County Commissioner District 1
St. Louis County, Minnesota
My vote power
Above average
Election date
August 11, 2026 · Primary election
This seat represents District 1, not the whole district above. We can’t match an address to an area this small, so this race may not be on your ballot.
How do we calculate my vote power?
What goes into the rating: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. Decisiveness: how likely this race is to be close, based on past results or current analyst ratings, plus the number of candidates.
Representation: Above average · 65 out of 100
This district is a good deal smaller than its state, so each vote here carries more weight than a vote in a statewide race. About 200,123 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(5,739,445 ÷ 200,123) ÷ ln(50,000) = 65.51, measured against a statewide vote in MN (grades: 66+ high, 55+ above average, 33+ average, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Decisiveness: Unknown
No analyst ratings or past results for this contest yet.
Above average representation → My vote power: Above average.
Some data is missing, so this rating is based on partial information.
About this office
- Setting your property tax rate
- Funding county roads, parks, and public health services
- Setting land use and building rules outside city limits
Affects: Healthcare Affordability, Environment and Public Health, Government Efficiency,
Candidates
Nonpartisan · Incumbent · declared
Board chair with a career spanning nonprofits, small business and public health. Prioritizes regional collaboration across rural and urban communities and strengthening core services including housing, broadband and infrastructure safety.
Nonpartisan · declared
Principal officer of Boulder Creek Veterans Retreat, a nonprofit serving veterans, and a military veteran. Prioritizes infrastructure and road maintenance and ensuring community voices are heard in county decisions.
Nonpartisan · declared
Executive director of the St. Louis River Alliance with more than 30 years of nonprofit leadership. Prioritizes protecting land and water, including a data center moratorium, and a sustainable economy addressing housing and green job training.
Sources: candidates.sos.mn.gov · content.govdelivery.com