Special elections are used to fill vacant offices or decide ballot questions; they can be scheduled at various times during the year, and may be held in conjunction with a regularly scheduled election. The following statutes govern special elections:
Upcoming Special Elections
The Office of the Secretary of State has been notified of the following special elections. Contact the local jurisdiction for details about the vacant office or ballot question. Last updated September 18, 2023.
november 7, 2023
- Special Election Beltrami County (Question)
- Special Election Koochiching County Commissioner District 5 (Vacancy)
- Special Election Lake County Commissioner District 1 (Vacancy)
- Special Election Todd County Commissioner District 3 (Vacancy)
- Special Primary Waseca County Commissioner District 3 (Vacancy)
- Special Primary Wilkin County Commissioner District 3 (Vacancy)
- Special Election City of Apple Valley (Question)
- Special Election City of Appleton (Vacancy)
- Special Election City of Edina (Question)
- Special Election City of Lonsdale (Vacancy)
- Special Election City of Marshall (Question)
- Special Election City of Mounds View (Vacancy)
- Special Election City of North Branch (Question)
- Special Election City of Rochester (Question)
- Special Election City of Rosemount (Vacancy)
- School District Special Election SSD 6 - South St. Paul (Vacancy)
- School District Special Election ISD 13 - Columbia Heights (Question & Vacancy)
- School District Special Election ISD 15 - St. Francis Area (Question)
- School District Special Election ISD 77 - Mankato (Question)
- School District Special Election ISD 91 - Barnum (Vacancy)
- School District Special Election ISD 93 - Carlton (Vacancy)
- School District Special Election ISD 129 - Montevideo (Question & Vacancy)
- School District Special Election ISD 162 - Bagley (Vacancy)
- School District Special Election ISD 182 - Crosby-Ironton (Question)
- School District Special Election ISD 186 - Pequot Lakes (Question)
- School District Special Election ISD 192 - Farmington (Question)
- School District Special Election ISD 194 - Lakeville (Question)
- School District Special Election ISD 213 - Osakis (Question)
- School District Special Election ISD 242 - Alden-Conger (Question)
- School District Special Election ISD 279 - Osseo (Question)
- School District Special Election ISD 286 - Brooklyn Center (Question & Vacancy)
- School District Special Election ISD 297 - Spring Grove (Question)
- School District Special Election ISD 306 - Laporte (Question & Vacancy)
- School District Special Election ISD 317 - Deer River (Question)
- School District Special Election ISD 318 - Grand Rapids (Question)
- School District Special Election ISD 319 - Nashwauk-Keewatin (Vacancy)
- School District Special Election ISD 347 - Willmar (Question)
- School District Special Election ISD 361 - International Falls (Vacancy)
- School District Special Election ISD 415 - Lynd (Vacancy)
- School District Special Election ISD 463 - Eden Valley-Watkins (Question)
- School District Special Election ISD 495 - Grand Meadow (Question)
- School District Special Election ISD 499 - LeRoy-Ostrander (Vacancy)
- School District Special Election ISD 511 - Adrian (Question)
- School District Special Election ISD 518 - Worthington (Vacancy)
- School District Special Election ISD 534 - Stewartville (Question)
- School District Special Election ISD 535 - Rochester (Question)
- School District Special Election ISD 542 - Battle Lake (Question)
- School District Special Election ISD 561 - Goodridge (Question)
- School District Special Election ISD 564 - Thief River Falls (Question)
- School District Special Election ISD 600 - Fisher (Question & Vacancy)
- School District Special Election ISD 707 - Nett Lake (Vacancy)
- School District Special Election ISD 712 - Mountain Iron-Buhl (Vacancy)
- School District Special Election ISD 721 - New Prague Area (Question)
- School District Special Election ISD 740 - Melrose (Vacancy)
- School District Special Election ISD 763 - Medford (Question)
- School District Special Election ISD 775 - Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg (Question)
- School District Special Election ISD 787 - Browerville (Question)
- School District Special Election ISD 811 - Wabasha-Kellogg (Question)
- School District Special Election ISD 834 - Stillwater (Question & Vacancy)
- School District Special Election ISD 836 - Butterfield (Vacancy)
- School District Special Election ISD 857 - Lewiston-Altura (Question)
- School District Special Election ISD 877 - Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose (Question)
- School District Special Election ISD 911 - Cambridge-Isanti (Vacancy)
- School District Special Election ISD 2137 - Kingsland (Vacancy)
- School District Special Election ISD 2144 - Chisago Lakes (Question & Vacancy)
- School District Special Election ISD 2149 - Minnewaska (Question)
- School District Special Election ISD 2155 - Wadena-Deer Creek (Question)
- School District Special Election ISD 2159 - Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart (Question)
- School District Special Election ISD 2198 - Fillmore Central (Question)
- School District Special Election ISD 2311 - Clearbrook-Gonvick (Question)
- School District Special Election ISD 2342 - West Central Area (Question)
- School District Special Election ISD 2365 - Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop (Question & Vacancy)
- School District Special Election ISD 2448 - Martin County West (Question)
- School District Special Election ISD 2534 - BOLD (Question)
- School District Special Election ISD 2687 - Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted (Question)
- School District Special Election ISD 2689 - Pipestone Area (Vacancy)
- School District Special Election ISD 2835 - Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton (Question)
- School District Special Election ISD 2853 - Lac qui Parle Valley (Question)
- School District Special Election ISD 2888 - Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley (Question)
- School District Special Election ISD 2889 - Lake Park Audubon (Question)
- School District Special Election ISD 2898 - Westbrook-Walnut Grove (Vacancy)
- School District Special Election ISD 2902 - Russell-Tyler-Ruthton (Question)
November 16, 2023
December 5, 2023
February 13, 2024
- Special Election Waseca County Commissioner District 3 (Vacancy)
- Special Election Wilkin County Commissioner District 3 (Vacancy)
Special Election Dates
Most special elections may only be held on one of the following five dates:
- Second Tuesday in February
- Second Tuesday in April
- Second Tuesday in May
- Second Tuesday in August
- First Tuesday after the first Monday in November
- February 14
- April 11
- May 9
- August 8
- November 7
- February 13
- April 9
- May 14
- August 13
- November 5