Your complete directory of Minnesota candidates for Governor, United State Senator and Congress in the current election cycle ... state political parties ... the official state election office ... and state news sources.

CANDIDATE DIRECTORY LEGEND:
Bold = Active Candidate
Italics = Potential Candidate
* = Incumbent
(Incumbent Party Listed First)

Filing Deadline: July 2008
Primary: September 9, 2008

This page was last updated on June 29, 2008

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

GOVERNOR:
Tim Pawlenty (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Tom Bakk (DFL) - State Sen., Ex-State Rep. & Labor Union Representative
Mark Dayton (DFL) - Ex-US Senator & Businessman
Susan Gaertner (DFL) - Ramsey County Attorney
R.T. Rybak (DFL) - Minneapolis Mayor

Next State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2010.

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
Carol Molnau (R)*

SECRETARY OF STATE:
Mark Ritchie (DFL)* - (Campaign Site)

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
Lori Swanson (DFL)*

STATE AUDITOR:
Rebecca Otto (DFL)* - (Campaign Site)

U.S. SENATOR:

Norm Coleman (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Jack Shepard (R) - Dentist, Fugitive Felon Living in Italy, USAF Veteran & Frequent Candidate
Al Franken (DFL) - Comic, Radio Talk Show Host, Author & Democratic Activist
Dick Franson (DFL) - Ex-Minneapolis Alderman, Retired Appraiser, Army Veteran & Frequent Candidate
Darryl Stanton (DFL) - Businessman & Frequent Candidate
Donald Stephan (DFL)
Michael Cavlan (Independent) - Nurse, Liberal Activist & '06 Green Nominee
Thomas Harens (Green) - Ex-State Rep., Non-Profit Group Founder, Ex-Businessman & '04 Presidential Candidate
Kurt Anderson (Independence)
Bill McGaughey (Independence) - Landlord, Retired Accountant & Frequent Candidate
James Broom Wellstone (Independence)
Stephen Wiliams (Independence) - Farmer
Ernest Mailhot (Socialist Workers) - Communist Political Organizer & Frequent Candidate
Michael Cavlan (Independent) - Nurse, Liberal Activist & '06 Green Nominee
Jesse Ventura (Independent) - Ex-Governor, Ex-Brooklyn Park Mayor, Actor, Ex-Pro Wrestler & Navy Veteran

U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:
Tim Walz (DFL)* - (Campaign Site)
Brian Davis (R) - Physician & GOP Activist
Dick Day (R) - State Sen., Retired Businessman & Navy Veteran

District 2:
John Kline (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Steve Sarvi (DFL) - Ex-Watertown Mayor, Ex-City Administrator & Iraq War Veteran

District 3:
[ Jim Ramstad (R)* - Retiring in 2008. ]
Erik Paulsen (R) - State Rep., Ex-State House Majority Leader, Businessman & Ex-Congressional Aide
Ashwin Madia (DFL) - Attorney & Iraq War Veteran
David Dillon (Independence) - Printing Company Owner & Community Activist

District 4:
Betty McCollum (DFL)* - (Campaign Site)
Ed Matthews (R) - Accountant & Attorney
Carlos Samaniego (Socialist Workers) - Communist Political Organizer

District 5:
Keith Ellison (DFL)* - (Campaign Site)
Barb Davis White (R) - Minister, Conservative Activist, Ex-Funeral Director & Ex-Teacher
Rebecca Williamson (Socialist Workers) - Factory Worker & Communist Political Organizer

District 6:
Michele Bachmann (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Elwyn Tinklenberg (DFL/Independence) - Ex-State Transportation Commissioner, Ex-Blaine Mayor & Minister
John Brockberg (Independence) - Businessman

District 7:
Collin Peterson (DFL)* - (Campaign Site)
Glen Menze (R) - Accountant & Farmer
Alan Roebke (Independence) - Ex-Farmer & Felon

District 8:
Jim Oberstar (DFL)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE POLITICAL PARTIES:

Communist Party of Minnesota
Constitution Party of Minnesota
Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL)
Green Party of Minnesota
Independence Party of Minnesota (IP)
Libertarian Party of Minnesota
Republican Party of Minnesota

STATE ELECTION OFFICE:

Secretary of State's Office

Campaign Finance & Public Disclosure Board

STATE NEWS SOURCES:

Alexandria Echo Press
Annandale Advocate
Anoka County Union
Austin Daily Herald
Blaine/Spring Lake Park Life
Brainerd Daily Dispatch
Cannon Falls Beacon
Checks & Balances
Coon Rapids Herald
Duluth News-Tribune
Elk River Star News
Grant County Herald
Inside Minnesota Politics
Lake Country Echo / Pine River Journal (Pequot Lakes)
Mankato Free Press
Minneapolis Observer (Alternative)
Minneapolis Star Tribune - (Politics Section)
Minneapolis/St. Paul City Pages (Alternative)
Minnesota Daily (University of Minnesota)
Minnesota E-Democracy
Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder (African-American)
Minnesota Women Lawyers: Voters Guide for Judicial Elections
MNPolitics.com
Morrison County Record
New Ulm Journal
Northfield News
Page 1 Publications (6 Community Newspapers)
Politics in Minnesota
Republican Minnesota
Rochester Post-Bulletin
Southwest Journal (Minneapolis)
St. Paul Legal Ledger
St. Paul Pioneer Press
Sun Newspapers (Minnesota Community Newspaper Chain)
Thisweek Newspapers (Burnsville)
Tyler Tribute
West Central Tribune (Willmar)
Winona Daily News

KSTP TV-5 (ABC - Minneapolis)
Minnesota Public Radio