2020 Minnesota elections

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A '''general election''' was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 3, 2020. All seats in the Minnesota Senate and Minnesota House of Representatives were up for election as well as several judicial seats, Minnesota's 10 presidential electors, a United States Senate seat, Minnesota's eight seats in the United States House of Representatives, and several positions for local offices. A primary election to nominate major party candidates and several judicial and local primary elections were held on August 11, 2020.

==Electoral system== Elections for state and federal offices were held via first-past-the-post voting. The candidate or bloc of presidential electors that wins the most votes will be elected. Nominations for parties with major party status—the DFL, Grassroots–Legalize Cannabis, Legal Marijuana Now, and Republican parties—were determined by an open primary election. The candidate that won the most votes in each party became their party's nominee for the general election. If only a single candidate sought the nomination for each party, a primary election for that office was not held.

Judicial and several local elections will be held via a nonpartisan blanket primary. Each voter had up to as many votes as there are positions to be filled. Voters could vote for a candidate not more than once. The top number of candidates that won the most votes in the primary election that was twice the number of positions to be filled advanced to the general election. If not more than twice the number of candidates to be elected sought election, a primary election was not held. Most cities, school districts, and all townships and hospital districts did not hold a primary election—instead, all candidates appeared at the general election. The top number of candidates that win the most votes in the general election that is equal to the number of positions to be filled will be elected. Judicial and local elections are nonpartisan.

The candidate filing period was from May 19 to June 2, 2020. The filing period for cities, townships, school districts, and hospital districts that did not hold a primary election was from July 28 to August 11, 2020.<ref>{{cite web|title=Candidate Filing Periods|url=https://www.sos.state.mn.us/election-administration-campaigns/become-a-candidate/candidate-filing-periods/|publisher=Minnesota Secretary of State|access-date=July 29, 2020|language=en}}</ref>

==Federal elections==

=== President === {{Main|2020 United States presidential election in Minnesota}} {{See also|2020 United States presidential election}}

Minnesota's 10 electors in the Electoral College were up for election, who would subsequently cast votes for president and vice president on December 14, 2020.

Minnesota had voted for the Democratic nominee in every presidential election since 1976, the longest streak of any U.S. state as of the 2016 election. The Democratic nominee in 2016, Hillary Clinton, won Minnesota by less than two percentage points over Republican nominee Donald Trump.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Bakst|first=Brian|date=April 16, 2019|title=Trump begins effort to flip Minnesota, which was a Democratic holdout in 2016|publisher=Minnesota Public Radio|url=https://www.mprnews.org/story/2019/04/16/npr-trump-begins-effort-to-flip-minnesota-which-was-democratic-holdout-in-2016|access-date=July 26, 2020}}</ref>

===United States Senate=== {{main|2020 United States Senate election in Minnesota}} {{see also|2020 United States Senate elections}}

Minnesota's class 2 United States Senate seat was up for election. Incumbent DFL Senator Tina Smith was originally appointed in 2018 by Governor Mark Dayton to replace Senator Al Franken after he resigned. Smith won a special election and is seeking election to her first full term in the Senate. The DFL had held Minnesota's class 2 U.S. Senate seat since 2009 when Al Franken defeated Republican incumbent Norm Coleman after a protracted recount following the 2008 election. Lieutenant Governor Tina Smith was appointed in January 2018 by Governor Mark Dayton to replace Franken after he resigned following sexual harassment allegations. Smith won her first election in the 2018 special election.

Former U.S. Representative Jason Lewis was the Republican nominee. Other candidates included Legal Marijuana Now Party candidate Kevin O'Connor and Grassroots–Legalize Cannabis Party candidate Oliver Steinberg. Candidates who lost the primary election for the Republican nomination included John Berman, Bob Carney, Cynthia Gail, and James Reibestein. Candidates who lost the primary election for the DFL nomination included Steve Carlson, Ahmad Hassan, Paula Overby, and Christopher Seymore.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Candidate Filings|url=https://candidates.sos.state.mn.us/CandidateFilingResults.aspx?county=&municipality=&schooldistrict=&hospitaldistrict=&level=1&party=0&federal=True&judicial=False&executive=False&senate=False&representative=False&title=U.S.+Senator&office=0&candidateid=0|access-date=July 26, 2020|publisher=Minnesota Secretary of State}}</ref>

===United States House of Representatives=== {{main|2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota}} {{see also|2020 United States House of Representatives elections}}

Minnesota's eight seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election. The DFL held five seats and the Republicans held three seats.

