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ELECTION
CALENDAR:
Filing
Deadline: May 31, 2022
State Conventions: May 13-14 (GOP)
& May 20-22 (DFL)
Primary: August 9, 2022 |
CANDIDATE
DIRECTORY LEGEND:
Bold = Active Candidate
Italics = Potential Candidate
* = Incumbent
= Winner
(Incumbent Party Listed First) |
This
page was last updated on June 3, 2022
STATE
CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:
GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
(Governor & Lt. Governor candidates run together on tickets.)
Tim Walz (DFL)* - (Campaign Site)
& Peggy Flanagan (DFL)* - (Campaign Site)
Ole Savior (DFL) - Artist & Frequent Candidate
& Julia Parker (DFL)
Bob "Again" Carney (R) - Non-Profit Consultant & Frequent Candidate
& Captain Jack Sparrow (R) - Community Activist & Frequent Candidate
Scott Jensen (R) - Ex-State Sen. & Physician
& Matt Birk (R) - Retired NFL Football Player & Conservative Activist
Joyce Lacey (R) - Guardianship Advocate & Community Activist
& Kent Edwards (R)
Steve Patterson (GRP) - Anti-Lockdowns/Mandates Activist
& Matt Huff (GRP)
Darrell Paulson (GRP) - Business Consulant & Disability Community Activist
& Ed Engelmann (GRP) - Navy Veteran, Marijuana Legalization Activist & '10 Nominee
Hugh McTavish (IAP) - Biochemist, Attorney & Anti-Lockdowns Activist
& Mike Winter (IAP) - Podcast Host, Teamster & '21 Minneapolis Mayor Candidate
James McCaskel (LMN) - Community Organizer & BLM Activist
& David Sandbeck (LMN) - Network Engineer, Progressive Activist & '20 US Rep Candidate
Chris Wright (LMN) - Computer Engineer, Marijuana Legalization Activist & Frequent Candidate
& Lawrence "LC" Converse (LMN)
Next
State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2022.

SECRETARY
OF STATE:
Steve Simon (DFL)* - (Campaign Site)
Steve Carlson (DFL) - Business Consultant, Conservative Activist & Frequent Candidate
Kim Crockett (R) - Attorney & Policy Advocate
Erik van Mechelen (R) - Writer
ATTORNEY
GENERAL:
Keith Ellison (DFL)* - (Campaign Site)
Bill Dahn (DFL) - Disabled Retiree & Frequent Candidate
Sharon Anderson (R) - Retired Realtor & Frequent Candidate
Jim Schultz (R) - Attorney
Doug Wardlow (R) - Ex-State Rep., Attorney & '18 Nominee

STATE
AUDITOR:
Julie Blaha (DFL)* -
(Campaign Site)
Ryan Wilson (R) - Medical Device Research Company CEO
Will Finn (GRP) - Marijuana Legalization Activist
Tim Davis (LMN) - Marijuana Legalization Activist, Retired Laborer & Frequent Candidate

STATE LEGISLATURE:
State House
- ( DFL Caucus
- Republican
Caucus )
State Senate
- ( DFL
Caucus - Republican
Caucus )
U.S.
SENATOR:
Amy
Klobuchar (DFL)* - (Campaign
Site) - Next Election in 2024.
Tina Smith (DFL)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2026.
U.S.
CONGRESS:
District
1 - Special Election:
Filing Deadline: March 15, 2022 - Primary May 24, 2022 - General August 9, 2022
[ Jim Hagedorn (R)* - Died February 17, 2022. ]
Brad Finstad (R) - Ex-State Rep., Ex-USDA Official & Agriculture Executive
Jeff Ettinger (DFL) - Retired Hormel CEO
Haroun "Aaron" McClellan (GRP) - Attorney & Contracts Manager
Richard Reisdorf (LMN) - Navy Veteran & Peace Activist
District
1 - Regular Election:
[ Jim Hagedorn (R)* - Died February 17, 2022. ]
Brad Finstad (R) - Ex-State Rep., Ex-USDA Official & Agriculture Executive
Jeremy Munson (R) - State Rep. & Business Consultant
Jeff Ettinger (DFL) - Retired Hormel CEO
George Kalberer (DFL) - Economic Analyst & '18 US Sen Candidate in WA
James Rainwater (DFL) - Attorney & '16 City Council Candidate
Brian Abrahamson (GRP) - Comedian & Frequent Candidate
Richard Reisdorf (LMN) - Navy Veteran & Peace Activist
District
2:
Angie Craig (DFL)* - (Campaign Site)
Tyler Kistner (R) - USMC Reserve Officer & '20 Nominee
Paula Overby (LMN) - Tech Analyst, Trans Rights Activist & Frequent Candidate

