Minnetonka Election 2022: Here's What Will Appear On Your Ballot

MINNETONKA, MN — Primary ballots in Minnetonka are set to feature contested races for county and statewide offices.

All candidates who want to appear on primary and election ballots later this year were required to file signatures by Tuesday with the Minnesota Secretary of State's Office.

The Aug. 9 primary will include races for city council, governor, attorney general, and secretary of state.

There is no primary for the 3rd District U.S. House of Representatives seat. Incumbent Democrat Dean Phillips is set to face Republican Tom Weiler in the general election, which will take place on Nov. 8.

Gov. Tim Walz is seeking re-election alongside Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan and will face competition for the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party's nomination during the primary from Ole Savior and Julia M. Parker, who also filed as DFL candidates for those offices.

Former state Sen. Scott Jensen — who earned the Republican Party's endorsement at its convention last month — has selected former Minnesota Vikings center Matt Birk as his running mate. They will face primary competition from two sets of candidates.

Incumbent Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon faces a primary challenge from Steve Carlson for the DFL's nomination in his race for re-election, while Kim Crockett and Erik van Mechelen will face off on Aug. 9 for the Republican Party's nomination.

Bill Dahn is challenging incumbent Attorney General Keith Ellison in the Democratic primary, and Jim Schultz, Doug Wardlow and Sharon Anderson have filed to appear as candidates for the Republican primary.

Schultz earned the Republican Party's endorsement last month but faces a challenge from Wardlow — general counsel for MyPillow and a friend of its founder, Mike Lindell — who reneged on a promise not to run in the primary if he did not earn the endorsement.

Here are all of the races and candidates that will appear on the primary ballots of Minnetonka residents:

Governor

Republican Party

• Scott Jensen and Matt Birk
• Joyce Lynne Lacey and Kent Edwards
• Bob "Again" Carney Jr and Captain Jack Sparrow

Democratic Party

• Tim Walz and Peggy Flanagan
• Ole Savior and Julia M Parker

Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis Party

• Darrell Paulsen and Ed Engelmann
• Steve Patterson and Matt Huff

Legal Parijuana Now Party

• Chris Wright and L.C. Lawrence Converse
• James McCaskel and David Sandbeck

Secretary of State

Republican Party

• Erik van Mechelen
• Kim Crockett

Democratic Party

• Steve Carlson
• Steve Simon

Attorney General

Republican Party

• Sharon Anderson
• Doug Wardlow
• Jim Schultz

Democratic Party

• Bill Dahn
• Keith Ellison

Hennepin County Sheriff (nonpartisan race)

• Joseph Banks
• Dawanna Witt
• Jai Hanson

Hennepin County Attorney (nonpartisan race)

• Paul Ostrow
• Mary Moriarty
• Saraswati Singh
• Martha Holton Dimick
• Jarvis Jones
• Ryan Winkler
• Tad Jude