Richfield Voters Can Cast Ballots Friday For 2022 Primary

RICHFIELD, MN — Richfield residents can cast their votes for the Aug. 9 primary elections as soon as Friday.

Early voting runs from June 24 through Aug. 8 in Minnesota. During that period, registered voters can vote early by submitting an absentee ballot at their local elections offices.

Residents can cast an absentee ballot at the Richfield municipal office, located at 6700 Portland Avenue. Register to vote online here.

The Aug. 9 primary will include races for city council, governor, attorney general, secretary of state, and Minnesota's 5th District, which includes Richfield.

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 ballots of Richfield residents:

U.S. Representative District 5

Republican Party

• Royce White
• Cicely Davis
• Guy T Gaskin

Democratic Party

• Don Samuels
• Albert Ross
• AJ Kern
• Nate Schluter
• Ilhan Omar

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 Marijuana 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

Council Member at Large (Richfield)(nonpartisan race)

• Babatunde (Tunde) Famodu
• Gary Gillet
• Husniyah Dent Bradley
• Sharon Christensen