2018 Minnesota elections

2018 Minnesota general election

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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, two United States Senate seats, 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.

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]

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]

Incumbent DFL Senator Amy Klobuchar sought re-election. State Representative Jim Newberger was the Republican nominee.^[3] Other candidates included Green Party candidate Paula Overby^[4] and Legal Marijuana Now Party candidate Dennis Schuller.^[5] Candidates who lost the primary election for the Republican nomination include Merrill Anderson,^[6] Rae Hart Anderson,^[6] and Rocky De La Fuente.^[6] Candidates who lost the primary election for the DFL nomination include Steve Carlson,^[6] Stephen Emery,^[6] David Robert Groves,^[6] and Leonard Richards.^[7] Klobuchar won re-election to a third term.

On December 7, 2017, incumbent DFL Senator Al Franken announced he would resign.^[8] On December 13, DFL Governor Mark Dayton announced that he would appoint Lieutenant Governor Tina Smith to replace Franken,^[9] assuming office on January 3, 2018.^[10]

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.^[3] Other candidates included Legal Marijuana Now Party candidate Sarah Wellington^[5] and independent candidate Jerry Trooien.^[11] Candidates who lost the primary election for the Republican nomination include Bob Anderson and^[12] Nikolay Bey.^[6] Candidates who lost the primary election for the DFL nomination include Richard Painter,^[13] Ali Chehem Ali,^[6] Gregg Iverson,^[6] Nick Leonard,^[14] and Christopher Seymore.^[6] Smith won election to the remaining two years of Franken's original six-year term.

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.

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.^[15] Other candidates included Grassroots–Legalize Cannabis Party candidate Chris Wright^[5] and Libertarian Party candidate Josh Welter.^[16] Candidates who lost the primary election for the Republican nomination include former governor Tim Pawlenty^[17] and Matt Kruse.^[16] Candidates who lost the primary election for the DFL nomination include State Representative Erin Murphy,^[18] Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson,^[19] Tim Holden,^[16] and Olé Savior.^[16] Walz won the election.

Incumbent DFL secretary of state Steve Simon announced on January 23, 2018, that he would seek re-election.^[20] Former state senator John Howe was the Republican nominee.^[21] William Denney sought election as an Independence Party candidate.^[16] Simon won re-election to a second term.

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.^[22]

Former state representative Pam Myhra was the Republican nominee.^[23] Julie Blaha was the DFL nominee.^[24] Other candidates included Legal Marijuana Now Party candidate Michael Ford^[5] and Libertarian Party candidate Chris Dock.^[16] Blaha won the election.^[25]

Incumbent DFL attorney general Lori Swanson announced on January 28, 2018, that she would seek re-election.^[26] On June 4, 2018, Swanson announced that she would not seek re-election and instead seek election to be governor.^[19]

Former state representative Doug Wardlow was the Republican nominee and U.S. Representative Keith Ellison was the DFL nominee.^[27] Noah Johnson sought election as a Grassroots–Legalize Cannabis Party candidate.^[28] Candidates who lost the primary election for the Republican nomination include Sharon Anderson^[29] and former state senator Bob Lessard.^[30] Candidates who lost the primary election for the DFL nomination include State Representative Debra Hilstrom,^[31] former Ramsey County attorney Tom Foley,^[32] Matt Pelikan,^[33] and former commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Commerce Mike Rothman.^[34] Ellison won the 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.

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.

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%.

