Absentee voting begins for August primary election

Minnesota voters wishing to weigh in on the Aug. 9 primary election may now vote early by absentee ballot.

By Dispatch staff report

June 24, 2022 at 3:15 PM

Minnesota voters wishing to weigh in on the Aug. 9 primary election may now vote early by absentee ballot.

Voters can visit https://mnvotes.org to apply for a ballot, find their polling place, check their registration status and view a sample ballot for their precinct.

In Crow Wing County, absentee ballots will be mailed out the week of Monday, June 27, to those voters who have already requested an absentee ballot. Contact Crow Wing County Elections at 218-824-1051 or elections@crowwing.us for more information.

Absentee voting in-person polling locations

Aitkin County

Government Center, 307 Second St. NW, Aitkin, MN 56431.

Cass County

East Gull Lake — East Gull Lake City Hall, 10790 Gull Point Road, East Gull Lake, MN 56401.
Fairview Township, Lake Shore — Lake Shore City Hall, 8583 Interlachen Road, Lake Shore, MN 56468.
Bena, Cass Lake, Federal Dam, Gould Township, Ottertail Peninsula Township, Pike Bay Township, Sucker Lakes, Wilkinson Township and Winnie Portage Lakes — Leech Lake Reservation Tribal Headquarters, 190 Sailstar Drive NW, Cass Lake, MN 56633.
Barclay Township, Chickamaw Beach, Loon Lake Township, Maple Township, Pine River, Pine River Township, Ponto Lake Township, Walden Township — Pine River City Hall, 200 Front St. N., Pine River, MN 56474.
Sylvan Township — Sylvan Town Hall, 12956 24th Ave. SW, Pillager, MN 56473.

Crow Wing County

Elections Office, Historic Courthouse, 326 Laurel St., Brainerd, MN 56401. In-person voting hours are 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday until Aug. 8. The courthouse will also be open 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 6.

Mille Lacs County

Historic Courthouse, 635 Second St. E, Milaca, MN 56353.

Morrison County

Government Center, 213 First Ave. SE, Little Falls, MN 56345

Todd County

Historic Courthouse, 215 First Ave. S., Suite 201, Long Prairie, MN 56347.

Wadena County

County Courthouse, 415 Jefferson St. S., Wadena, MN 56482.

Primary races

The primary election in Minnesota will take place Aug. 9 to determine which candidates will be on the ballot for the Nov. 8 general election.

In partisan primary races, the top vote-getter advances. In the nonpartisan races listed here, the top two vote-getters will advance.

7th Congressional District

Democratic Party — Jill Abahsain vs. Alycia R. Gruenhagen.

8th Congressional District

Democratic Party — John Munter vs. Jen Schultz.
Republican Party — Pete Stauber (incumbent) vs. Harry Robb Welty.

Senate District 2

Republican Party — Steve Green vs. Edward Strickland.

Senate District 5

Republican Party — Dale A. P. Anderson vs. Bret Bussman vs. Paul J. Utke (incumbent).

Senate District 7

DFL Party — Ben DeNucci vs. Kim (Kotanias) McLaughlin.

Senate District 10

Republican Party — Jim Newberger vs. Steve Wenzel vs. Nathan Wesenberg.

House District 5B

Republican Party — Sheldon Monson vs. Mike Wiener.

House District 6B

Republican Party — Josh Heintzeman (incumbent) vs. Doug Kern.

House District 10A

Republican Party — Ron Kresha (incumbent) vs. Charles “Chuck” Parins.

House District 10B

Republican Party — Blake Paulson vs. Isaac Schultz vs. John Ulrick.

Aitkin County

Commissioner District 3 — Travis J. Leiviska, Patrick Murphy, Don Niemi (incumbent).
Commissioner District 5 — Michael L. Kearney, Ann Marcotte (incumbent), Doug McNeil.

Cass County

Soil and water supervisor, District 5 — Jennifer O’Neill, Jon D. Osowski, Bob Wright.

Crow Wing County

Commissioner District 3 — Steve Barrows (incumbent), Tad A. Erickson, Keith M. Johnson, Jazz Ness, Jacob White.

Mille Lacs County

Sheriff — Patrick Broberg, Kyle A. Burton, Travis Johnson, Ryan VanDenheuvel.

Todd County

Commissioner District 4 — Nikki Deyle, Robert Henrich, Lew Noska.

Wadena County

Commissioner District 1 — Don Burns, Victor M. Kern, Ron Noon.
Sheriff — Mike Carr Jr. (incumbent), Jason Hofer, Milo Scott.

Brainerd

Council member, Ward 1, special election — William Bieser, Leonard D. Skillings, Kara Terry.
Council member, Ward 4 — Gabe Johnson (incumbent), Emily LeClaire, Johnathan Miller.

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