Duluth 2026 Primary Election Primer
The filing period for Minnesota state and county offices closed on June 2. Below is a tally of candidates who filed for races pertinent to Duluth-area ballots. Names that appear in red are hyperlinked to the candidates’ websites.
The Primary Election is Tuesday, Aug. 11. In a Primary Election, voters must choose a party. One can’t, for example, vote for a Republican governor and a Democratic-Farmer-Labor congressional representative. On the partisan portion of the ballot citizens must vote for the same party in all races. All St. Louis County offices, however, are nonpartisan.
FEDERAL OFFICES
United States Senator, Independent Candidate
Marisa Simonetti
United States Senator, Libertarian Party
Rebecca Whiting
United States Senator, Republican Party
Bob “Again” Carney Jr.
Cynthia Gail
Ahmad R. (Raafat) Hassan
Joyce Lacey
Patrick Munro
Adam Schwarze
Michele Tafoya
Tom Weiler
Royce White
United States Senator, Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party
Kurt Michael Anderson
Angie Craig
Peggy Flanagan
George H Kalberer
Peter John Murgic
Billy Nord
District 8 United States Representative, Republican Party
Anthony Hamilton
Pete Stauber
District 8 United States Representative, Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party
Luke Gulbranson
John Munter
Trina Swanson
STATE OFFICES
District 8 Minnesota State Senator, Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party
Jen McEwen
District 8 Minnesota State Senator, Republican Party
Darrick Law
Minnesota State Representative for District 3B, Republican Party
Natalie Zeleznikar
Minnesota State Representative for District 3B, Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party
Aaron Schweiger
Minnesota State Representative for District 8A, Republican
Allan Kehr II
Minnesota State Representative for District 8A, Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party
Peter Johnson
Minnesota State Representative for District 8B, Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party
Liish Kozlowski
Minnesota State Representative for District 8B, Republican Party
Shawn Savela
Minnesota Governor and Lieutenant Governor, Green Party
Steven Young and Jane Kirby
Minnesota Governor and Lieutenant Governor, Republican Party
Loner Blue and Andrew Maass
Lisa Demuth and Ryan Wilson
Raul J Estrada and Joe Kincaid
John Krhin and Dennis Conn
Mike Lindell and Phillip C Parrish
Ross Nova and Kerry Busby
Kendall Qualls and Brian Nicholson
Minnesota Governor and Lieutenant Governor, Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party
Thomas Evenstad and Jason Haarsager
Bill E Gates J.R. and Leah Harris
Amy Klobuchar and Ben Schierer
Kobey J Layne and Paul Ference
Ole “Viking” Savior and Ashley “Skol” Johnson
Po Vang and Mark Frascone
Mohammad Wazwaz and Murad Alshlool
Minnesota Secretary of State, Republican Party
Tad Jude
Wendy Phillips
Minnesota Secretary of State, Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party
Steve Simon
Minnesota Secretary of State, Green Party
Seth Kuhl-Stennes
Minnesota Secretary of State, Libertarian Party
George “Chip” Tangen
Minnesota State Auditor, Republican Party
Will Finn
Nate George
Scott Jensen
Minnesota State Auditor, Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party
Zack Filipovich
Minnesota State Auditor, Forward Independence Party
Jay Reeves
Minnesota Attorney General, Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party
Keith Ellison
David J.S. Madgett
Minnesota Attorney General, Republican Party
Ronald J. Schutz
COUNTY OFFICES
St. Louis County Commissioner, District 1
Annie Harala
Kris Eilers
John Socha
St. Louis County Auditor/Treasurer
Nancy Nilsen
St. Louis County Sheriff
Gordon Scott Ramsey
St. Louis County Attorney
Kimberly J. Maki
South St. Louis County Soil and Water Supervisor, District 2
James Kruse
South St. Louis County Soil and Water Supervisor, District 3
Albert Moline
South St. Louis County Soil and Water Supervisor, District 5
Caleb Langworthy
For a list of judicial candidates, visit candidates.sos.state.mn.us.