Municipal elections in Hennepin County, Minnesota (2022)
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| 2022 Hennepin County elections |
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: May 31, 2022 |
| Primary election: August 9, 2022 General election: November 8, 2022 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: County attorney, county sheriff, county commission, county park commission, and judicial offices |
| Total seats up: 33 |
| Election type: Nonpartisan |
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Hennepin County, Minnesota, held general elections for county attorney, county sheriff, county commission, county park commission, and district court judges on November 8, 2022. A primary was scheduled for August 9, 2022. The filing deadline for this election was May 31, 2022.
Primary elections for districts 2, 3, and 4 of the county commission and districts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 of the county park commission were canceled due to two or fewer candidates filing for each respective office.
Elections
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Candidates and results
Offices up for election in 2022:
County attorney
General election
General election for Hennepin County Attorney
Mary Moriarty defeated Martha Holton Dimick in the general election for Hennepin County Attorney on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Mary Moriarty (Nonpartisan) | 57.6 | 254,418 | |
 | Martha Holton Dimick (Nonpartisan)  | 41.8 | 184,739 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 2,589 | ||
| Total votes: 441,746 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Hennepin County Attorney
The following candidates ran in the primary for Hennepin County Attorney on August 9, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Mary Moriarty (Nonpartisan) | 36.4 | 62,336 | |
| ✔ | | Martha Holton Dimick (Nonpartisan) | 17.9 | 30,668 |
 | Ryan Winkler (Nonpartisan) | 16.3 | 27,924 | |
 | Tad Jude (Nonpartisan) | 10.6 | 18,142 | |
| Paul Ostrow (Nonpartisan) | 8.5 | 14,500 | ||
| Saraswati Singh (Nonpartisan) | 7.2 | 12,280 | ||
| Jarvis Jones (Nonpartisan) | 3.3 | 5,586 | ||
| Total votes: 171,436 | |||
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County sheriff
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 | ||
| ✔ | Dawanna Witt (Nonpartisan) | 64.0 | 285,292 | |
| Joseph Banks (Nonpartisan) | 35.4 | 157,689 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 2,859 | ||
| 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 | ||
| ✔ | Dawanna Witt (Nonpartisan) | 57.0 | 91,001 | |
| ✔ | Joseph Banks (Nonpartisan) | 22.5 | 35,832 | |
 | Jai Hanson (Nonpartisan) | 20.5 | 32,690 | |
| Total votes: 159,523 | |||
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County commission
District 2
General election
General election for Hennepin County Commission District 2
Incumbent Irene Fernando won election in the general election for Hennepin County Commission District 2 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Irene Fernando (Nonpartisan) | 98.5 | 44,725 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.5 | 699 | ||
| Total votes: 45,424 | |||
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District 3
General election
General election for Hennepin County Commission District 3
Incumbent Marion Greene defeated Ashley Boldin in the general election for Hennepin County Commission District 3 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Marion Greene (Nonpartisan) | 69.7 | 43,175 |
 | Ashley Boldin (Nonpartisan) | 29.6 | 18,338 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 433 | ||
| Total votes: 61,946 | |||
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District 4
General election
General election for Hennepin County Commission District 4
Incumbent Angela Conley won election in the general election for Hennepin County Commission District 4 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Angela Conley (Nonpartisan) | 98.5 | 42,287 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.5 | 626 | ||
| Total votes: 42,913 | |||
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Special district offices
County park commission
General election
Three Rivers Park District Board of Commissioners general election, 2022 | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| District 1 |
 Marge Beard (i) |
| District 2 |
Jennifer DeJournett (i) |
| District 3 |
Erin Kolb |
| District 4 |
Louise Segreto Michael St. John |
| District 5 |
John Gibbs (i) |
Judicial offices
District court
General election
Minnesota 4th District Court general election, 2022 | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| Position 4 |
Juan Hoyos (i) |
| Position 7 |
Tamara G. Garcia (i) |
| Position 8 |
Anna Andow (i) |
| Position 9 |
Michael Browne (i) |
| Position 18 |
Susan Burke (i) |
| Position 21 |
Maximillia Utley (i) |
| Position 23 |
Marta M. Chou (i) |
| Position 24 |
Nicole A. Engisch (i) |
| Position 26 |
Joseph R. Klein (i) |
| Position 31 |
Rachel Hughey (i) |
| Position 34 |
Karen A. Janisch (i) |
| Position 36 |
Julia Dayton Klein (i) |
| Position 37 |
Carolina A. Lamas (i) |
| Position 38 |
Colette Routel (i) |
| Position 39 |
Laurie Miller (i) |
| Position 41 |
Hilary Lindell Caligiuri (i) |
| Position 45 |
Paul Scoggin (i) |
| Position 46 |
Theresa Couri (i) |
| Position 50 |
Rachna Sullivan (i) |
| Position 51 |
Laura Thomas (i) |
| Position 52 |
Terri Yellowhammer (i) |
| Position 60 |
Bruce D. Manning (i) |
| Position 62 |
Julie Allyn (i) |
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Minnesota elections, 2022
August 9, 2022
- Minnesota's 2nd Congressional District election, 2022
- Minnesota's 3rd Congressional District election, 2022
- Minnesota's 4th Congressional District election, 2022
- Minnesota's 5th Congressional District election, 2022
- Minnesota's 6th Congressional District election, 2022
- Minnesota Attorney General election, 2022
- Minnesota Auditor election, 2022
- Minnesota gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022
- Minnesota Secretary of State election, 2022
- Minnesota State Senate elections, 2022
- Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2022
- Minnesota Supreme Court elections, 2022
- Minnesota intermediate appellate court elections, 2022
- Municipal elections in Hennepin County, Minnesota (2022)
- Municipal elections in Ramsey County, Minnesota (2022)
- Minneapolis Public Schools, Minnesota, elections (2022)
November 8, 2022
- Minnesota's 2nd Congressional District election, 2022
- Minnesota's 3rd Congressional District election, 2022
- Minnesota's 4th Congressional District election, 2022
- Minnesota's 5th Congressional District election, 2022
- Minnesota's 6th Congressional District election, 2022
- Minnesota Attorney General election, 2022
- Minnesota Auditor election, 2022
- Minnesota gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022
- Minnesota Secretary of State election, 2022
- Minnesota State Senate elections, 2022
- Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2022
- Minnesota Supreme Court elections, 2022
- Minnesota intermediate appellate court elections, 2022
- Municipal elections in Hennepin County, Minnesota (2022)
- Minneapolis Public Schools, Minnesota, elections (2022)
- Municipal elections in Ramsey County, Minnesota (2022)
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About the county
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Hennepin County, Minnesota | ||
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| Hennepin County | Minnesota | |
| Population | 1,281,565 | 5,706,494 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 554 | 79,631 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 70.6% | 81.6% |
| Black/African American | 13.2% | 6.4% |
| Asian | 7.2% | 4.9% |
| Native American | 0.7% | 1% |
| Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% |
| Other (single race) | 3.4% | 2.1% |
| Multiple | 4.8% | 3.9% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 6.9% | 5.5% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 93.6% | 93.4% |
| College graduation rate | 51% | 36.8% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $81,169 | $73,382 |
| Persons below poverty level | 10.2% | 9.3% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020). | ||
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
See also
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