==State elections==

=== Legislative elections ===

====Minnesota Senate==== {{Main|2020 Minnesota Senate election}}

All 67 seats in the Minnesota Senate were up for election. The Republicans held a majority of 35 seats and the DFL held 32 seats. The Republicans had held a majority in the Senate since the 2016 election.

====Minnesota House of Representatives==== {{Main|2020 Minnesota House of Representatives election}}

All 134 seats in the Minnesota House of Representatives were up for election. The DFL held a majority of 75 seats and the Republicans held 59 seats. The DFL had held a majority in the House since the 2018 election.

=== Judicial elections === One seat on the Minnesota Supreme Court was up for election. Justice Paul Thissen was up for his first election following his appointment in 2018 by Governor Mark Dayton. Four seats on the Minnesota Court of Appeals and several seats on the Minnesota District Courts were also up for election.<ref>{{cite web |title=Candidate Filings |url=https://candidates.sos.state.mn.us/CandidateFilingResults.aspx?county=0&municipality=0&schooldistrict=0&hospitaldistrict=0&level=1&party=0&federal=False&judicial=True&executive=False&senate=False&representative=False&title=&office=0&candidateid=0 |publisher=Minnesota Secretary of State |access-date=August 7, 2020}}</ref>

== Local elections == Elections for several subdivisions were held, including elections for counties, municipalities, school districts, and hospital districts.

===Counties=== All 87 counties held regular elections. 37 counties held primary elections. Five counties also held special elections on the day of the general election.<ref>{{cite web |title=Candidate Filings |url=https://candidates.sos.state.mn.us/CandidateFilingResults.aspx?county=0&municipality=&schooldistrict=&hospitaldistrict=&level=2&party=0&federal=True&judicial=False&executive=True&senate=True&representative=True&title=&office=0&candidateid=0 |publisher=Minnesota Secretary of State |access-date=October 30, 2020}}</ref> Kanabec County had a ballot question on the day of the general election.<ref name="ballotquestions_general">{{cite web |title=Questions on 2020 State General Election Ballot |url=https://www.sos.state.mn.us/media/4269/questions-on-2020-state-general-election-ballot.xlsx |publisher=Minnesota Secretary of State |access-date=October 30, 2020}}</ref>

All counties held elections for:

* Half of the members of the county board of commissioners (including one special election)

Some counties held elections for one or more of the following:

* Half of the members of the soil and water conservation district board of supervisors (all counties except Hennepin and Ramsey, including four special elections) * Half of the members of the Three Rivers Park District board of commissioners (Hennepin County, excluding Minneapolis) *Ballot question (Kanabec County)

{|class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:100%;" !List of counties holding primary elections |- |{{Div col|colwidth=15em|small=yes|content= * Anoka * Beltrami * Benton * Big Stone * Blue Earth * Carlton * Carver * Chippewa * Cook * Crow Wing * Dakota * Faribault * Fillmore * Freeborn * Goodhue * Hennepin * Houston * Kanabec * Kandiyohi * Kittson * Lincoln * McLeod * Meeker * Morrison * Olmsted * Otter Tail * Pennington * Ramsey * Renville * Rice * St. Louis * Sibley * Stearns * Wabasha * Wadena * Winona * Wright }} |}

===Municipalities=== 829 cities and 656 townships held regular elections. 32 cities held primary elections. 101 cities and 51 townships held special elections. Bemidji and Minneapolis each held a special election on the day of the primary election. All other special elections were held on the day of the general election.<ref>{{cite web |title=Candidate Filings |url=https://candidates.sos.state.mn.us/CandidateFilingResults.aspx?county=0&municipality=0&schooldistrict=&hospitaldistrict=&level=3&party=0&federal=True&judicial=False&executive=True&senate=True&representative=True&title=&office=0&candidateid=0 |publisher=Minnesota Secretary of State |access-date=October 30, 2020}}</ref> Bloomington, Minneapolis, and Minnetonka did not have regularly scheduled elections, but each had one or more ballot questions on the day of the general election. Jeffers had a ballot question on the day of the primary election.<ref name="ballotquestions_primary">{{cite web |title=Questions on 2020 Primary Ballot |url=https://www.sos.state.mn.us/media/4131/questions-on-2020-primary-ballot.pdf |publisher=Minnesota Secretary of State |access-date=July 26, 2020}}</ref> 22 cities and 12 townships had one or more ballot questions on the day of the general election.<ref name="ballotquestions_general" />