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

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

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

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 Aitkin1 Aitkin Township2 Akeley Akeley Township1 Akron Township, Big Stone County Albany Albert Lea3 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 Anoka1, 3 Ansel Township Apple Valley Appleton Appleton Township Arago Township1 Arbo Township Arco Arden Hills Ardenhurst Township1 Arena Township Argyle Arlington Arlington Township Arthur Township, Traverse County Artichoke Township Arveson Township Ashby Askov1 Athens Township Atkinson Township Atwater Audubon Augsburg Township Augusta Township Austin3 Automba Township Avoca Avon2 Babbitt2 Backus Badger1 Badger Township Badoura Township Bagley Balaton Ball Bluff Township Barber Township Barclay Township Barnum Barnum Township Barrett Barry Barto Township Battle Lake Battle Plain Township2 Baudette Baxter Bayport Baytown Township Bear Park Township Beardsley Bearville Township1 Beauford Township Beaver Township, Aitkin County Beaver Township, Roseau County Beaver Bay Beaver Bay Township Beaver Creek2 Becker Becker Township, Cass County Bejou Belgrade Belgrade Township Belle Plaine Belle Plaine Township1 Bellechester1 Bellingham Beltrami Belview Bemidji3 Bena Bennington Township Benson4, 5 Benton Township Bergen Township Bernadotte Township Bertha1 Beseman Township Bethel Beulah Township Big Bend Township Big Falls Big Lake Big Stone Township Big Woods Township Bigelow Bigfork1 Bigfork Township Bingham Lake Birch Lake Township2 Birchwood Village1 Bird Island Bird Island Township Biscay Bismarck Township Biwabik1 Black River Township Blackberry Township Blackduck1, 2 Blackhoof Township Blaine3 Blakeley Township2 Blind Lake Township Blomkest Bloom Township Bloomer Township Blooming Prairie Blue Earth2 Blue Earth City Township Bluffton Bock Boon Lake Township Borup Bovey Bowlus1 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 Park2, 3 Brooks Brookston1 Brooten Browerville Browns Valley Browns Valley Township Brownsdale1 Brownsville Brownton1 Bruce Township2 Bruno Brunswick Township1 Buckman1 Buffalo Buffalo Lake Buhl Bull Moose Township1 Bungo Township Burnstown Township2 Burnsville3 Burtrum Buse Township Butler Township Butterfield Butterfield Township Butternut Valley Township Byron Byron Township, Cass County1 Caledonia Callaway1 Calumet2 Cambria Township Cambridge2, 3 Camden Township Camp Release Township Campbell Canby Cannon Township Cannon Falls1 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 Chisholm1, 3 Chokio Clara City2 Claremont1 Clarissa Clark Township, Aitkin County1 Clarkfield Clarks Grove1, 2 Clay Township Clear Lake Clearbrook Clearwater Clearwater Township Clements Cleveland Cleveland Township Clifton Township, Traverse County Climax Clinton Clitherall Clontarf1 Clontarf Township Cloquet1, 3 Clover Township, Hubbard County1 Clover Township, Mahnomen County Clow Township Coates Cobden Cohasset Cokato Cold Spring Coleraine Cologne1 Columbia Heights2, 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 Currie1 Cuyuna Cyrus Dahlgren Township Dakota Dalbo Township Dale Township Dalton Dane Prairie Township Danielson Township Danube Danvers Danville Township Darfur Darwin Darwin Township1 Dassel1 Davis Township Dawson Dayton3 De Graff Decoria Township1 Deephaven Deer Township Deer Creek Deer River Deer River Township Deerfield Township, Cass County Deerwood1 Deerwood Township, Crow Wing County Deerwood Township, Kittson County Delano Delavan Delhi Dell Grove Township2 Dellwood1 Denham Denmark Township Dennison Dent Denver Township Detroit Lakes2 Dexter Dodge Center Dollymount Township Donaldson Donnelly Donnelly Township, Marshall County Doran Dover Dovray Dovre Township Dresbach Township Dryden Township Dublin Township Dumont1 Dundas2 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 