9th District Judicial Court (12 seats)
Koochiching County, Minnesota
My vote power
High
Election date
November 3, 2026 · General election · 12 seats
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: High · 78 out of 100
This district is a small slice of its state, so each vote here carries much more weight than a vote in a statewide race. About 11,833 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 ÷ 11,833) ÷ ln(50,000) = 78.58, measured against a statewide vote in MN (grades: 66+ high, 33+ normal, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Decisiveness: Unknown
No analyst ratings or past results for this contest yet.
High representation → My vote power: High.
Some data is missing, so this rating is based on partial information and capped at "High".
About this office
- Deciding trials in the county
- Ruling on evidence and setting sentences in criminal cases
- Deciding family, probate, and civil disputes
Affects: Public Safety and Crime Control, Housing Affordability, Civil Rights,
Candidates
Nonpartisan · Incumbent · declared
Charles D. Halverson is a judge of Minnesota's Ninth Judicial District.
Nonpartisan · Incumbent · declared
Daniel M. Hawley is a judge of Minnesota's Ninth Judicial District.
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Jana Austad is chief judge of Minnesota's Ninth Judicial District.
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Kathryn A. Lorsbach is a judge of Minnesota's Ninth Judicial District.
Nonpartisan · Incumbent · declared
Kimberly Wimmer is a judge of Minnesota's Ninth Judicial District.
Records: Legal Competence 3 for
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Matthew R. Mallie is a judge of Minnesota's Ninth Judicial District.
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Matti Adam is a judge of Minnesota's Ninth Judicial District.
Records: Legal Competence 1 for
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Michael Patrick Grover is a judge of Minnesota's Ninth Judicial District.
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Patricia A. Aanes is a judge of Minnesota's Ninth Judicial District.
Nonpartisan · Incumbent · declared
Sarah L. McBroom is a judge of Minnesota's Ninth Judicial District.
Records: Public Safety and Crime Control 1 for
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Seamus P. Duffy is a judge of Minnesota's Ninth Judicial District.
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Source: co.koochiching.mn.us