State Auditor
My vote power
Average
Election date
November 3, 2026 · General election
The State Auditor general election in Minnesota is on November 3, 2026. 3 candidates are running: Jay Reeves (Forward Independence), Scott Jensen (Republican), and Zack Filipovich (Democratic-Farmer-Labor). One vote here carries average weight compared with other races.
How do we calculate my vote power?
What determines the vote power 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 whether more candidates are running than there are seats.
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.
What does this office do?
- 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,
Who is running?
Forward Independence
Jay Reeves is a data and financial analyst from Victoria and a retired Army major who served nearly 17 years on active duty, including in Iraq. He focuses on using data to catch fraud and waste earlier and on making local government spending easier for the public to see.
Republican
Scott Jensen is a Chaska family physician who served in the Minnesota Senate from 2017 to 2020 and on the Waconia school board, and was audit chair of a $1 billion financial institution for over a decade. He focuses on cutting government waste and lower taxes for families.
Records: Corporate Accountability 2 for, Government Efficiency 1 for, Government Spending Reduction 1 for
Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Zack Filipovich is a certified management accountant and nonprofit finance manager in Duluth who served two terms on the Duluth City Council, including as president. He focuses on preventing fraud in local governments and giving them better financial data, tools, and training.
Records: Government Efficiency 1 for
Sources: candidates.sos.mn.gov · sos.mn.gov
Last updated September 24, 2026.