River2 Elko New Market1 Elkton Ellendale2 Ellsworth Elmdale Elmdale Township Elmore Elrosa Ely Elysian Embarrass Township1 Emily Emmons Enstrom Township Equality Township Erdahl Township Erhard Erskine Evan Evansville Eveleth Evergreen Township Excel Township Excelsior Eyota Fairfax1 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 Dam1 Feeley Township Felton Fergus Falls Fertile Fifty Lakes Finlayson1 Fisher Fisher Township Flensburg Floodwood Florence Folden Township Foley1 Folsom Township Forada1 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 Geneva1 Geneva Township1 Genola Georgetown1 Germania Township Germantown Township Ghent Gibbon Gilbert1, 2, 3 Gilman2 Glen Township Glencoe Glencoe Township Glenville Glenwood2 Glyndon Gonvick Good Hope Township, Itasca County Good Thunder Goodhue Goodridge1 Goodview Gould Township Graceville2 Graceville Township Grafton Township Graham Lakes Township Granada Granby Township Grand Lake Township Grand Marais Grand Meadow1 Grand Meadow Township Grand Plain Township Grand Rapids2 Grandview Township Granite Falls Grant Granville Township Grasston Grattan Township Gray Township Great Bend Township Green Isle Greenbush Greenfield1 Greenfield Township Greenwald Greenwood Greenwood Township, Clearwater County Gregory Township Grey Cloud Island Township Grey Eagle Grey Eagle Township Grove City1 Grove Park-Tilden Township Grygla Gully Guthrie Township1, 2 Hackensack Hadley Hallock1 Hallock Township Halma Halstad Ham Lake Hamburg Hammond Hampden Township Hampton Hancock Hancock Township Hangaard Township Hanley Falls Hanover Hanska1 Hantho Township Harding Hardwick Harmony Harris Harris Township2 Hartland Hartland Township Harvey Township Hastings3 Hatfield Haugen Township Haven Township Hawley Hayfield Hayward Hayward Township Hazel Run Hazelton Township, Kittson County Hector1 Hector Township Hegbert Township Heidelberg Helen Township1 Helena Township Helga Township Helgeland Township Henderson Henderson Township Hendricks Hendrickson Township Hendrum Henning1 Henrietta Township Henriette1 Hereim Township1 Herman Hermantown Heron Lake Heron Lake Township Hewitt1 Hibbing Hickory Township Higdem Township Highwater Township Hill Township Hill City Hillman Hillman Township, Kanabec County Hillman Township, Morrison County Hills Hilltop Hinckley1 Hines Township Hiram Township Hitterdal Hoffman Hokah1 Holden Township Holdingford1 Holland Hollandale1 Holloway1 Holly Township Hollywood Township Holst Township Holt Holyoke Township Home Brook Township Honner Township1 Hope Township Horton Township Houston Howard Lake Hoyt Lakes Hubbard Township, Hubbard County Hubbard Township, Polk County Hugo Humboldt Hunter Township Huntly Township Hutchinson3 Hyde Park Township Ihlen1 Industrial Township Inguadona Township1 International Falls2 Inver Grove Heights3 Iona Iron Junction Irondale Township1 Ironton1 Isanti3 Isle Itasca Township1 Ivanhoe Jackson Jadis Township Jamestown Township Janesville Jasper Jeffers Jenkins Jenkins Township Jessenland Township2 Johnson Jones Township Jordan Judson Township Jupiter Township Kalevala Township1 Kandiyohi Karlstad Kasota1 Kasota Township Kasson Keewatin Kelliher Kellogg Kelso Township1 Kennedy Kenneth Kensington1 Kent Kenyon Kenyon Township Kerkhoven Kerkhoven Township Kerrick1 Kettle River1 Kiester Kiester Township1 Kildare Township Kilkenny Kimball Kinbrae Kinghurst Township Kingston1 Kinney Kragero Township Kroschel Township1 Kugler Township La Crescent La Prairie1 La Prairie Township La Salle Lafayette Lafayette Township Lake Alice Township1 Lake Benton Lake Bronson1 Lake City3 Lake Crystal Lake Edward Township Lake Elmo Lake Emma Township Lake George Township, Hubbard County Lake George Township, Stearns County Lake Henry1 Lake Jessie Township Lake Lillian Lake Park1 Lake Pleasant Township Lake Prairie Township Lake Shore2 Lake Shore Township Lake St. Croix Beach Lake Valley