Dawanna Witt

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Dawanna Witt

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Nonpartisan

Hennepin County Sheriff

Tenure

2023 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

2

Predecessor

David Hutchinson

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Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 8, 2022

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Dawanna Witt is the Hennepin County Sheriff in Minnesota. Witt assumed office on January 2, 2023. Witt's current term ends on January 4, 2027.

Witt ran for election for Hennepin County Sheriff in Minnesota. Witt won in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Elections

2022

See also: Municipal elections in Hennepin County, Minnesota (2022)

General election

General election for Hennepin County Sheriff

Dawanna Witt defeated Joseph Banks in the general election for Hennepin County Sheriff on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Dawanna Witt (Nonpartisan)	64.0	285,292
	Submit photo	Joseph Banks (Nonpartisan)	35.4	157,689
		Other/Write-in votes	0.6	2,859

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 445,840
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Hennepin County Sheriff

Dawanna Witt and Joseph Banks defeated Jai Hanson in the primary for Hennepin County Sheriff on August 9, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Dawanna Witt (Nonpartisan)	57.0	91,001
✔	Submit photo	Joseph Banks (Nonpartisan)	22.5	35,832
		Jai Hanson (Nonpartisan)	20.5	32,690

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 159,523
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2022

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