Pope County, Minnesota 2026 election
On November 3, 2026, Pope County elects its county sheriff, county attorney, county commissioner and special district board members: 10 races, 11 candidates. Parts of Pope County also vote in Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Public School District and 2 other school districts, linked below.
Places that overlap Pope County
Statewide races on the Minnesota ballot
Every Minnesota ballot also has 5 statewide races: Governor, U.S. Senate, Attorney General, Secretary of State and State Auditor.
County offices
7 races · 7 candidates
County Attorney
- Neil Nelson
County Auditor/Treasurer
- Stephanie Rust
County Commissioner, District 1
- Paul Gremmels
County Commissioner, District 4
- Larry Lindor
County Commissioner, District 5
- Paul Wildman
County Recorder
- Sarah Green
County Sheriff
- Nathan Brecht
Special districts
3 races · 4 candidates
Soil and Water Supervisor, District 1
- Earl Hauge
- Keith Nygaard
Soil and Water Supervisor, District 3
- Gregg Weller
Soil and Water Supervisor, District 4
- Randy Mitteness