Township Lake Wilson Lakefield Lakeland Lakeland Shores Lakeport Township2 Lakeside Township, Cottonwood County Laketown Township Lakeville Lamberton1 Lancaster Land Township Landfall Lanesboro Lanesburgh Township1 Laporte Lastrup1 Lauderdale Lawrence Township, Grant County Lawrence Township, Itasca County Le Center Le Roy Le Sauk Township Le Sueur Leech Lake Township Lengby1 Lent Township Leonard2 Leonardsville Township Leonidas Leslie Township Lester Prairie Lewiston Lewisville1 Lexington Lexington Township Libby Township Lien Township Lilydale1 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 Township2 Little Elk Township1 Little Falls2 Little Pine Township1 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 Township1 Loretto Louisburg Louisville Township, Red Lake County Louisville Township, Scott County Lowry1 Lucan Luverne Lyle Lynd1 Lynd Township Lyra Township Mabel Macville Township Madelia Madison Madison Township2, 5 Madison Lake Magnolia Mahnomen Mahtowa Township Malta Township Manchester Manchester Township Manhattan Beach Mankato3 Mankato Township Mansfield Township Mantorville Mantrap Township Maple Township Maple Grove Maple Grove Township, Becker County Maple Lake Maple Plain Mapleton Mapleton Township Mapleview Maplewood3 Marble Marcell Township1 Marietta Marine on St. Croix Marsh Creek Township Marsh Grove Township Marshall Marshfield Township Martin Township2 Marysland Township Mason Township Max Township Maxwell Township May Township, Cass County Mayer Maynard Mazeppa McCrea Township McGrath1 McGregor1 McIntosh McKinley McKinley Township McPherson Township Meadow Brook Township Meadowlands Medford Medicine Lake Medina Medo Township Meire Grove Melrose Menahga1, 2 Mendota Mendota Heights Mentor Middle River Middle River Township Midway Township, Cottonwood County Miesville Milaca Milan Millerville Millville Millward Township Milroy Miltona Miltona Township2 Minneapolis2, 5 Minneiska Minneiska Township1, 2 Minneota Minnesota City Minnesota Lake Minnetonka Beach6 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 Lake2 Moose Lake Township, Carlton County1 Moose Lake Township, Cass County Mora Morgan Morrill Township Morris Morristown Morse Township, Itasca County Morton Motley1, 6 Mound Mounds View Mount Morris Township Mountain Iron Mountain Lake Mountain Lake Township Moyer Township Mudgett Township Mulligan Township Murdock Myrtle1 Nashua Nashwauk Nashwauk Township Nassau Nelson Nelson Park Township Nerstrand2 Nesbit Township Nessel Township Nevis1 Nevis Township New Auburn New Auburn Township New Brighton2, 5 New Folden Township New Germany New Hope New Independence Township New London New Maine Township New Munich1 New Prague1 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 Branch2 North Fork Township North Mankato North Oaks North Ottawa Township North St. Paul North Star Township, Brown County Northern Township Northfield2 Northome1 Northrop Norway Township, Kittson County Norwood Young America Nowthen Numedal Township Nunda Township Oak Grove Oak Lawn Township1 Oak Park Township Oak Park Heights Oakdale1, 4 Oakwood Township Odessa Odessa Township Odin Odin Township Ogema1, 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 Township1 Otsego Ottawa Township Otter Tail Peninsula Township Ottertail1 Owatonna Owens Township Oxford Township Palisade2 Palmville Township Park Rapids Parker Township, Marshall County Parkers Prairie Parnell Township, Traverse County Paynesville Paynesville Township2 Pease Pelan Township1 Pelican Township, Crow Wing County Pelican Township, Otter Tail County Pelican Lake Township Pelican Rapids Pemberton Pennock Pequot Lakes Perch Lake Township Percy Township Perham2 Perham Township Perley Perry Lake Township Peterson Pierz Pierz Township Pike Township Pike Bay Township1 Pillager1 Pillsbury Township Pine City Pine City Township Pine Island Pine Lake Township, Cass County Pine River Pine River