Election 2026

Numerous groups along the Iron Range are hosting a candidate forum on April 30, 2026, for the nine candidates vying for the DFL endorsement in the 8th Congressional District race.

The district will break ground on elementary school and career and technical education additions after a nine-month design phase.

Klobuchar's haul is over six times larger than that of GOP candidates Rep. Lisa Demuth and Kendall Qualls.

Voters rejected the school district's plans to replace Rippleside Elementary on April 14, 2026, by a wider margin than they did in November 2025.

Kelly Lake made the announcement April 8, 2026. She's been with the sheriff's office for nearly four decades, two of those as sheriff.

Candidates who receive more than 50% of the vote in the primary win their elections; otherwise, the top two vote-getters face off in a general election June 9, 2026.

The law allows for the detention and deportation of undocumented immigrants who are merely accused of crimes, including violent crimes but also nonviolent offenses like burglary, theft and shoplifting.

Voters will decide on Aitkin's latest attempt to build a new elementary school on April 14, 2026. The new ask is about one-third less than the November 2025 referendum.

Hubbard County Sheriff Cory Aukes announced Feb. 11, 2026, that he would seek the District 3 Commissioner seat instead of a fifth term as sheriff.

Polk County Sheriff Jim Tadman and Lake County Sheriff Nathan Stadler announced they wouldn't seek additional terms in 2026.