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Municipal elections in Ramsey County, Minnesota (2024)
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| 2024 Ramsey County elections |
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: June 4, 2024 |
| Primary election: August 13, 2024 General election: November 5, 2024 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: County commission, district court judges |
| Total seats up: 12 |
| Election type: Nonpartisan |
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Ramsey County, Minnesota, held general elections for county commission, district court judges on November 5, 2024. A primary was scheduled for August 13, 2024. The filing deadline for this election was June 4, 2024.
Elections
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Candidates and results
County commission
District 1
General election
General election for Ramsey County Board of Commissioners District 1
Tara Jebens-Singh won election in the general election for Ramsey County Board of Commissioners District 1 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Tara Jebens-Singh (Nonpartisan)  | 98.1 | 27,806 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.9 | 546 | ||
| Total votes: 28,352 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Tara Jebens-Singh advanced from the primary for Ramsey County Board of Commissioners District 1.
District 2
General election
General election for Ramsey County Board of Commissioners District 2
Incumbent Mary Jo McGuire won election in the general election for Ramsey County Board of Commissioners District 2 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mary Jo McGuire (Nonpartisan) | 98.1 | 26,438 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.9 | 516 | ||
| Total votes: 26,954 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Mary Jo McGuire advanced from the primary for Ramsey County Board of Commissioners District 2.
District 7
General election
General election for Ramsey County Board of Commissioners District 7
Kelly Miller defeated Sarah Yang in the general election for Ramsey County Board of Commissioners District 7 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kelly Miller (Nonpartisan) | 49.6 | 15,437 |
 | Sarah Yang (Nonpartisan) | 49.5 | 15,409 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.9 | 287 | ||
| Total votes: 31,133 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Ramsey County Board of Commissioners District 7
Kelly Miller and Sarah Yang defeated Kevin Berglund and Michelle Yener in the primary for Ramsey County Board of Commissioners District 7 on August 13, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kelly Miller (Nonpartisan) | 34.4 | 1,845 |
| ✔ | | Sarah Yang (Nonpartisan) | 29.4 | 1,578 |
| Kevin Berglund (Nonpartisan) | 21.6 | 1,156 | ||
 | Michelle Yener (Nonpartisan) | 14.6 | 784 | |
| Total votes: 5,363 | |||
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Judicial offices
District court
General election
Minnesota 2nd District Court general election, 2024 | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| Position 2 |
 DeAnne Hilgers (i) |
| Position 3 |
Timothy Carey (i) Paul Yang |
| Position 4 |
Laura Nelson (i) |
| Position 11 |
Adam Yang (i) |
| Position 19 |
Maria Mitchell (i) |
| Position 20 |
P. Paul Yang (i) |
| Position 22 |
Jacob Kraus (i) |
| Position 23 |
Stephen L. Smith (i) |
| Position 29 |
Timothy Mulrooney (i) Winona Yang |
Primary
Minnesota 2nd District Court primary, 2024 | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| Position 2 |
DeAnne Hilgers* (i) |
| Position 3 |
Timothy Carey* (i)Paul Yang* |
| Position 4 |
Laura Nelson* (i) |
| Position 11 |
Adam Yang* (i) |
| Position 19 |
Maria Mitchell* (i) |
| Position 20 |
P. Paul Yang* (i) |
| Position 22 |
Jacob Kraus* (i) |
| Position 23 |
Stephen L. Smith* (i) |
| Position 29 |
Timothy Mulrooney* (i)Winona Yang* |
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Minnesota elections, 2024
August 13, 2024
- United States Senate election in Minnesota, 2024
- Minnesota's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024
- Minnesota's 4th Congressional District election, 2024
- Minnesota's 5th Congressional District election, 2024
- Minnesota's 6th Congressional District election, 2024
- Minnesota's 8th Congressional District election, 2024
- Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2024
- Minnesota Supreme Court elections, 2024
- Minnesota intermediate appellate court elections, 2024
- Minneapolis Public Schools, Minnesota, elections (2024)
- Municipal elections in Hennepin County, Minnesota (2024)
November 5, 2024
- United States Senate election in Minnesota, 2024
- Minnesota's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024
- Minnesota's 4th Congressional District election, 2024
- Minnesota's 5th Congressional District election, 2024
- Minnesota's 6th Congressional District election, 2024
- Minnesota's 8th Congressional District election, 2024
- Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2024
- Minnesota Supreme Court elections, 2024
- Minnesota intermediate appellate court elections, 2024
- Minnesota Amendment 1, Continue to Provide Lottery Revenue to Environment and Natural Resources Fund Amendment (2024)
- Municipal elections in Ramsey County, Minnesota (2025)
- Minneapolis Public Schools, Minnesota, elections (2024)
- Municipal elections in Hennepin County, Minnesota (2024)
- Minneapolis Public Schools, Minnesota, School District Question, Tax Measure (November 2024)
- St. Paul, Minnesota, Question 1, Tax Measure (November 2024)
- St. Paul, Minnesota, Question 2, Change City Elections to Presidential Election Years Amendment (November 2024)
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About the county
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Ramsey County, Minnesota | ||
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| Ramsey County | Minnesota | |
| Population | 552,352 | 5,706,494 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 152 | 79,631 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 64.5% | 81.6% |
| Black/African American | 11.7% | 6.4% |
| Asian | 14.8% | 4.9% |
| Native American | 0.7% | 1% |
| Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% |
| Other (single race) | 2.6% | 2.1% |
| Multiple | 5.6% | 3.9% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 7.5% | 5.5% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 91% | 93.4% |
| College graduation rate | 43% | 36.8% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $67,238 | $73,382 |
| Persons below poverty level | 13.4% | 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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