Township Pine Springs Pipestone Plainview1 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 Township2 Preston Princeton Prinsburg Prior Township Prior Lake Proctor Pulaski Township Quamba1 Racine1 Ramsey1, 3 Randall Randolph2 Ranier Raymond Red Lake Falls Red Lake Falls Township Red Wing1, 3, 4 Redpath Township Redwood Falls Regal Reine Township Remer1 Remer Township2 Renville Revere Rice Rice Township Rice Lake Rich Valley Township Richardson Township Richardville Township Richfield Richmond1 Richville1 Ridgely Township River Township River Falls Township Riverdale Township Riverton Robbinsdale Rochester3 Rock Creek Rock Lake Township Rockford1 Rockville Rockwood Township, Hubbard County1 Rogers2 Rogers Township Rollingstone Rollis Township Roome Township Roosevelt1 Roscoe Rose Creek Rose Dell Township Roseau Rosemount Rosendale Township Roseville3 Roseville Township, Grant County Rosing Township Ross Township Ross Lake Township Rothsay1 Round Lake Round Lake Township, Becker County1 Royalton Rush City Rush Lake Township Rushford Village Rushmore Russell Ruthton Rutledge Sabin Sago Township Saint Paul4, 5 Salem Township, Cass County San Francisco Township Sanborn Sand Creek Township Sand Lake Township Sandstone1 Sanford Township Sargeant Sargeant Township Sartell Sauk Centre2 Sauk Rapids Scandia Scandia Valley Township Scanlon2 Schoolcraft Township Seaforth1 Sebeka2 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 Township1 Silver Bay Silver Brook Township Silver Creek Township, Wright County2 Silver Lake Sinclair Township Sinnott Township Skagen Township Skane Township Skelton Township Skyline Slater Township1 Slayton Sleepy Eye Smoky Hollow Township Sobieski Sodus Township Solway South Bend Township South Branch Township South Haven1 South Red River Township South St. Paul3 Southbrook Township Southside Township Spang Township1 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. Cloud3 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. Michael1 Saint Paul4, 5 St. Rosa St. Stephen1 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 Lake1 Sturgeon Lake Township Sumter Township Sunburg Sunfish Lake1 Svea Township Swanville1 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 Tracy1, 2 Trail Transit Township Traverse Township Trelipe Township Trimont Trommald1 Trondhjem Township Trosky Trout Lake Township Troy Township, Renville County Truman Turtle Lake Township, Cass County1 Turtle River Twin Lakes1 Twin Lakes Township, Carlton County Twin Lakes Township, Mahnomen County Twin Valley Two Harbors2, 3 Tyler Ulen1 Underwood1 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 Villard2 Villard Township1 Vining Virginia2 Waasa Township Wabana Township Wabasha1 Wabasso Wabedo Township1, 2 Waconia Wadena Wagner Township Wahkon Waite Park Walden Township, Cass County1, 2 Waldorf Walker Walls Township Walnut Grove Walters Waltham1 Wanamingo Wanda1 Wanger Township Warba Ward Township Warren2 Warrenton Township Warroad Waseca Washington Township Washington Lake Township Watertown Watertown Township Waterville Watkins Watson Waubun Waukenabo Township1 Waverly Wawina Township Wayzata Welcome Wells Wendell West Concord1 West Newton Township West St. Paul2, 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 Willmar2, 3 Willow River Willow Valley Township Wilmont Wilson Township, Cass County Wilton Windom Windsor Township Winfield Township Winger1 Winnebago Winona Winsor Township Winsted Winsted Township Winthrop Winton1 Wirt Township Wolf Lake Wolford Township1 Wolverton Wood Lake Wood Lake Township Woodbury Woodland Woodrow Township, Cass County1 Woodstock Woodville Township Workman Township Worthington2 Worthington Township Wrenshall Wrenshall Township Wright1 Wright Township Wykoff Wylie Township Wyoming Yellow Bank Township Young America Township2 Zemple Zimmerman1 Zumbro Township Zumbro Falls1 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.