Cities held elections for one or more of the following:

* Mayor (735 cities, including seven special elections) * Half of the members of the city council (826 cities and 94 special elections in 94 cities) * Clerk-treasurer (9 cities, including two special elections) * Clerk (32 cities, including one special election) * Treasurer (34 cities, including one special election) * Half of the members of the public works/utilities/sanitary district board of directors (four cities) * Ballot questions (23 cities)

Townships held elections for one or more of the following:

* Half of the members of the town board of supervisors (655 townships and 32 special elections in 31 townships) * Clerk-treasurer (24 townships, including one special election) * Clerk (331 townships, including 12 special elections) * Treasurer (218 townships, including eight special elections) *Ballot questions (12 townships)

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* Dunnell * Eagan * Eagle Bend * Eagle Lake * Eagle Point Township * Eagle Township * Eagle View Township * Eagles Nest Township¹ * East Bethel * East Grand Forks² * East Gull Lake * East Park Township * East Side Township * East Valley Township * Easton * Echo² * Eckvoll Township * Eddy Township * Eden Prairie * Eden Valley * Edgerton * Edina * Edison Township * Effie * Eidsvold Township * Eitzen * Elba * Elbow Lake Township * Elbow Lake * Elgin * Elizabeth * Elk Lake Township * Elk River³ * Elko New Market * Elkton * Ellendale * Ellsworth¹ * Elmdale * Elmdale Township * Elmore * Elrosa * Ely * Elysian * Embarrass Township * Emily * Emmons * Enstrom Township * Equality Township * Erdahl Township * Erhard * Erskine * Euclid Township * Evan * Evansville * Eveleth * Evergreen Township * Excel Township * Excelsior * Eyota * Fairfax * Fairfield Township, Swift County * Fairmont * Fairview Township, Cass County * Fairview Township, Lyon County * Falk Township * Farden Township * Faribault * 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Township * Kilkenny * Kimball * Kinbrae * Kinghurst Township * Kingston * Kinney¹ * Knute Township * Kragero Township * Kroschel Township * Kugler Township * La Crescent * La Prairie¹ * La Prairie Township * La Salle * Lafayette * Lafayette Township * Lake Alice Township * Lake Benton * Lake Bronson * Lake City * Lake Crystal * Lake Edward Township * Lake Elmo * Lake Emma Township * Lake George Township, Hubbard County¹ * Lake George Township, Stearns County * Lake Henry * Lake Jessie Township * Lake Lillian * Lake Park¹ * Lake Pleasant Township * Lake Prairie Township * Lake St. Croix Beach * Lake Shore * Lake Shore Township * Lake Valley Township * Lake Wilson * Lakefield * Lakeland¹ * Lakeland Shores¹ * Lakeport Township¹ * Lakeside Township, Cottonwood County * Laketown Township * Lakeville * Lamberton * Lancaster * Land Township * Landfall * Lanesboro * Lanesburgh Township * Laporte * Lastrup * Lauderdale * Lawrence Township, Grant County * Lawrence Township, Itasca County * Le Center * Le Roy * Le Sauk Township * Le Sueur * Leech Lake Township * Lengby * Lent Township * Leonard * Leonardsville Township * Leonidas * Leslie Township * Lester Prairie * Lewiston * Lewisville * Lexington * Lexington Township * Libby Township * Lien Township * Lilydale * Lima Township * Lime Township * Lincoln Township, Blue Earth County * Lincoln Township, Marshall County * Lind Township * Linden Township¹ * Lindstrom¹ * Linsell Township * Linwood Township * Lismore * Litchfield * Little Canada * Little Elbow Township * Little Elk Township * Little Falls * Little Pine Township * Littlefork * Logan Township, Aitkin County * London Township * Long Beach * Long Lake * Long Lake Township, Crow Wing County * Long Lake Township, Watonwan County * Long Lost Lake Township * Long Prairie^{1, 2} * Longville * Loon Lake Township * Loretto * Louisburg * Louisville Township, Red Lake County * Louisville