Minnesota’s primary elections will be held the second Tuesday of August (the 10th) to give more time for military and overseas absentee ballots to be returned, Auditor- Treasurer Braidy Powers told the county board on May 11.
Filing dates for local elections were moved up to reflect the earlier primary date. The filing period will be May 18 through June 1. Open county offices(and their incumbents) are as follows:
| County commissioner, District 1 | Janice Hall | |
| County commissioner, District 3 | Bob Fenwick | |
| County commissioner, District 5 | Bruce Martinson | |
| County attorney | Tim Scannell | |
| Auditor-Treasurer | Braidy Powers | |
| Recorder | Dusty Nelms | |
| Sheriff | Mark Falk | |
| Soil & Water supervisor, District 2 | James Hall | |
| Soil & Water supervisor, District 4 | David Berglund | |
| Soil & Water supervisor, District 5 | Roger Haertel | |
| Hospital board, District 1 | Sharon Bloomquist | |
| Hospital board, District 3 | Howard Abrahamson | |
| Hospital board, District 5 | Tom Spence, Sr. |
The City of Grand Marais and School District 166 filings are in August.
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