2 candidates on the November 3, 2026 ballot, from the Minnesota Secretary of State's list (opens in a new tab). The officeholder comes first, then the Republican and Democratic nominees together by last name, then everyone else by last name; in each group a candidate with a statement or vote on the record comes first (how the order works). Each has the same space. The list: Minnesota Secretary of State, State General Election, Tuesday, November 3, 2026, downloadable text files: Federal, State, and County Candidates (cand.txt), with U.S. Senator Statewide (ussenate.txt), U.S. Representative by Congressional District (ushouse.txt), Governor Statewide (Governor.txt) and Parties (PartyTbl.txt), from https://electionresults.sos.mn.gov/Select/MediaFiles/Index?ersElectionId=201 (The files carry no date of their own; they are the Secretary of State's candidate files for the November 3, 2026 State General Election as served on October 9, 2026).
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Republican · In office
Brad Finstad says data center projects should be a community decision, not handed down by Washington.
Their newest statement on the record, August 19, 2026, KTTC (opens in a new tab).
1 statement · 1 vote on the record
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Democratic Farmer Labor
Jake Johnson, DFL Minnesota First Congressional District candidate, demands a moratorium on data center construction.
Their newest statement on the record, August 19, 2026, KTTC (opens in a new tab).
2 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Brad Finstad has 1 statement on data centers on the record.
Brad Finstad says data center projects should be a community decision, not handed down by Washington.
1 vote on data center measures: 0 in favor of data centers, 1 against.
Jake Johnson has 2 statements on data centers on the record.
Jake Johnson, DFL Minnesota First Congressional District candidate, demands a moratorium on data center construction.
Johnson says data centers should meet four requirements: keeping bills down, protecting farmland and natural resources, ensuring economic gains in Southern Minnesota, and ending non disclosure agreements.
No vote on a data center measure on the record.
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