UPDATE-First Day Filers For Rochester & Olmsted County Elections

Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News) The 2026 election season officially got underway today in Minnesota with the opening of the two-week filing period for candidates seeking elective office in the November election.

The Minnesota Secretary of State's Office reported the following filings and for elected positions in the City of Rochester and Olmsted County as of 5 PM Tuesday.

Rochester Mayor
Molly Dennis
Jess Garcia
Ayub HajiOmar
Jerod Lucker
Joe Powers
Benjamin Zastrow

City Council Ward 1
Lisa Ross

City Council Ward 3
Norman Wahl (I)

City Council Ward 5
Shaun Palmer (I)
Ruchi Gupta

Olmsted County Sheriff
Tim Parkin

Olmsted County Attorney
Michael Walters
Karen MacLaughlin

Olmsted County Board Commissioner District 2
no filings

Olmsted County Board Commissioner District 4
Brian Mueller

Olmsted County Board Commissioner District 6
Bob Hopkins (I)

The filing period for the positions on the Rochester School Board that will appear on the November ballot will take place in July.

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