Local Election Information
2018 Elections will be held Tuesday, November 6th
Click here for the Martin County Polling Place Finder.
Click here for the City of Fairmont Precinct Map.
For more election resources, visit the Martin County website.
LOCAL CANDIDATE FORUMS
BROADCAST
Candidate Forums will be BROADCAST LIVE on Channel 13 and KSUM Radio.
They will also be broadcast live ONLINE (CLICK HERE)!
Call in questions for candidates: 238-3952
REBROADCAST ON LOCAL ACCESS CHANNEL 13
Senate, Representative & Governor forums will be rebroadcast October 6 & 7 at 6 & 12 am and pm & October 20 & 21 at 3 & 9 am and pm
City of Fairmont and Fairmont School Board forums will be rebroadcast October 13 & 14 at 3 & 9 am and pm & October 29 & 30 at 3 & 9 am and pm
Martin County forums will be rebroadcast October 13 & 14 at 12 & 6 am and pm & October 29 & 30 at 12 & 6 am and pm
MN STATE SENATE, REPRESENTATIVE, GOVERNOR AND ATTORNEY GENERAL CANDIDATE FORUMS
October 3rd, 2018 | 7:00pm – 9:00pm
Fairmont City Council Chambers
FAIRMONT MAYORAL & CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATE FORUMS
October 10th, 2018 | 7:00pm – 8:00pm
Fairmont City Council Chambers
SCHOOL BOARD CANDIDATE FORUMS
October 10th, 2018 | 8:00pm – 9:00pm
Fairmont City Council Chambers
COUNTY COMMISSIONER, AUDITOR, RECORDER, SHERIFF AND ATTORNEY CANDIDATE FORUMS
October 11th, 2018 | 7:00pm – 9:00pm
Fairmont City Council Chambers
2018 ELECTION OFFICES
FEDERAL OFFICE
U.S. Representative – MN District 1
|
| Candidate Name |
Party |
| Jim Hagedorn |
Republican |
| Dan Feehan |
Democratic-Farmer-Labor |
U.S. Senator – MN
|
| Candidate Name |
Party |
| Jim Newberger |
Republican |
| Amy Klobuchar (Incumbent) |
Democratic-Farmer-Labor |
U.S. Senator – MN (Special Election)
|
| Candidate Name |
Party |
| Karin Housley |
Republican |
| Tina Smith (Incumbent) |
Democratic-Farmer-Labor |
STATE OFFICE
MN State Representative – District 23A
|
| Candidate Name |
Party |
| Bob Gunther (Incumbent) |
Republican |
| Heather Klassen |
Democratic-Farmer-Labor |
COUNTY OFFICE
Martin County Commissioner – 4th District
|
| Dan Schmidtke (Incumbent) |
| Richard Koons |
Martin County Commissioner – 2nd District UNOPPOSED
|
| Tom Mahoney (Incumbent) |
Martin County Auditor/Treasurer – UNOPPOSED
|
| Jim Forshee (Incumbent) |
Martin County Surveyor – UNOPPOSED
|
| Ben Madsen (Incumbent) |
Martin County Recorder
|
| Diane Sanders (Incumbent) |
| Clark Berry |
Martin County Sheriff – UNOPPOSED
|
| Jeff Markquart (Incumbent) |
Martin County Attorney – UNOPPOSED
|
| Terry Viesselman (Incumbent) |
CITY OFFICE
Fairmont Mayoral Candidates
|
| Debbie Foster (Incumbent) |
| Jeff Weber |
Fairmont City Council Candidates
|
Ward 1
|
Ward 3 |
| Bruce Peters (Incumbent) |
Randy Lubenow |
SCHOOL DISTRICT
Fairmont School Board Candidates
|
| 3 POSITIONS AVAILABLE |
| Rufus Rodriquez, Mike Edman, Martha Myren, and John Gibeau |
