Important election day note: the poll workers at my polling place were telling everyone to shut off their cell phone. You may want to bring a hard copy when you to vote, just in case.
Note: This is based off the sample ballot in my former precinct, which may be different from yours. I suggest you go to http://myballotmn.sos.state.mn.us/ and put in your own address to see your own ballot so that you can research any miscellaneous races that I might not have covered.
U.S. Senator
AL FRANKEN
U.S. Representative District 5
KEITH ELLISON
State Representative District 63A
JIM DAVNIE
Governor & Lt Governor
MARK DAYTON AND TINA SMITH
Secretary of State
STEVE SIMON
State Auditor
REBECCA OTTO
Attorney General
LORI SWANSON
County Commissioner District 4
PETER MCLAUGHLIN
County Sheriff
EDDIE M. FRIZELL
CITY QUESTION 1 (Minneapolis)
YES
CITY QUESTION 2 (Minneapolis)
YES
School Board Member at Large (SSD #1) (Elect 2)
REBECCA GAGNON
IRIS ALTAMIRANO
School Board Member District 5 (SSD #1)
NELSON INZ
Associate Justice – Supreme Court 2
WILHELMINA (MIMI) WRIGHT
Associate Justice – Supreme Court 3
DAVID LILLEHAUG
Judge – 4th District Court 16
JAMES A. MOORE
Judge – 4th District Court 43
BRIDGET ANN SULLIVAN
Judge – 4th District Court 53
BEV BENSON
Judge – 4th District Court 61
AMY DAWSON
Did you ever get a sense for Judge 43, or are you declining to endorse that one?
I endorsed Bridget Sullivan.
Both candidates look qualified. I swung to Bridget mostly because despite solid qualifications, she’s someone who has clearly really struggled financially and I think we could use more judges who understand those sorts of struggles from the inside.