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-Borup1 Adrian2 Aitkin Albany Albert Lea Alden2 Alexandria Annandale Ashby Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City2 Austin Badger Bagley Barnesville2, 4 Barnum Battle Lake Becker Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa2 Bemidji Benson1, 3 Bertha-Hewitt Big Lake Blackduck Blue Earth Area BOLD Braham1, 2, 4 Brainerd Brandon-Evansville Breckenridge Brooklyn Center Browerville Browns Valley Buffalo Lake-Hector Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose2, 4 Burnsville Butterfield Byron Caledonia Cambridge-Isanti Campbell-Tintah Cannon Falls Carlton Cass Lake-Bena Cedar Mountain2 Centennial2 Chatfield Chisago Lakes Chisholm Chokio-Alberta Clearbrook-Gonvick2 Cleveland3 Climax Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley Cloquet Columbia Heights2, 5 Comfrey Cook County Cromwell-Wright Crookston Crosby-Ironton Dassel-Cokato1, 2 Dawson-Boyd Deer River Delano Detroit Lakes2 Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton Dover-Eyota Duluth2, 4 East Grand Forks Eastern Carver County Eden Prairie1, 4 Eden Valley-Watkins2 Edgerton2 Elk River Ellsworth Ely Esko Eveleth-Gilbert Fairmont Area Schools Faribault Farmington Fergus Falls Fertile-Beltrami Fillmore Central Fisher Floodwood2 Foley1 Forest Lake2 Fosston2 Frazee-Vergas2 Fulda Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop1 Glencoe-Silver Lake2 Glenville-Emmons2 Goodhue2, 4 Goodridge Granada Huntley-East Chain Grand Meadow Grand Rapids Greenbush-Middle River Greenway Grygla Hancock2 Hawley Hayfield Hendricks Henning Herman-Norcross Hermantown Heron Lake-Okabena2 Hibbing1 Hill City Hills-Beaver Creek Holdingford1, 2, 4 Houston Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Hutchinson International Falls Isle Ivanhoe Jackson County Central1 Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton2 Jordan1 Kasson-Mantorville Kelliher Kenyon-Wanamingo Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg Kimball1 Kingsland2 Kittson Central La Crescent-Hokah Lac qui Parle Valley Lake Benton Lake City Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial Lake of the Woods Lake Park-Audubon1 Lake Superior Lakeview Lakeville Lancaster1 Lanesboro1, 2 Laporte1 Le Sueur-Henderson LeRoy-Ostrander2 Lester Prairie Lewiston-Altura Litchfield Little Falls Littlefork-Big Falls Long Prairie-Grey Eagle Luverne Lyle Mabel-Canton MACCRAY2 Madelia1 Mahnomen Mahtomedi2 Maple Lake Maple River Marshall Marshall County Central Martin County West McGregor Medford1 Melrose Menahga Mesabi East Milaca2 Milroy Minneapolis2, 5 Minneota Minnewaska1 Montevideo Moorhead Moose Lake Mora Morris Area Mountain Iron-Buhl1 Mountain Lake3, 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 Branch1 North St. Paul-Maplewood Northfield2 Northland Community Ogilvie3, 4 Onamia Ortonville Osakis Osseo1 Owatonna Park Rapids Parkers Prairie2 Paynesville Pelican Rapids Pequot Lakes Perham Pierz Pillager Pine City Pine Island Pine River-Backus Pipestone Area Plainview-Elgin-Millville2 Princeton Prior Lake Proctor Randolph2 Red Lake County Central1 Red Lake Falls Red Lake2, 5 Red Rock Central2 Red Wing2 Redwood Falls Area Renville County West Robbinsdale2 Rochester5 Rockford2 Rocori Roseau Round Lake-Brewster Royalton Rush City2, 4 Rushford-Peterson1, 2 Saint Paul2, 4 Sartell2 Sauk Centre Sauk Rapids Sebeka Shakopee Sibley East Sleepy Eye South Koochiching South St. Paul Southland2 Spring Grove Springfield St. Charles St. Clair St. Cloud Area5 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-County1 Triton2 Truman Ulen-Hitterdal Underwood United South Central Upsala Verndale Virginia2 Wabasha-Kellogg Wabasso Waconia2 Wadena-Deer Creek Walker-Hackensack-Akeley Warren-Alvarado-Oslo Warroad Waseca Watertown-Mayer1 Waterville-Elysian-Morristown1, 2 Waubun West Central Area2 Westbrook-Walnut Grove Wheaton Area Willmar2 Willow River Windom Win-E-Mac Winona Area2, 5 Worthington3 Wrenshall2 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.

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 Range1 Dawson Area Glacial Ridge Monticello-Big Lake Community1 Moose Lake Community North Pine Area1 North Suburban Northern Itasca1 Paynesville Area Pelican Valley1 Perham1 Staples Area United
1One or more special elections were held on the day of the general election.

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