Who Is Running for Prosecutor and Sheriff in Minnesota in 2026?
Below are the candidates who are running for county attorney and sheriff in Minnesota in 2026.
Minnesota held primary elections on Aug. 11 that narrowed the field to no more than two candidates in every county.
Check out our national primer of prosecutor and sheriff races to watch in 2026, published in January 2026, as well as our database of all prosecutor and sheriff races taking place in the country this year.
| County attorney candidates | Sheriff candidates | |
|---|---|---|
| Aitkin County | Jim Ratz (inc.) | Daniel Guida (inc.) |
| Anoka County | Brad Johnson (inc.) | Brad Wise (inc.) |
| Becker County | Brian McDonald (inc.) | Shane Richard Luke Sweere |
| Beltrami County | David Louis Hanson (inc.) | Jason Riggs (inc.) |
| Benton County | Kathleen Reuter (inc.) | Jay Dingmann Joel Schmidt |
| Big Stone County | Rebecca Trapp (inc.) | Mark Brown (inc.) |
| Blue Earth County | Pat McDermott (inc.) | Jeff Wersal (inc.) |
| Brown County | Chuck Hanson (inc.) | Jason Seidl (inc.) |
| Carlton County | Jeffrey Boucher (inc.) | Dan Danielson Chad Walsh Jason Syrett, lost primary |
| Carver County | Mark Metz (inc.) | Patrick Barry Jessica Heger Darrell Huggett, lost primary Adam Moore, lost primary Matt Steen, lost primary |
| Cass County | Benjamin Lindstrom (inc.) | Aaron Ammerman Bryan Welk (inc.) |
| Chippewa County | Matthew Haugen (inc.) | Derek Olson (inc.) |
| Chisago County | Janet Reiter (inc.) | Brandon Tyen |
| Clay County | Amber Gustafson Brian Melton (inc.) | Mark Empting |
| Clearwater County | Karin Hughes (inc.) | Adam Gunderson Clarence LaCroix Larry Johnson, lost primary Vern Wittenberg, lost primary |
| Cook County | Jeanne Peterson (inc.) | Ty Backlund Ben Hallberg (inc.) |
| Cottonwood County | Nick Anderson (inc.) | Jason Purrington (inc.) |
| Crow Wing County | Kelsey Hopps (inc.) | Eric Klang (inc.) |
| Dakota County | Kathy Keena (inc.) Jeffrey Sheridan | Bobby Lambert |
| Dodge County | Crysta Parkin Kailee Thompson | Scott Rose (inc.) |
| Douglas County | Stephen Knudsen Chad Larson (inc.) | Jason Peterson |
| Faribault County | Cameron Davis (inc.) | Christopher Albers D.J. Bullerman |
| Fillmore County | Brett Corson (inc.) | John DeGeorge (inc.) |
| Freeborn County | David Walker (inc.) | Ryan Shea (inc.) |
| Goodhue County | Steve O’Keefe (inc.) | Marty Kelly (inc.) Joshua Stehr |
| Grant County | Justin Anderson (inc.) | Jennifer Vipond (inc.) |
| Hennepin County | Anders Folk Cedrick Frazier Diane Krenz, lost primary Hao Nguyen, lost primary Matt Pelikan, lost primary | Joseph Banks Dawanna Witt (inc.) |
| Houston County | David Coogan | Brian Swedberg (inc.) |
| Hubbard County | John Olson (inc.) | Jimmy Hansen Tony Petrie |
| Isanti County | Jeffrey Edblad (inc.) | Wayne Seiberlich (inc.) |
| Itasca County | David Gorski Cassidy Villeneuve | Joe Dasovich (inc.) |
| Jackson County | Kristi Meyeraan (inc.) | Mike DeJong Adam Koch |
| Kanabec County | Barbara McFadden (inc.) | Brian Smith (inc.) |
| Kandiyohi County | Shane Baker (inc.) | Eric Tollefson (inc.) |
| Kittson County | George Hanson | Mattt Vig (inc.) |
| Koochiching County | Jeff Naglosky (inc.) | Perryn Hedfund (inc.) |
| Lac qui Parle County | Richard Stulz (inc.) | Brian Benck Cole Weick |
| Lake County | Lara Nygaard (inc.) | Tim Luoma |
| Lake of the Woods County | No one filed | Gary Fish (inc.) |