District
3:
Dean Phillips (DFL)*
- (Campaign Site)
Tom Weiler (R) - Retired Navy Officer
District
4:
Betty McCollum (DFL)*
- (Campaign Site)
Amane Badhasso (DFL) - Democratic Political Organizer
Fasil Moghul (DFL) - Landlord & '18 Candidate
Gene Rechtzigel (R) - Farmer, Property Manager & Frequent Candidate
Jerry Silver (R) - Truck Driver & Pastor
May Lor Xiong (R) - Teacher & Realtor
District
5:
Ilhan Omar (DFL)* - (Campaign Site)
A.J. Kern (DFL) - Land Planner, Army Veteran, Conservative Activist & Frequent Candidate
Albert Ross (DFL) - Construction Contractor
Don Samuels (DFL) - Ex-Minneapolis City Councilman, Nonprofit Executive & Ex-Toy Designer
Nate Schluter (DFL)
Cicely Davis (R) - Businesswoman & Ex-Democrat
Guy Gaskin (R) - Applications Programmer & '21 City Council Candidate
Royce White (R) - MMA Fighter & Ex-NBA Pro Basketball Player

District
6:
Tom Emmer (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Jeanne Hendricks (DFL) - Nurse Anesthetist
David Rosenfeld (SWP/WI) - Communist Political Organizer & Frequent Candidate
District
7:
Michelle Fischbach (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Jill Abahsain (DFL) - Museum Director, Retired Educator & '20 St Sen Nominee
Alycia Gruenhagen (DFL) - Food Co-Op Manager & '20 Candidate
Travis "Bull" Johnson (LMN) - Retired Army NCO, Farmer & '20 County Comm Candidate
District
8:
Pete Stauber (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Harry Welty (R) - Ex-Duluth School Board Member, Ex-Teacher & '18/'20 Candidate
John Munter (DFL)
Jen Schultz (DFL) - State Rep. & College Professor

STATE
POLITICAL PARTIES:
Constitution Party of Minnesota (C)
Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL)
Forward Party (F)
Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis Party (GLC)
Green Party of Minnesota (G)
Independence-Alliance Party
of Minnesota (IAP)
Legal Marijuana Now Party (LMN)
Libertarian Party of Minnesota (L)
Republican Party of Minnesota (R)
Independent (I)
Write-In (WI)
STATE
ELECTION OFFICE:
Secretary
of State's Office
Campaign Finance & Public
Disclosure Board

STATE
NEWS SOURCES:
Alexandria
Echo Press
Austin Daily Herald
Brainerd Daily
Dispatch
Checks & Balances
Duluth News-Tribune
Grant County Herald
HometownSource.com (17 East Central Minnesota Community Newspapers)
Mankato Free Press
Minneapolis Star Tribune
- (Politics Section)
Minneapolis/St. Paul City
Pages (Alternative)
Minnesota Daily (University
of Minnesota)
Minnesota Lawyer
Minnesota Reformer
Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder
(African-American)
MinnPost.com
Morrison County Record
New Ulm Journal

Page 1 Publications
(4 Community Newspapers)
Rochester Post-Bulletin
Southwest Journal (Minneapolis)
St. Paul Pioneer Press
Tyler
Tribute
West Central Tribune (Willmar)
Winona Daily News
KSTP TV-5 (ABC - Minneapolis)
Minnesota Public
Radio
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