Minnesota’s primary election will be on August 11th. Here are the races I’m planning to write about:

Statewide

US Senator
Governor/Lt. Governor of Minnesota
Attorney General
Secretary of State (maybe, if I have time: the DFL race is uncontested, only the Republicans have a primary.)
State Auditor (maybe, if I have time: the DFL race is uncontested, only the Republicans have a primary.)

(The overwhelming majority of people who read my blog are not Republicans. You have to pick one partisan primary to cast your vote in, and if you’re a DFLer you probably have enough of an investment in the Peggy vs. Angie race that you’re not going to cross over.)

Saint Paul (or a subset thereof)

US Representative District 4 (all of St. Paul)
Ramsey County Commissioner District 5 (part of St. Paul)

Minneapolis (or a subset thereof)

US Representative District 5 (all of Minneapolis)
Hennepin County Attorney (all of Minneapolis)
Minneapolis School Board At-Large (all of Minneapolis)
Hennepin County Commissioner District 3 (part of Minneapolis)
Hennepin County Commissioner District 2 (part of Minneapolis)

I think that covers everything that’s on the primary ballot in the two cities but if you live in one of the two cities, check your address, and see something on your ballot that I didn’t mention, feel free to let me know. For nonpartisan races, there’s only a primary if more than 2 people filed to run for the office; the top two vote-getters will advance to the November general election.

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