin Nett Lake Nevis New London-Spicer New Prague Area New Ulm New York Mills Nicollet Norman County East Norman County West North Branch^1 North St. Paul-Maplewood Northfield^2 Northland Community Ogilvie^3, 4 Onamia Ortonville Osakis Osseo^1 Owatonna Park Rapids Parkers Prairie^2 Paynesville Pelican Rapids Pequot Lakes Perham Pierz Pillager Pine City Pine Island Pine River-Backus Pipestone Area Plainview-Elgin-Millville^2 Princeton Prior Lake Proctor Randolph^2 Red Lake County Central^1 Red Lake Falls Red Lake^2, 5 Red Rock Central^2 Red Wing^2 Redwood Falls Area Renville County West Robbinsdale^2 Rochester^5 Rockford^2 Rocori Roseau Round Lake-Brewster Royalton Rush City^2, 4 Rushford-Peterson^1, 2 Saint Paul^2, 4 Sartell^2 Sauk Centre Sauk Rapids Sebeka Shakopee Sibley East Sleepy Eye South Koochiching South St. Paul Southland^2 Spring Grove Springfield St. Charles St. Clair St. Cloud Area^5 St. Francis St. James St. Louis County St. Michael-Albertville Staples-Motley Stephen-Argyle Central Stewartville Stillwater Swanville Thief River Falls Tracy Area School District Tri-City United Tri-County^1 Triton^2 Truman Ulen-Hitterdal Underwood United South Central Upsala Verndale Virginia^2 Wabasha-Kellogg Wabasso Waconia^2 Wadena-Deer Creek Walker-Hackensack-Akeley Warren-Alvarado-Oslo Warroad Waseca Watertown-Mayer^1 Waterville-Elysian-Morristown^1, 2 Waubun West Central Area^2 Westbrook-Walnut Grove Wheaton Area Willmar^2 Willow River Windom Win-E-Mac Winona Area^2, 5 Worthington^3 Wrenshall^2 Yellow Medicine East Zumbrota-Mazeppa
^1A special election was held on the day of the general election. ^2Had one or more ballot questions on the day of the general election. ^3Had one or more ballot questions on the day of the primary election. ^4Did not have regularly scheduled elections. ^5A primary election was held.

Hospital districts

16 hospital districts held regular elections to elect half of the members of their board of directors. Six hospital districts also held special elections on the day of the general election.[45]

List of hospital districts holding elections
Canby Community Cook County Cook-Orr Cuyuna Range^1 Dawson Area Glacial Ridge Monticello-Big Lake Community^1 Moose Lake Community North Pine Area^1 North Suburban Northern Itasca^1 Paynesville Area Pelican Valley^1 Perham^1 Staples Area United
^1One or more special elections were held on the day of the general election.

