Many contested races have emerged, but also empty seats with no declared candidates after the second filing period for cities, townships, school districts and special districts in Crow Wing County ran its course from July 28 through Aug. 11.
Now, voters can decide on the declared candidates, or opt to write-in their preferred hopeful choice, for the following open seats during Election Day on Nov. 3:
Crow Wing County Cities and Townships
Crosby Mayor
James J. Hunter
Rick Ferrari.
Sierra McLean.
Joanna C. Lattery.
Crosby City Council (Elect Two)
Jim Traylor (incumbent)..
Phillip “Doc” Mihoover.
Paul Heglund (incumbent).
Don “Big Daddy” Keith.
Shawn Jarvela.
Mission Township Town Supervisor Seat A
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Jim Roach (incumbent).
Mission Township Town Supervisor Seat B (Special Election)
Bob Steele.
Dave Hauser (incumbent).
Mission Township Town Clerk
Anna Anderson (incumbent).
Emily Mayor
Roger “Buddy” Lund (incumbent).
Tracy Jones.
Calen Spindler.
Emily City Council (Elect Two)
Mary Eppen.
Bill Spiess (incumbent).
Gerhart “Gary” Hanson (incumbent).
Donna R. Jones.
Baxter Mayor
Darrel Olson (incumbent).
Baxter City Council (Elect Two)
Mark Cross (incumbent).
Breezy Point Mayor
Tom Lillihei (incumbent).
Todd Roggenkamp.
Breezy Point City Council (Elect Two)
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Rebecca Ball (incumbent).
Mark Miller.
Lee Brisbin.
Gary Mitchell (incumbent).
Gail Lake Township Special Election for Town Supervisor 1
William “Bill” Johnson (incumbent).
Gail Lake Township Town Clerk-Treasurer
Carol Johnson (incumbent).
Garrison City Council (Elect two)
Suzanne Foster (incumbent).
Darlene Stiger.
Garrison Mayor
Loren Larson
Garrison Township Treasurer
Tamarah Amundson.
Ironton Mayor
Greg Stanich
Ironton City Council (Elect Two)
Eric Heglund (incumbent).
Regina Radinovich.
Lee Henrichs (incumbent).
Shawn Hamdorf.
Jenkins City Council (Elect Two)
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Debbie Stiller-Siltman.
Jenkins Township Town Supervisor 2
Michael Dubay (incumbent).
Jenkins Township Treasurer
Cheryl Stuckmayer (incumbent).
Jenkins Township Town Supervisor 3
Steven Lindsay Cox (incumbent).
Jenkins Mayor
Robert Heidelberger.
Jon W. Lubke (incumbent).
Ross Lake Township Town Supervisor 2
Mark Caspers.
Ross Lake Township Town Supervisor 2
Dan A. Newman.
Wolford Township Town Supervisor B
Daniel LaPierre (incumbent).
Wolfford Township Town Supervisor C
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Donald Nyvold.
Deerwood Mayor
Michael Aulie (incumbent).
Deerwood City Council (Elect Two)
Eric Ostrowski (incumbent).
Josiah Granholm.
Mari Kivisto.
Deerwood Township Town Supervisor 1
Christopher Rhinehart,
James Walth (incumbent).
Crosslake Mayor
David Nevin (incumbent).
Patty Norgaard.
Crosslake City Council (Elect Two)
Catherine Funk.
Marcia Seibert-Volz
Mark Wessels.
Aaron S. Herzog (incumbent).
Lee Fischer.
Pillager Mayor
Bret Matheison (incumbent).
Pillager City Council (Elect Two)
Adam Sparrow.
Shawn Thayer (incumbent).
St. Mathias Township Town Supervisor A
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James B. Guida (incumbent).
St. Mathias Township Town Clerk
Cassey Veith (incumbent).
Nisswa Mayor
John Ryan.
Timothy Township Town Supervisor A
Gary Raph (incumbent).
Timothy Township Town Supervisor B
Charles Bryant.
Timothy Township Treasurer
Beth Peterson (incumbent).
Nisswa City Council (Elect Two)
Ross Krautkremer.
Mark Utzinger.
Oak Lawn Township Supervisor 2
Steve Stroschein (incumbent).
Oak Lawn Township Treasurer
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Roberta Vickerman.
Pequot Lakes City Council (Elect Two)
Scott Pederson (incumbent).
Jason Baca.
Pete Clement.
Kent Johnson.
Mimi Swanson (incumbent).
Pequot Lakes Mayor
James Tayloe (incumbent).
Tyler Gardner.
Riverton Mayor
David C. Peterson (incumbent).
Riverton City Council (Elect Two)
Ila Martin (incumbent).
Pamela Dobson (incumbent).
Little Pine Township Town Supervisor A
David Kauphusman (incumbent).
Nokay Lake Township Town Supervisor C
Dale Thompson (incumbent).
Nokay Lake Township Town Clerk
Alan Cunningham (incumbent)
Fifty Lakes Mayor
Steve Dahlke.
Fifty Lakes City Council
Toni Buchite (incumbent).
Julie Engle (incumbent).
Eric Miller.
Gary Staples.
Linda Steffan.
Fort Ripley Mayor
Gerald Tschida (incumbent).
Fort Ripley City Council (Elect Two)
Joseph Goble.
John Jorgenson.
Fort Ripley City Council Special Election
Charles Plante.
Lake Edward Township Supervisor Seat A
George R. Burnard (incumbent).
Lake Edward Township Treasurer
Donna Nedved (incumbent).
Long Lake Township Town Supervisor C
Thomas Malloy (incumbent).
Long Lake Township Clerk
Patsy Olson (incumbent).
Crow Wing County School Districts
Brainerd School Board
Freedom C. Porter
Kevin Boyles.
Jacquelyn Calos.
Emily LeClaire.
Sue Kern (incumbent)
Jana Shogren.
Bob Nystrom (incumbent).
Amanda Ciesinski Chan.
Pequot Lakes School Board
Kimberly Bolz-Andolshek (incumbent).
Curtis Keith Johnson (incumbent).
Susan Mathison-Young (incumbent).
Amy A. Sjoblad.
Cassandra James.
Mariah Hines.
Pamela Johnson.
Brad Becklin
Crosby-Ironton School Board
Kim Coughlin
Joe Dwyer (incumbent).
Abby Geotz (incumbent).
Tommy Sablan (incumbent).