Township, Scott County¹ * Lowry * Lucan * Luverne * Lyle * Lynd¹ * Lynd Township * Lyra Township * Mabel * Macville Township * Madelia * Madison * Madison Lake * Magnolia¹ * Mahnomen * Mahtowa Township * Malta Township * Manchester¹ * Manchester Township * Manfred Township * Manhattan Beach^{1, 2} * Mankato * Mankato Township * Mansfield Township * Mantorville * Mantrap Township * Maple Grove * Maple Grove Township, Becker County * Maple Lake * Maple Plain * Maple Township * Mapleton * Mapleton Township * Mapleview * Maplewood^{1, 3, 8} * Marble * Marcell Township * Marietta * Marine on St. Croix * Marsh Creek Township * Marsh Grove Township * Marshall * Marshfield Township * Martin Township² * Marysland Township * Mason Township * Max Township * Maxwell Township * May Township, Cass County¹ * Mayer * Maynard * Mazeppa * McCrea Township * McGrath * McGregor * McIntosh * McKinley * McKinley Township * McPherson Township * Meadow Brook Township¹ * Meadowlands * Medford * Medicine Lake¹ * Medina * Medo Township * Meire Grove * Melrose * Menahga * Mendota * Mendota Heights * Mentor * Middle River * Middle River Township * Midway Township, Cottonwood County * Miesville * Milaca * Milan * Millerville * Millville * Millward Township * Milroy * Miltona * Miltona Township * Minneapolis^{2, 4, 6} * Minneiska * Minneiska Township * Minneota * Minnesota City * Minnesota Lake * Minnetonka^{2, 6} * Minnetonka Beach * Minnetrista * Mission Township¹ * Mizpah * Moltke Township * Monroe Township * Monson Township * Montevideo * Montgomery * Monticello * Montrose * Moonshine Township * Moore Township * Moorhead * Moose Creek Township * Moose Lake * Moose Lake Township, Carlton County * Moose Lake Township, Cass County * Moose Township * Mora * Morgan * Morrill Township * Morris * Morristown¹ * Morse Township, Itasca County * Morton¹ * Motley * Mound * Mounds View * Mount Morris Township * Mountain Iron³ * Mountain Lake * Mountain Lake Township * Moyer Township¹ * Mudgett Township * Mulligan Township * Murdock * Myrtle * Nashua * Nashwauk * Nashwauk Township * Nassau * Nelson * Nelson Park Township * Nerstrand * Nesbit Township * Ness Township * Nessel Township * Nevis * Nevis Township * New Auburn¹ * New Auburn Township * New Brighton * New Folden Township * New Germany¹ * New Hope³ * New Independence Township * New London * New Maine Township * New Market Township² * New Munich * New Prague * New Richland¹ * New Solum Township * New Sweden Township * New Trier * New Ulm³ * New York Mills¹ * Newfolden * Newport * Newry Township * Newton Township * Nicollet * Nicollet Township * Nielsville * Nimrod * Nisswa * Nokay Lake Township * Nora Township, Clearwater County * Norcross * Nordland Township, Aitkin County * Nordland Township, Lyon County * Nore Township * North Branch * North Fork Township * North Mankato * North Oaks¹ * North Ottawa Township * North St. Paul * North Star Township, Brown County¹ * Northern Township¹ * Northfield³ * Northome¹ * Northrop * Norway Township, Kittson County * Norwood Young America * Nowthen * Numedal Township * Nunda Township * Oak Grove * Oak Lawn Township * Oak Park Heights * Oak Park Township * Oakdale * Oakwood Township * Odessa * Odessa Township * Odin * Odin Township * Ogema * Ogilvie¹ * Okabena * Oklee * Olivia * Onamia * Ormsby * Orono * Oronoco * Orr * Orrock Township * Ortonville * Ortonville Township * Osakis * Osborne Township * Oscar Township * Oshawa Township * Oslo * Osseo * Ostrander * Oteneagen Township * Otrey Township * Otsego * Ottawa Township * Otter Tail Peninsula Township * Ottertail * Owatonna * Owens Township * Oxford Township * Palisade * Palmville Township * Park Rapids * Parker Township, Marshall County * Parkers Prairie * Parnell Township, Traverse County * Paynesville * Paynesville Township * Pease * Pelan Township * Pelican Lake Township¹ * Pelican Rapids * Pelican Township, Crow Wing County * Pelican Township, Otter