References

1. "Precinct caucuses". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
2. "Candidate Filing Periods". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
3. Callaghan, Peter; Kaul, Greta (August 15, 2018). "After victory over Pawlenty, Johnson set to face Walz in governor's race". MinnPost. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
4. Golden, Erin (June 16, 2018). "Legal pot advocates join Minnesota races for state, federal offices". Star Tribune. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
5. "Candidate Filings". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
6. Coolican, J. Patrick (April 5, 2018). "Tim Pawlenty makes it official: He's running for governor again". Star Tribune. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
7. Condon, Patrick (November 17, 2016). "Erin Murphy, DFL state representative from St. Paul, is first to jump into 2018 governor's race". Star Tribune. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
8. Coolican, J. Patrick; Golden, Erin (June 4, 2018). "Attorney General Lori Swanson shakes up DFL field in governor's race". Star Tribune. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
9. Simon, Steve (January 23, 2018). "Steve Simon 2018". Steve Simon for Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
10. "Howe seeks GOP endorsement for Secretary of State". Red Wing Republican Eagle. April 26, 2018. Retrieved April 26, 2018.
11. Coolican, J. Patrick (January 9, 2017). "State Auditor Rebecca Otto enters 2018 race for governor". Star Tribune. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
12. Van Berkel, Jessie (January 9, 2018). "Pam Myhra, former state lawmaker, is first Republican in Minnesota state auditor's race". Star Tribune. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
13. Golden, Erin (December 11, 2017). "Third DFLer joins race for Minnesota state auditor". Star Tribune. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
14. https://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2018/11/07/julie-blaha-declared-winner-in-state-auditor-race/
15. Coolican, J. Patrick (January 28, 2018). "Attorney General Lori Swanson running for re-election, not governor". Star Tribune. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
16. Van Berkel, Jessie (August 14, 2018). "Keith Ellison wins DFL primary for Minnesota attorney general, will face Republican Doug Wardlow". Star Tribune. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
17. Featherly, Kevin (June 14, 2018). "Bar Buzz: Pro-pot AG candidate's got high hopes". Minnesota Lawyer. BridgeTower Media. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
18. Van Berkel, Jessie (June 5, 2018). "Ellison joins AG race, DFL hopefuls line up to replace him in Congress". Star Tribune. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
19. Beager, Laurel (June 12, 2018). "'The Old Trapper' seeks state's top legal post". International Falls Journal. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
20. Featherly, Kevin (June 28, 2018). "Debra Hilstrom: 'A work horse, not a show horse'". Minnesota Lawyer. BridgeTower Media. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
21. Featherly, Kevin (July 5, 2018). "Tom Foley: Attorney general job isn't just anti-Trump megaphone". Minnesota Lawyer. BridgeTower Media. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
22. Coolican, J. Patrick (September 18, 2017). "Attorney, activist from Northfield seeks DFL running for attorney general". Star Tribune. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
23. Featherly, Kevin (June 21, 2018). "DFLer Mike Rothman says he's ready from day one". Minnesota Lawyer. BridgeTower Media. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
24. Keen, Judy (August 15, 2018). "Sen. Tina Smith holds off Richard Painter, will face Karin Housley in historic matchup". Star Tribune. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
25. McMullen, Maureen (November 11, 2017). "Transgender candidate announces U.S. Senate campaign in Minn., seeking Green Party endorsement". Duluth News Tribune. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
26. "Candidate Filings". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
27. Walsh, Paul (July 13, 2018). "Imprisoned double murderer is on Minnesota ballot vying for Klobuchar's Senate seat". Star Tribune. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
28. Rao, Maya (December 8, 2017). "As Sen. Al Franken prepares to leave Senate, he leaves real accomplishments, much undone". Star Tribune. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
29. Golden, Erin; Coolican, J. Patrick (December 13, 2017). "Gov. Mark Dayton appoints Tina Smith to U.S. Senate". Star Tribune. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
30. Rao, Maya (January 3, 2018). "Al Franken submits resignation letter to Senate; Tina Smith ready to step in". Star Tribune. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
31. Coolican, J. Patrick (April 16, 2018). "Controversial developer Jerry Trooien running for U.S. Senate as independent". Star Tribune. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
32. Pugmire, Tim (January 17, 2018). "Second GOP candidate seeks to unseat Smith". Minnesota Public Radio. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
33. Keen, Judy (April 30, 2018). "Richard Painter exits GOP, launches bid against DFL Sen. Tina Smith". Star Tribune. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
34. Magan, Christopher (February 5, 2018). "Fellow Democrat Nick Leonard to challenge Tina Smith for Senate seat". Pioneer Press. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
35. "Candidate Filings". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
36. "Candidate Filings". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
37. "2018 Bond Referendum and Infrastracture Improvements". City of the Village of Minnetonka Beach. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
38. "City of Motley Newsletter" (PDF). City of Motley. Summer 2018. p. 1. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
39. "Ballot Questions". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
40. "Candidate Filings". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved September 13, 2018.
41. "School to seek approval of $26.3 million building bond". Swift County Monitor-News. May 18, 2018. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
42. Murtha, Ashley (March 20, 2018). "Cleveland board sets Aug. 14 referendum date". Le Center Leader. Adams Publishing Group. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
43. "Building Project". Mountain Lake Public Schools. Archived from the original on July 19, 2018. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
44. Sobotka, Alyssa (April 27, 2018). "District 518 calls for two-question August referendum". The Globe. Forum Communications. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
45. "Candidate Filings". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved August 23, 2018.

External links

• Elections & Voting - Minnesota Secretary of State
• Candidates at Vote Smart
• Candidates at Ballotpedia
• Campaign finance at National Institute on Money in State Politics