State Auditor
Minnesota
My vote power
Average
Election date
August 11, 2026 · Primary election
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: Average · 50 out of 100
This district covers a large share of its state, so each vote carries about average weight — like a vote in a statewide race. About 5,739,445 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 ÷ 5,739,445) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50, 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.
Average representation → My vote power: Average.
Some data is missing, so this rating is based on partial information.
About this office
- Catching waste or fraud in state programs
- Choosing which state agencies get reviewed
- Reporting to the public on how your tax money is spent
Affects: Anti-Corruption, Government Efficiency, Government Spending Reduction,
Candidates
Nate George
Did not advanceRepublican · lost
Nathanial 'Nate' George is the mayor of Braham and director of licensing and investigations for the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Tribal Gaming Regulatory Authority. He is also a master sergeant in the U.S. Air Force Reserve and a combat veteran.
Records: Anti-Corruption 1 for, Government Spending Reduction 1 for
Scott Jensen
AdvancedRepublican · advanced
Scott Jensen served as Audit Chair for a $1B financial institution for over a decade, responsible for fiscal integrity, regulatory compliance and risk management. He has served on boards for an accounting firm, several banks and Chambers of Commerce.
Records: Corporate Accountability 2 for, Government Efficiency 1 for, Government Spending Reduction 1 for
Will Finn
Did not advanceRepublican · lost
Will Finn is the political name used by Kevin Finander of South St. Paul. He was the Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis Party nominee for Minnesota state auditor in 2022 and is running in the 2026 Republican primary for the same office. Reporting from his 2022 campaign identified him as a libertarian-leaning political activist who chaired the Minnesota Taxation is Theft political action committee and served on the South St. Paul library board.
Zack Filipovich
AdvancedDemocratic-Farmer-Labor · advanced
Zack Filipovich is an accountant from Duluth and a former City Council President. He is the only accountant in his race and says his father, a small business owner, taught him to look at numbers differently.
Records: Government Efficiency 1 for
Results
Advanced · Certified
Winners: Zack Filipovich (Democratic-Farmer-Labor), Scott Jensen (Republican)
Source: electionresultsfiles.sos.mn.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Sources: candidates.sos.mn.gov · sos.mn.gov