Tail County * Pemberton * Pennock * Pequot Lakes * Perch Lake Township * Percy Township * Perham * Perham Township * Perley * Perry Lake Township * Peterson * Pierz * Pierz Township * Pike Bay Township * Pike Township * Pillager * Pillsbury Township * Pine City * Pine City Township * Pine Island * Pine Lake Township, Cass County * Pine River * Pine River Township * Pine Springs * Pipestone * Plainview¹ * Plato * Platte Lake Township * Pleasant Mound Township * Pliny Township * Plummer * Plymouth * Pohlitz Township * Polk Centre Township * Polonia Township * Pomme de Terre Township * Pomroy Township, Itasca County * Ponto Lake Township * Poplar Township * Popple Township * Poppleton Township * Portage Township * Porter * Posen Township * Powers Township * Prairie Lake Township * Preston * Princeton² * Prinsburg * Prior Lake¹ * Prior Township * Proctor * Pulaski Township * Quamba * Racine * Ramsey * Randall¹ * Randolph * Ranier * Raymond * Red Lake Falls * Red Lake Falls Township * Red Wing³ * Redpath Township * Redwood Falls * Regal * Reine Township * Remer * Remer Township * Renville * Revere * Rice¹ * Rice Lake * Rice Township * Rich Valley Township¹ * Richardson Township¹ * Richardville Township * Richfield³ * Richmond * Richville * Ridgely Township * River Falls Township * River Township * Riverdale Township * Riverton * Robbinsdale³ * Rochester^{2, 3} * Rock Creek * Rock Lake Township¹ * Rockford * Rockville * Rockwood Township, Hubbard County * Rogers * Rogers Township² * Rollingstone * Rollis Township * Roome Township * Roosevelt * Roscoe * Rose Creek * Rose Dell Township * Roseau * Rosemount * Rosendale Township * Roseville³ * Roseville Township, Grant County * Rosing Township * Ross Lake Township * Ross Township * Rothsay * Round Lake * Round Lake Township, Becker County * Royalton * Rush City * Rush Lake Township * Rushford Village * Rushmore * Russell * Ruthton * Rutledge * Sabin * Sago Township * St. Anthony * St. Augusta * St. Bonifacius¹ * St. Charles * St. Clair * St. Cloud³ * St. Francis * St. Hilaire * St. James * St. James Township * St. Joseph * St. Joseph Township, Kittson County * St. Lawrence Township * St. Leo * St. Martin * St. Marys Point * St. Mathias Township * St. Michael * St. Rosa * St. Stephen * St. Vincent * St. Vincent Township * Salem Township, Cass County * San Francisco Township * Sanborn * Sand Creek Township * Sand Lake Township * Sandstone¹ * Sanford Township * Sargeant * Sargeant Township * Sartell * Sauk Centre * Sauk Rapids * Savage * Scandia * Scandia Valley Township * Scanlon * Schoolcraft Township * Seaforth * Sebeka * Sedan¹ * Severance Township * Seward Township * Shafer * Shakopee² * Sharon Township * Shelburne Township * Shelby Township * Shell Rock Township * Shelly * Sherburn * Sheridan Township¹ * Shevlin * Shevlin Township * Shible Township * Shingobee Township * Shoreview * Shorewood * Sibley Township * Sigel Township * Silver Bay * Silver Brook Township * Silver Creek Township, Wright County * Silver Lake * Silver Township * Sinclair Township * Sinnott Township * Six Mile Grove Township * Skagen Township * Skane Township * Skelton Township * Skyline * Slater Township * Slayton¹ * Sleepy Eye * Smoky Hollow Township * Sobieski * Sodus Township * Solway * South Bend Township * South Branch Township * South Haven¹ * South Red River Township * South St. Paul * Southbrook Township * Southside Township * Spang Township * Spicer * Split Rock Township * Splithand Township * Spring Brook Township¹ * Spring Grove * Spring Hill * Spring Lake Park¹ * Spring Lake Township * Spring Park * Spring Valley * Springfield * Springfield Township * Springvale Township¹ * Spruce Township * Spruce Valley Township * Squaw Lake * Stacy¹ * Stafford Township * Stanchfield Township * Staples * Starbuck * Stately Township * Steamboat River Township * Steen * Stephen * Sterling Township * Stevens Township * Stewart * Stewartville * Stillwater * Stillwater Township * Stockton * Stokes Township, Itasca County¹ * Stokes Township, Roseau County * Stony Brook Township * Storden * Storden Township * Strandquist * Strathcona * Sturgeon Lake * Sturgeon Lake Township * Sumter Township * Sunburg * Sunfish Lake * Svea Township * Swanville * Sylvan Township * Taconite * Tamarac Township * Tamarack * Taopi * Tara Township, Traverse County * Taunton * Taylor Township, Traverse County * Taylors Falls * Tegner Township * Teien Township * Tenstrike¹ * Thief Lake Township * Thief River Falls * Third River Township * Thompson Township * Thomson Township * Thorpe Township * Thunder Lake Township * Timothy Township¹ * Tintah * Tintah Township * Todd Township * Tonka Bay * Toqua Township * Torrey Township * Tower¹ * Tracy¹ * Trail * Transit Township * Traverse Township * Trelipe Township * Trimont¹ * Trommald¹ * Trondhjem Township * Trosky¹ * Trout Lake Township * Troy Township, Renville County * Truman * Turtle Lake Township, Cass County * Turtle River * Twin Lakes * Twin Lakes Township, Carlton County * Twin Lakes Township, Mahnomen County * Twin Valley * Two Harbors * Tyler * Ulen * Underwood * Underwood Township * Upsala * Urbank¹ * Utica * Vadnais Heights * Valley Township * Vega Township * Veldt Township * Verdon Township * Vergas * Vermillion * Verndale * Vernon Center * Vernon Center Township * Verona Township² * Vesta² * Vesta Township * Victoria * Vienna Township * Viking * Viking Township * Villard * Villard Township * Vining * Virginia * Waasa Township * Wabana Township * Wabasha * Wabasso * Wabedo Township * Waconia¹ * Waconia Township * Wadena * Wagner Township * Wahkon¹ * Waite Park² * Walden Township, Cass County^{1, 2} * Waldorf * Walker * Walls Township * Walnut Grove¹ * Walters * Waltham * Wanamingo * Wanda * Wanger Township * Warba * Ward Township * Warren * Warrenton Township * Warroad * Waseca¹ * Washington Lake Township * Washington Township * Watertown * Watertown Township * Waterville * Watkins * Watson * Waubun * Waukenabo Township * Waverly * Wawina Township¹ * Wayzata * Welcome * Wells * Wendell¹ * West Concord * West Newton Township * West St. Paul³ * West Union¹ * West Valley Township * Westbrook * Westbrook Township¹ * Westerheim Township * Westport * Whalan * Wheaton * White Bear Township * White Oak Township * White Township * Whiteford Township * Whitewater Township * Wilder * Wildwood Township * Wilkinson Township * Willernie¹ * Williams * Williams Township * Willmar³ * Willow River * Willow Valley Township * Wilmont * Wilson Township, Cass County * Wilton * Windemere Township¹ * Windom * Windsor Township * Winfield Township * Winger * Winnebago * Winona³ * Winsor Township * Winsted * Winsted Township¹ * Winthrop¹ * Winton * Wirt Township * Wolf Lake * Wolford Township * Wolverton * Wood Lake * Wood Lake Township * Woodbury * Woodland * Woodrow Township, Cass County * Woodstock * Woodville Township * Workman Township * Worthington * Worthington Township * Wrenshall¹ * Wrenshall Township * Wright¹ * Wright Township * Wykoff * Wylie Township * Wyoming * Yellow Bank Township * Young America Township * Zemple * Zimmerman * Zumbro Falls * Zumbro Township¹ * Zumbrota }} |- |id="note" align="center"| {{flatlist|1= <ul style="text-align:center"> <li>{{small|¹One or more special elections will be held on the day of the general election.}} <li>{{small|²Will have one or more ballot questions on the day of the general election.}} <li>{{small|³A primary election was held.}} <li>{{small|⁴A special election was held on the day of the primary election.}} <li>{{small|⁵A special primary election will be held on the day of the general election.}} <li>{{small|⁶Does not have regularly scheduled elections.}} <li>{{small|⁷Had a ballot question on the day of the primary election.}} <li>{{small|⁸Two special primary elections were held on the day of the primary election.}} </ul> }} |}

