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Minnesota candidate resources

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A plain-language guide to getting on the ballot in every one of Minnesota's 87 counties. Every county office -- commissioner, auditor, treasurer, recorder, sheriff, attorney -- files with the county auditor in one statewide window, no party primary required, since Minnesota's county races are nonpartisan. Each guide covers the 2026 filing window, the flat $50 fee or 500-signature petition, and your county auditor's contact card. Click the map or use the list.

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All 87 Minnesota counties. Click any county for its guide.

All 87 Minnesota counties

Alphabetical. Each links to that county’s “how to run for office” guide.

Aitkin County Anoka County Becker County Beltrami County Benton County Big Stone County Blue Earth County Brown County Carlton County Carver County Cass County Chippewa County Chisago County Clay County Clearwater County Cook County Cottonwood County Crow Wing County Dakota County Dodge County Douglas County Faribault County Fillmore County Freeborn County Goodhue County Grant County Hennepin County Houston County Hubbard County Isanti County Itasca County Jackson County Kanabec County Kandiyohi County Kittson County Koochiching County Lac qui Parle County Lake County Lake of the Woods County Le Sueur County Lincoln County Lyon County Mahnomen County Marshall County Martin County McLeod County Meeker County Mille Lacs County Morrison County Mower County Murray County Nicollet County Nobles County Norman County Olmsted County Otter Tail County Pennington County Pine County Pipestone County Polk County Pope County Ramsey County Red Lake County Redwood County Renville County Rice County Rock County Roseau County Scott County Sherburne County Sibley County St. Louis County Stearns County Steele County Stevens County Swift County Todd County Traverse County Wabasha County Wadena County Waseca County Washington County Watonwan County Wilkin County Winona County Wright County Yellow Medicine County

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