Election 2022: See Who Filed To Run For Woodbury-Area Offices

WOODBURY, MN — Primary ballots in Woodbury are set to feature contested races for several statewide offices, as well as the U.S. House of Representatives.

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 governor, attorney general, secretary of state, auditor and Minnesota's Fourth Congressional District, which includes Woodbury.

Woodbury-area races for the Minnesota Legislature will not require primary elections, according to the filings.

Governor’s race
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 player Matt Birk as his running mate. They will face primary competition from two sets of candidates.

Joyce Lacey and Kent Edwards filed to run together, while Bob "Again" Carney Jr. listed Captain Jack Sparrow as his running mate, according to the Minnesota Secretary of State's Office.

Steve Patterson and Matt Huff are running for the Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis party's nomination for governor against Darrell Paulsen and Ed Engelmann, while James McCaskel and David Sandbeck face competition from Chris Wright and L.C. Lawrence Converse for the Legal Marijuana Now party's nomination.

Minnesota executive offices
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 Aug. 9 for the Republican Party’s nomination.

Bill Dahn is challenging incumbent Attorney General Keith Ellison in the DFL primary Aug. 9, and Jim Schultz, Doug Wardlow and Sharon Anderson have filed to appear as candidates for the office on Republican primary ballots.

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.

U.S. House of Representatives

Incumbent U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum is set to face two challengers in the DFL primary Aug. 9. Amane Badhasso and Fasil Moghul also filed to run in the DFL primary.

The Republican primary for that office is a race between Gene Rechtzigel, Jerry Silver and May Lor Xiong, according to the Minnesota Secretary of State's Office.

Minnesota Legislature

There will be no primary elections in Woodbury-area races for seats in the Minnesota House of Representatives and Senate.

Former two-term Republican state Rep. Kelly Fenton is looking to reclaim a seat in the Minnesota House. Fenton will run against DFL candidate Ethan Cha in the race to represent Minnesota House District 47B, according to the filings.

Republican Bob Lawrence will face DFL candidate Amanda Hemmingsen-Jaeger in the race to represent Minnesota House District 47A.

Former KSTP meteorologist Nicole Mitchell was the sole DFL candidate to file to run for Minnesota Senate District 47. Mitchell will face Republican Dwight Dorau in the Nov. 8 election.