===School districts=== 294 school districts held regular elections to elect half of the members of their board of directors. Minneapolis and Red Lake each held a primary election. Barnesville, Duluth, Fridley, Orono, Prinsburg, Rush City, and Saint Paul did not have regularly scheduled elections, but each held a special election or had one or more ballot questions on the day of the general election. 28 other school districts also held a special election on the day of the general election.<ref>{{cite web |title=Candidate Filings |url=https://candidates.sos.state.mn.us/CandidateFilingResults.aspx?county=0&municipality=&schooldistrict=0&hospitaldistrict=&level=4&party=0&federal=True&judicial=False&executive=True&senate=True&representative=True&title=&office=0&candidateid=0 |publisher=Minnesota Secretary of State |access-date=October 30, 2020}}</ref> Ely, Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop, and McGregor each had one or more ballot questions on the day of the primary election.<ref name="ballotquestions_primary" /> 43 school districts had one or more ballot questions on the day of the general election.<ref name="ballotquestions_general" />

{|class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:100%;" !List of school districts holding elections |- |{{Div col|colwidth=20em|small=yes|content= * Ada-Borup * Adrian * Aitkin¹ * Albany * Albert Lea¹ * Alden-Conger * Alexandria * Annandale * Ashby * Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City * Austin^{1, 2} * Badger¹ * Bagley * Barnesville^{2, 3} * Barnum * Battle Lake^{1, 2} * Becker * Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa * Belle Plaine * Bemidji¹ * Benson * Bertha-Hewitt * Big Lake * Blackduck * Blooming Prairie * Blue Earth Area¹ * BOLD * Braham * Brainerd * Brandon-Evansville * Breckenridge * Brooklyn Center * Browerville * Browns Valley * Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart * Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose * Burnsville * Butterfield¹ * Byron * Caledonia * Cambridge-Isanti¹ * Campbell-Tintah * Canby * Cannon Falls * Carlton * Cass Lake-Bena * Cedar Mountain * Centennial * Chatfield * Chisago Lakes * Chisholm * Chokio-Alberta * Clearbrook-Gonvick² * Cleveland¹ * Climax-Shelly² * Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley * Cloquet * Columbia Heights * Comfrey * Cook County * Cromwell-Wright * Crookston * Crosby-Ironton * Dassel-Cokato * Dawson-Boyd * Deer River * Delano² * Detroit Lakes * Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton * Dover-Eyota * Duluth^{2, 3} * East Grand Forks * Eastern Carver County * Eden Prairie * Eden Valley-Watkins * Edgerton * Elk River * Ellsworth² * Ely⁴ * Esko * Fairmont Area * Faribault * Farmington * Fergus Falls * Fertile-Beltrami * Fillmore Central¹ * Fisher * Floodwood^{1, 2} * Foley * Forest Lake * Fosston² * Frazee-Vergas * Fridley^{1, 2, 3} * Fulda * Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop^{2, 4} * Glencoe-Silver Lake * Glenville-Emmons * Goodhue * Goodridge * Granada Huntley East Chain * Grand Meadow * Grand Rapids * Greenbush-Middle River¹ * Greenway * Grygla * Hancock * Hawley * Hayfield * Hendricks * Henning¹ * Herman-Norcross * Hermantown * Heron Lake-Okabena * Hibbing * Hill City * Hills-Beaver Creek * Houston² * Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted¹ * Hutchinson² * International Falls * Isle² * Ivanhoe * Jackson County Central * Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton * Jordan * Kasson-Mantorville * Kelliher * Kenyon-Wanamingo¹ * Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg * Kimball * Kingsland * Kittson Central * La Crescent-Hokah * Lac qui Parle Valley * Lake Benton * Lake City * Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial * Lake of the Woods² * Lake Park Audubon * Lake Superior * Lakeview² * Lakeville * Lancaster¹ * Lanesboro * Laporte^{1, 2} * Le Sueur-Henderson * LeRoy-Ostrander * Lester Prairie * Lewiston-Altura * Litchfield * Little Falls * Littlefork-Big Falls * Long Prairie-Grey Eagle * Luverne * Lyle * Lynd * Mabel-Canton¹ * MACCRAY * Madelia * Mahnomen * Mahtomedi * Mankato * Maple Lake² * Maple River * Marshall * Marshall County Central¹ * Martin County West * McGregor⁴ * Medford * Melrose * Menahga¹ * Mesabi East * Milaca * Milroy¹ * Minneapolis⁵ * Minneota * Minnewaska * Montevideo¹ * Monticello¹ * Moorhead * Moose Lake * Mora * Morris Area^{1, 2} * Mountain Iron-Buhl * Murray County Central * N.R.H.E.G.^{1, 2} * Nashwauk-Keewatin¹ * Nett Lake * Nevis * New London-Spicer¹ * New Prague Area * New Ulm * New York Mills * Nicollet * Norman County East * Norman County West * North Branch * North St. Paul-Maplewood * Northfield * Northland Community * Onamia * Orono^{1, 3} * Ortonville * Osakis * Osseo² * Owatonna¹ * Park Rapids¹ * Parkers Prairie * Paynesville * Pelican Rapids * Pequot Lakes * Perham-Dent² * Pierz * Pillager * Pine City¹ * Pine Island² * Pine River-Backus * Pipestone Area * Plainview-Elgin-Millville * Princeton * Prinsburg^{1, 3} * Prior Lake * Proctor * Randolph * Red Lake^{1, 5} * Red Lake County Central * Red Lake Falls * Red Rock Central^{1, 2} * Red Wing * Redwood Area² * Renville County West * Robbinsdale * Rochester * Rock Ridge * Rockford * Rocori * Roseau * Round Lake-Brewster * Royalton * Rush City^{2, 3} * Rushford-Peterson * Russell-Tyler-Ruthton * St. Charles * St. Clair * St. Cloud Area * St. Francis Area * St. James¹ * St. Louis County * St. Michael-Albertville * Saint Paul^{2, 3} * Sartell-St. Stephen * Sauk Centre * Sauk Rapids-Rice * Sebeka² * Shakopee¹ * Sibley East * Sleepy Eye * South Koochiching * South St. Paul * Southland * Spring Grove * Springfield * Staples-Motley * Stephen-Argyle Central * Stewartville * Stillwater² * Swanville * Thief River Falls * Tracy Area * Tri-City United * Tri-County * Triton * Truman * Ulen-Hitterdal^{1, 2} * Underwood * United South Central¹ * Upsala * Verndale² * Wabasha-Kellogg * Wabasso * Waconia¹ * Wadena-Deer Creek * Walker-Hackensack-Akeley * Warren-Alvarado-Oslo * Warroad * Waseca * Watertown-Mayer * Waterville-Elysian-Morristown * Waubun-Ogema-White Earth * West Central Area¹ * Westbrook-Walnut Grove * Wheaton Area¹ * Willmar * Willow River * Windom * Win-E-Mac² * Winona Area * Worthington * Wrenshall * Yellow Medicine East * Zumbrota-Mazeppa }} |- | id="note2"| {{flatlist|1= <ul style="text-align:center"> <li>{{small|¹Will have one or more ballot questions on the day of the general election.}} <li>{{small|²A special election will be held on the day of the general election.}} <li>{{small|³Does not have a regularly scheduled election.}} <li>{{small|⁴Had one or more ballot questions on the day of the primary election.}} <li>{{small|⁵A primary election was held.}} </ul> }} |}

