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Photo Gallery: Faces and places of Northern Minnesota's Primary Election Day

KAXE | By Lorie Shaull
Published August 13, 2026 at 1:07 PM CDT
Election Judge Gwen Macklem, age 92, greets a voter inside Maslowski Wellness & Research Center on Primary Election Day, Aug. 11, 2026, in Wadena.
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Election Judge Gwen Macklem, age 92, greets a voter inside Maslowski Wellness & Research Center on Primary Election Day, Aug. 11, 2026, in Wadena.

All across the state, neighbors gathered Aug. 11, 2026, to participate in the primary election process: from turning on the lights, to checking voters in, to casting ballots.

Election judges Marta Simons, left, and Rose Sieberlich await voters in the early morning of Primary Election Day, Aug. 11, 2026, at Shamrock Town Hall near McGregor in Aitkin County.
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Election judges Marta Simons, left, and Rose Sieberlich await voters in the early morning of Primary Election Day, Aug. 11, 2026, at Shamrock Town Hall near McGregor in Aitkin County.
Head Election Judge Carol Jordan works on Primary Election Day, Aug. 11, 2026, for Kego Township voters at the Longville Are Fire Department.
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Head Election Judge Carol Jordan works on Primary Election Day, Aug. 11, 2026, for Kego Township voters at the Longville Are Fire Department.
City of Aitkin Election Judge, Peter Young, reaches for an "I Voted" sticker at Aitkin Public Library on Primary Election Day, Aug. 11, 2026.
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City of Aitkin Election Judge, Peter Young, reaches for an "I Voted" sticker at Aitkin Public Library on Primary Election Day, Aug. 11, 2026.
An "I Voted" sticker is placed on the breast pocket of the fish-themed shirt of a voter Aug. 11, 2026, at Woodrow Town Hall in Cass County.
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Dave Tanner takes an "I Voted" sticker from election judge Cathy Dietrich at Woodrow Town Hall on Primary Election Day, Aug. 11, 2026.
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Dave Tanner takes an "I Voted" sticker from election judge Cathy Dietrich at Woodrow Town Hall on Primary Election Day, Aug. 11, 2026.
Voters exit May Town Hall in Cass County on the evening of Primary Election Day, Aug. 11, 2026.
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Voters exit May Town Hall in Cass County on the evening of Primary Election Day, Aug. 11, 2026.
A woman registers to vote inside Maslowski Wellness & Research Center on Primary Election Day, Aug. 11, 2026 in Wadena.
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A woman registers to vote inside Maslowski Wellness & Research Center on Primary Election Day, Aug. 11, 2026 in Wadena.
A voting booth surrounded by fire equipment on Primary Election Day, Aug. 11, 2026, at Shamrock Town Hall near McGregor in Aitkin County.
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A voting booth surrounded by fire equipment on Primary Election Day, Aug. 11, 2026, at Shamrock Town Hall near McGregor in Aitkin County.
Don, a resident of Keog
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Don, a resident of Kego Township, casts his vote on Primary Election Day, Aug. 11, 2026, at the Longville Area Fire Department.
Jake and Eva Hepokoski vote along with their two daughters at Nimrod Community Center on Primary Election Day, Aug. 11, 2026.
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Jake and Eva Hepokoski vote along with their two daughters at Nimrod Community Center on Primary Election Day, Aug. 11, 2026.
An "I Voted" sticker is placed on the Hackensack Pickleball Club t-shirt of a voter on Aug. 11, 2026, at Woodrow Town Hall in Cass County.
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An "I Voted" sticker is placed on the Hackensack Pickleball Club t-shirt of a voter on Aug. 11, 2026, at Woodrow Town Hall in Cass County.
Voters inside Maslowski Wellness & Research Center on Primary Election Day, Aug. 11, 2026 in Wadena.
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Voters inside Maslowski Wellness & Research Center on Primary Election Day, Aug. 11, 2026 in Wadena.
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Voting booths on Primary Election Day, Aug. 11, 2026, at Shamrock Town Hall near McGregor in Aitkin County.
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Voting booths on Primary Election Day, Aug. 11, 2026, at Shamrock Town Hall near McGregor in Aitkin County.
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A "Vote Here" sign outside Maslowski Wellness & Research Center on Primary Election Day, Aug. 11, 2026 in Wadena.
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A "Vote Here" sign outside Maslowski Wellness & Research Center on Primary Election Day, Aug. 11, 2026 in Wadena.
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Cass County Head Judge Lisa Garbe speaks with a voter on Primary Election Day, Aug. 11, 2026, at Woodrow Town Hall.
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Cass County Head Judge Lisa Garbe speaks with a voter on Primary Election Day, Aug. 11, 2026, at Woodrow Town Hall.
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An election judge reaches for a roll of "I Voted" stickers at Woodrow Town Hall on Primary Election Day, Aug. 11, 2026, in Cass County.
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An election judge reaches for a roll of "I Voted" stickers at Woodrow Town Hall on Primary Election Day, Aug. 11, 2026, in Cass County.
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Norman Rockwell's painting "Freedom Of Speech" hangs inside Woodrow Town Hall on Primary Election Day, Aug. 11, 2026, in Cass County.
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Norman Rockwell's painting "Freedom Of Speech" hangs inside Woodrow Town Hall on Primary Election Day, Aug. 11, 2026, in Cass County.
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A voter fills out a ballot on Primary Election Day, Aug. 11, 2026, at Woodrow Town Hall.
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A voter fills out a ballot on Primary Election Day, Aug. 11, 2026, at Woodrow Town Hall.
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An election judge in Kego Township
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An election judge in Kego Township works the polls Aug. 11, 2026, on Primary Election Day at the Longville Area Fire Department.
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A voter casts a ballot on Primary Election Day, Aug. 11, 2026, in Shamrock Town Hall near McGregor in Aitkin County.
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A voter casts a ballot on Primary Election Day, Aug. 11, 2026, in Shamrock Town Hall near McGregor in Aitkin County.
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A voter casts a ballot in the early morning of Primary Election Day, Aug. 11, 2026, at Shamrock Town Hall near McGregor in Aitkin County.
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A voter casts a ballot in the early morning of Primary Election Day, Aug. 11, 2026, at Shamrock Town Hall near McGregor in Aitkin County.
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