2010 Minnesota General Election

On Tuesday, November 2, Minnesotans will elect a new Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, all members of the Minnesota delegation of the U.S. House of Representatives, and all members of the Minnesota Senate and House of Representatives. County residents will elect members of their county boards, and some will elect school board members.

This is a critical election year. Issues of great importance to Indian Country and other Minnesotans will be determined by the people we elect to public office on November 2. That’s why it is so important to learn about the candidates, register to vote, and make informed decisions at the polls.

Below we have identified several races that will affect voters in the reservation districts. To find your voting district, visit http://pollfinder.sos.state.mn.us. If you don’t live in the districts mentioned below, visit http://candidates.sos.state.mn.us to find the elections in your district.

Additional voting information can be found at http://www.nativevotemn.org.

Minnesota Executive Branch

Governor and Lieutenant Governor

• Mark Dayton and Yvonne Prettner Solon (DFL)
• Tom Emmer and Annette Meeks (Republican)
• Tom Horner and Jim Mulder (Independent)

Secretary of State

• Jual Carlson (Independence)
• Mark Ritchie (DFL, incumbent)
• Dan Severson (Republican)

Attorney General

• Chris Barden (Republican)
• Bill Dahn (Independence)
• David Hoch (The Resource Party)
• Lori Swanson (DFL, incumbent)

State Auditor

• Patricia Anderson (Republican)
• Kenny Kalligher (Grassroots Party)
• Rebecca Otto (DFL, incumbent)
• Annie Young (Green)

U.S. House of Representatives

Third District

• Jim Meffert (DFL)
• Jon Oleson (Independence)
• Erik Paulsen (Republican, incumbent)

Fourth District

• Steve Carlson (Independence)
• Teresa Collett (Republican)
• Betty McCollum (DFL, incumbent)

Fifth District

• Joel Demos (Republican)
• Keith Ellison (DFL, incumbent)
• Tom Schrunk (Independence)

Eighth District

• Chip Cravaack (Republican)
• Jim Oberstar (DFL, incumbent)
• Tim Olson (Independence)

Minnesota Senate and House of Representatives

Senate District 16 (represents Mille Lacs Band District I and IIa)

• Dave Brown (Republican)
• Lisa Fobbe (DFL, incumbent)

House of Representatives District 16A (represents Mille Lacs Band District I and IIa)

• Sondra Erickson (Republican)
• Gail Kulick Jackson (DFL, incumbent)

Senate District 3 (represents Mille Lacs Band District II)

• Dan McGuire (Republican)
• Tom Saxhaug (DFL, incumbent)

House of Representatives District 3B (represents Mille Lacs Band District II)

• Carolyn McElfatrick (Republican)
• Loren Solberg (DFL, incumbent)

Senate District 8 (represents Mille Lacs Band District III)

• Michael Cummins (Republican)
• Tony Lourey (DFL, incumbent)

House of Representatives District 8A (represents Mille Lacs Band District III)

• Mark Ames (Republican)
• Bill Hilty (DFL, incumbent)

House of Representatives District 8B (represents Mille Lacs Band District III)

• Roger Crawford (Republican)
• Tim Faust (DFL, incumbent)

Mille Lacs County offices

Mille Lacs County Board District 2

• Michael Sohre
• Dan Whitcomb

Mille Lacs County Board District 4

• Roger Tellinghuisen (incumbent)

Mille Lacs County Sheriff

• Joseph Backlund
• Brent Lindgren

Pine County offices

Pine County Board District 1

• Stephen Hallan (incumbent)
• Bob Neubauer

Pine County Board District 2

• Ed Montbriand (incumbent)
• Mitchell Pangerl

Pine County Board District 5

• Doug Carlson (incumbent)

Pine County Sherriff

• Robert Cole
• Mark Mansavage

Aitkin County offices

Aitkin County Board District 1

• Anthony Gabrio
• J. Mark Wedel (incumbent)

Aitkin County Board District 3

• Adria Karsky
• Donald Niemi

Aitkin County Board District 5

• Anne Marcotte
• Galen Tveit (incumbent)

Aitkin County Sherriff

• Scott Turner