John Lesch is the incumbent and DFL-endorsed. On the ballot:
Elections 2020: Minnesota House 66B
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Elections 2020: MN House 63B DFL Primary
This seat was held by Jean Wagenius, who is not running again. On the ballot:
Emma Greenman (DFL endorsed)
Husniyah Dent Bradley
Jerome T. Evans
Election 2020: MN House 59B Primary
This is the seat currently held by Raymond Dehn, the progressive favorite mayoral candidate back in 2017. On the ballot:
Raymond Dehn (incumbent)
Esther Agbaje (endorsed by the DFL)
Isaiah Whitmore
Lisa Neal-Delgado, a Green, will be running in the general election. (I mention this just in case you’ve seen her name and are wondering why she’s not getting discussed!)
Election 2020: Minneapolis School Board Primary, District 4
There are three people on the ballot; two will advance to the general election.
On the ballot:
Christa Mims (DFL-endorsed)
Adriana Cerillo
Ken Shain
Election 2020: MN Senate District 59
This district is currently represented by Bobby Joe Champion. On the ballot:
Suleiman Isse
Bobby Joe Champion (Incumbent)
Election 2020: MN Senate 65
Long-time State Senator Sandy Pappas is being challenged in the DFL primary. On the ballot:
Election 2020: MN Senate 62
In Minnesota State Senate District 62, here’s who’s on the ballot in the DFL primary:
Jeff Hayden (Incumbent)
Omar Fateh (DFL-endorsed)
Election 2020: DFL Primary, State District 63A
I have been pushing off election blogging because I have a novel rewrite due, but an e-mail asking me for my thoughts on this races reminded me that some of these are actually really fast to write.
Election 2020: US House MN-05 W
Yeah, this is the Ilhan vs. Antone race.
On the DFL side of the ballot (the race that actually matters):
Ilhan Omar
Antone Melton-Meaux
Les Lester
Daniel Patrick McCarthy
John Mason
Elections 2020: Minneapolis Ward 6 City Council. NOT A PRIMARY.
Abdi Warsame, the former Minneapolis City Council rep for Ward 6, resigned in March to lead the city’s Public Housing Authority instead. There is a special election, and on August 11th (the same day as the primary) Ward 6 residents will have their election for this open seat. They will be using ranked-choice voting so there is no primary. Voters will get to rank three candidates, and the August 11th election is the actual election.
The winner will serve for one year, then (presumably) run for re-election in 2021.
There are 12 candidates on the ballot.
AK Hassan (DFL)
AJ Awed (Independent)
Michael P. Dougherty (DFL)
Mohamoud Hassan (DFL)
Nebiha Mohammed (DFL)
Suud Olat (DFL)
Jamal Osman (DFL)
Sara Mae Engberg (Humanity Forward)
Alex Palacios (DFL)
Saciido Shaie (DFL)
Joshua Scheunemann (Green)
Abdirizak Bihi (DFL)
Will Tell Stories For Food 