Minnesota Primary Election 2018: Candidates, Ballot, More

MINNESOTA — Minnesota's primary elections will be held Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018. Voters will see a jam-packed ballot featuring a governor's race, two Senate races, a slate of U.S. House races, judge races and more.

Residents can vote by mail or in person June 29 through Aug. 13. The winners of the August primary elections will represent their parties in the general election on Nov. 6.

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Follow Patch's coverage of the primary here: Minnesota Primary Election 2018: Close Results Expected

Check out the candidates that will be on the ballot in Minnesota's August primary:

U.S. Senator

Republicans

• Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente
• Jim Newberger
• Merrill Anderson
• Rae Hart Anderson

Democrats

• Stephen A. Emery
• Amy Klobuchar (incumbent)
• David Robert Groves
• Leonard J. Richards
• Steve Carlson

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U.S. Senator (Special election for Al Franken's seat)

Republicans

• Nikolay Nikolayevich Bey
• Bob Anderson
• Karin Housley

Democrats

• Christopher Lovell Seymore Sr.
• Gregg A. Iverson
• Tina Smith (appointed incumbent)
• Nick Leonard
• Richard W. Painter
• Ali Chehem Ali

Governor and Lt. Governor

Republicans

• Mathew Kruse and Theresa Loeffler
• Jeff Johnson and Donna Bergstrom
• Tim Pawlenty and Michelle Fischbach

Democrats

• Erin Murphy and Erin Maye-Quade
• Lori Swanson and Rick Nolan
• Tim Walz and Peggy Flanagan
• Tim Holden and James P. Mellin II
• Olé Savior and Chris Edman

Attorney General

Republicans

• Doug Wardlow
• Robert Lessard
• Sharon Anderson

Democrats

• Mike Rothman
• Debra Hilstrom
• Matt Pelikan
• Tom Foley
• Keith Ellison

U.S. Representative District 1

Democrats

• Dan Feehan

Republicans

• Jim Hagedorn
• Carla Nelson

U.S. Representative District 2

Democrats

• Angie Craig

Republicans

• Jason Lewis (incumbent)

U.S. Representative District 3

Republicans

• Erik Paulsen (incumbent)

Democrats

• Dean Phillips

U.S. Representative District 4

Republicans

• Greg Ryan

Democrats

• Reid Rossell
• Betty McCollum (incumbent)
• Muad Hassan

U.S. Representative District 5

Republicans

• Jennifer Zielinski

Democrats

• Jamal Abdulahi
• Margaret Anderson Kelliher
• Ilhan Omar
• Patricia Torres Ray

U.S. Representative District 6

Republicans

• Tom Emmer (incumbent)

Democrats

• Aliena Kern
• Ian Todd

U.S. Representative District 7

Republicans

• David Hughes
• Matt Prosch

Democrats

• Collin Peterson (incumbent)

U.S. Representative District 8

Republicans

• Soren Sorensen
• Pete Stauber

Democrats

• Kirsten Kennedy
• Michelle Lee
• Jason Metsa
• Joe Radinovich

Independence Party

• Ray Sandman

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