Election to fill out Hagedorn’s seat Tuesday as well as primaries

Published 5:57 pm Friday, August 5, 2022

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The election that will decide who fills the remainder of Rep. Jim Hagedorn’s seat in Congressional District 1 will be held Tuesday, as well as a collection of primary elections.

Candidates running for the seat include Democratic candidate Jeff Ettinger and Republican candidate Brad Finstad, Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis Party candidate Haroun McClellan and Legal Marijuana Now Party candidate Richard B. Reisdorf.

However, the twist this year is at the same time there is a primary for the District 1 seat that will also feature Ettinger, Finstad, along with Republican Jeremy Munson and Democrats James Rainwater and George H. Kalberer.

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There are also primaries for governor and lt. governor, secretary of state, attorney general, state senator District 23, state representative District 26B.

There is also a primary for Austin the City Council At-Large seat between incumbent Jeff Austin and challengers Oballa Oballa and David Schenck.

Austin voting locations are as follows:

• Ward 1, Precinct 1: Austin City Hall, 500 Fourth Avenue NE

• Ward 1, Precinct 2: Austin High School Hastings Gym – South Entrance, 301 Third Street NW

• Ward 2, Precinct 1: Southgate Elementary School, 1601 19th Avenue SW

• Ward 2, Precinct 2: Banfield Elementary School, 301 17th Street SW

• Ward 3, Precinct 1: Mower County Senior Center, 400 Third Street NE

• Ward 3, Precinct 2: Ellis Middle School, 1700 Third Avenue SE.

Where to vote elsewhere in the county.:

Adams: Emergency Services Building, 16 East Paint Street, 7 a.m.

Brownsdale: Brownsdale Community Center, 103 Main Street East, 7 a.m.

Dexter: Dexter City Hall, 107 Main Street South, 7 a.m.

Elkton: Mail Balloting Polling Place, Mower County Auditor-Treasurer’s Office, 201 First Street NE, Austin, 7 a.m.

Grand Meadow: Grand Meadow Community Center, 116 Grand Avenue East, 7 a.m.

LeRoy: LeRoy Community Center, 204 West Main Street, 7 a.m.

Lyle: Lyle Township Hall, 108 Oak Street, 7 a.m.

Mapleview: Mail Balloting Polling Place, Mower County Auditor-Treasurer’s Office, 201 First Street NE, Austin, 7 a.m.

Racine: Racine City Hall, 25 Great Western Avenue NE, 7 a.m.

Rose Creek: Mail Balloting Polling Place, Mower County Auditor-Treasurer’s Office, 201 First Street NE, Austin, 7 a.m.

Sargeant: Mail Balloting Polling Place, Mower County Auditor-Treasurer’s Office, 201 First Street NE, Austin, 7 a.m..

Taopi: Mail Balloting Polling Place, Mower County Auditor-Treasurer’s Office, 201 First Street NE, Austin, 7 a.m.

Waltham: Waltham Area Government Center, 270 South Main Street, 7 a.m.

If voting by absentee you can drop off ballots 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. today and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday at the Mower County Elections Office in the Mower County Government Building (201 First Street NE).

Those voting by mail are urged to drop off completed ballots by 8 p.m. Tuesday night to ensure they make it on time. Voters in mail ballot precincts are allowed to vote between 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Elections Office on Tuesday.

For more information on township voting, visit: www.co.mower.mn.us/341/Where-to-Vote and click on “Polling Place Finder.” In Austin, if you’re not sure which ward or precinct you are in, visit: https://pollfinder.sos.state.mn.us/