===Hospital districts=== 14 hospital districts held regular elections to elect half of the members of their board of directors. Two hospital districts also held special elections on the day of the general election.<ref>{{cite web |title=Candidate Filings |url=https://candidates.sos.state.mn.us/CandidateFilingResults.aspx?county=0&municipality=&schooldistrict=&hospitaldistrict=0&level=5&party=0&federal=True&judicial=False&executive=True&senate=True&representative=True&title=&office=0&candidateid=0 |publisher=Minnesota Secretary of State |access-date=October 30, 2020}}</ref>

{|class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:100%;" !List of hospital districts holding elections |- |{{Div col|colwidth=25em|small=yes|content= * Canby Community * Cook County * Cook-Orr * Cuyuna Range * Dawson Area * Glacial Ridge * Monticello-Big Lake Community * North Pine Area¹ * Northern Itasca¹ * Paynesville Area * Pelican Valley * Perham * Staples Area * United }} |- |id="note3"| {{flatlist|1= <ul style="text-align:center"> <li>{{small|¹Several special elections will be held on the day of the general election.}} </ul> }} |}

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== Further reading == * {{citation |url= https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/politics/united-states-political-geography/ |work= Washingtonpost.com |author1= David Weigel |author2= Lauren Tierney |date= September 22, 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201011210017/https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/politics/united-states-political-geography/ |archive-date=October 11, 2020 |title= The 50 political states of America |quote= Minnesota }} * {{citation |title=Former Special Forces sought by private security company to guard polling sites in Minnesota, company says |newspaper= Washington Post |author= Joshua Partlow |date= October 9, 2020 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/private-security-minnesota-election/2020/10/09/89766964-0987-11eb-991c-be6ead8c4018_story.html }}

==External links== *[https://www.sos.state.mn.us/elections-voting/ Elections & Voting - Minnesota Secretary of State] * {{citation |author= Government Documents Round Table of the American Library Association |work=Voting & Elections Toolkits |url= https://godort.libguides.com/votingtoolkit/minnesota |title= Minnesota }} * {{citation |work=Vote.org |location=Oakland, CA |url= https://www.vote.org/state/minnesota/ |title= Minnesota: Election Tools, Deadlines, Dates, Rules, and Links }} * {{cite web |title= League of Women Voters of Minnesota |url= https://www.lwv.org/local-leagues/find-local-league }} (State affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters) * {{Ballotpedia|Minnesota|Minnesota}}

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