| Le Sueur County | Brent Christian (inc.) | Brett Mason (inc.) |
| Lincoln County | Glen Petersen (inc.) | Corey Sik |
| Lyon County | Abby Wikelius (inc.) | Eric Wallen (inc.) |
| Mahnomen County | No one filed | Dustin Anderson Josh Guenther (inc.) |
| Marshall County | Christopher Rokke (inc.) | Mark Ellerbusch Adam Gast |
| Martin County | Taylor McGowan (inc.) | Matt Owens |
| McLeod County | Ryan Hansch (inc.) | Tim Langenfeld (inc.) |
| Meeker County | Brandi Schiefelbein (inc.) | Brian Cruze (inc.) |
| Mille Lacs County | Corey Haller (inc.) | Kyle Burton (inc.) |
| Morrison County | Brian Middendorf (inc.) | Shawn Larsen (inc.) |
| Mower County | Kristen Nelsen (inc.) | TJ Lynch Steven Sandvik (inc.) |
| Murray County | Travis Smith (inc.) | Heath Landsman (inc.) |
| Nicollet County | Michelle Zehnder Fischer (inc.) | Chad Honetschlager Aaron Petersen (inc.) |
| Nobles County | Braden Hoefert (inc.) | Ryan Kruger (inc.) |
| Norman County | Elizabeth Brainard (inc.) Sunny Resnick | Ben Fall (inc.) |
| Olmsted County | Karen McLaughlin Michael Walters (inc.) | Tim Parkin |
| Otter Tail County | Michelle Eldien (inc.) | Terry Frost Reed Reinbold |
| Pennington County | Nathan Haase (inc.) | Seth Vettleson (inc.) |
| Pine County | Reese Frederickson (inc.) | Aaron Borchardt Scott Grice |
| Pipestone County | Damain Sandy (inc.) | Edison Dengler Dustin Seller Troy Wenzel, lost primary |
| Polk County | Gregory Widseth (inc.) | Mike Norland |
| Pope County | Neil Nelson (inc.) | Nathan Brecht (inc.) |
| Ramsey County | John Choi (inc.) | Bob Fletcher (inc.) |
| Red Lake County | No one filed | Kelly Brekke Brad Johnson |
| Redwood County | Shannon Ness (inc.) | Jason Jacobson (inc.) |
| Renville County | Kelsie Kingstrom (inc.) | Scott Hable (inc.) |
| Rice County | Brian Mortenson (inc.) | Nathan Budin (inc.) |
| Rock County | Jeffrey Haubrich (inc.) | Matthew Sorenson (inc.) Jeff Stratton |
| Roseau County | Kristy Kjos (inc.) | Steven Gust (inc.) Adam Edward Kaprowicz |
| Saint Louis County | Kim Maki (inc.) | Gordon Scott Ramsay (inc.) |
| Scott County | Allen Anderson Ron Hocevar (inc.) Todd Zettler, lost primary | Luke Hennen (inc.) |
| Sherburne County | Hans Lanson Dawn Nyhus (inc.) | Benjamin Zawacki |
| Sibley County | Donald Everett Lannoye (inc.) | Denley Kompelien Wayne Nagel |
| Stearns County | Janetlle Kendall (inc.) | Steve Soyka (inc.) |
| Steele County | Robert Jarrett (inc.) | Lon Thiele (inc.) |
| Stevens County | Joseph Glasrud (inc.) | Jason Dingman (inc.) Andrew Messner |
| Swift County | No one filed | Mike Hoffman (inc.) John Reigstad |
| Todd County | John Eric Lindemann (inc.) | Mike Allen (inc.) |
| Traverse County | Matthew Franzese (inc.) | Greg Forcier Andy Miller |
| Wabasha County | Matthew Stinson (inc.) | Jason Bade |
| Wadena County | Kyra Ladd (inc.) | Bryan Savaloja Milo Scott Cory Carr, lost primary Aaron Schiller, lost primary Troy Wangness, lost primary |
| Waseca County | Rachel Cornelius (inc.) | Jay Dulas (inc.) |
| Washington County | Kevin Magnuson (inc.) | Jeremy Bolen Brian Mueller Henry Mathia, lost primary |
| Watonwan County | Julie Kelley (inc.) | Jared Bergeman (inc.) |
| Wilkin County | Jason Hastings (inc.) | Tony Harris (inc.) |
| Winona County | Rebecca Church | John Hazelton Charles Rolbiecki |
| Wright County | Brian Lutes (inc.) | Rob Mossman Matt Treichler |
| Yellow Medicine County | Mark Gruenes (inc) | Michael Jenson Casey Namken |