Primary election for District 1 congressional seat is Tuesday, May 24

Voters in Minnesota’s first congressional district will choose from 20 candidates in four different party affiliations on the upcoming May 24 special primary election.
Minnesota’s District 1 seat is currently vacant due to the passing of Congressman Jim Hagedorn in February.
Winning candidates from the May 24 primary will move on to the general election on Aug. 9.
Democratic-Farmer Labor party voters will choose from eight names on the ballot:
Richard W. Painter
George H. Kalberer
Rick DeVoe
Candice Deal-Bartell
Warren Lee Anderson
Sarah Brakebill-Hacke
James Rainwater
Jeff Ettinger
Republican party voters will see 10 names to choose from:
Matt Benda
Ken Navitsky
Bob "Again" Carney Jr.
Kevin Kocina
Jeremy Munson
Nels Pierson
J.R. Ewing
Brad Finstad
Roger Ungemach
Jennifer Carnahan
The Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis (Haroun McClellan) and Legal Marijuana Now (Richard B. Reisdorf) parties each have one candidate.
Registered voters can preview their ballots on the Minnesota Secretary of State website, sos.state.mn.us, where they can also register to vote.
Polls will be open from 7 to 8 p.m.
Rock County voters whose polling places have moved to a mail ballot system should have received their ballots in the mail last week.
Information can be found at the Secretary of State’s website, sos.state.mn.us where many of the candidates’ names link to their websites where voters can learn more about them.
Call the Rock County Auditor-Treasurer’s Office at 507-283-5020 for details about local polling stations and processes.