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Filing for Office
2022 State General Election
- 2020 State General Election Candidate Filings
- Filings begin May 17, 2022
2022 Election Dates
Primary Election - August 9th
General Election - November 8th
Requirements for Running for Office
The filing requirements, filing dates and filing locations depend on which office you are running for. To run for any office, a candidate must meet the following requirements:
- Be a citizen of the United States.
- Be an eligible voter.
- Pay all filing fees or present a Petition in Place of Filing Fee as allowed by statute. Complete an Affidavit of Candidacy.
- Complete and file Campaign Finance Reports.
Additional information and forms can be found online.
Candidate Filing Dates
- May 17th - May 31st for the following offices
- All Federal Offices (file with the Office of the Secretary of State)
- US Representative
- All State Offices (file with Secretary of State or the county auditor)
- State Senator - Districts 6 and 10
- State Representative - Districts 6A, 6B and 10A in Crow Wing county
- Governor and Lieutenant Governor
- Secretary of State
- State Auditor
- Attorney General
- Judicial Offices
- All county Offices (file with county auditor)
- County Commissioner District 2
- County Commissioner District 3
- County Commissioner District 4
- County Sheriff
- County Attorney
- Soil & Water Conservation Supervisors - Districts 2 and 3
- City of Brainerd Offices (file with Brainerd city clerk)
- All Federal Offices (file with the Office of the Secretary of State)
- August 2nd - August 16th
- All other cities (file with city clerk (PDF))
- Townships with November elections (file with town clerk (PDF))
- School board (file with school district administrative officer)
Filing fees
Filing fees are non-refundable per Minnesota Statute 204B.11
- U.S. Senator: $400
- U.S. Representative: $300
- State Senator or Representative: $100
- Judicial Officer: $300
- County Office: $50
- Soil & Water Conservation Dist. Supervisor: $20
- City of Brainerd Offices: $5
- City of Breezy Point Offices: $10
- All other cities in Crow Wing county: $2
- Township Offices: $2
- School District Offices: $2
- Hospital District Office: $2