Municipal elections in Ramsey County, Minnesota (2022)
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| 2022 Ramsey County elections |
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: May 31, 2022 |
| Primary election: August 9, 2022 General election: November 8, 2022 |
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| Offices up: Attorney, sheriff, county commission, and District court judges |
| Election type: Nonpartisan |
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Ramsey County, Minnesota, held general elections for attorney, sheriff, county 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 county attorney, county sheriff, and district 3 of the county 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 Ramsey County Attorney
Incumbent John Choi won election in the general election for Ramsey County Attorney on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | John Choi (Nonpartisan) | 97.7 | 137,761 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.3 | 3,257 | ||
| Total votes: 141,018 | |||
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County sheriff
General election
General election for Ramsey County Sheriff
Incumbent Bob Fletcher won election in the general election for Ramsey County Sheriff on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Bob Fletcher (Nonpartisan) | 96.4 | 136,429 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 3.6 | 5,067 | ||
| Total votes: 141,496 | |||
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County commission
General election
Ramsey County Board of Commissioners general election, 2022 | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| District 3 |
 Trista Martinson (i)David A. Singleton |
| District 4 |
Rena Moran Darryl Spence |
| District 5 |
Rafael Ortega (i) Bill Hosko |
| District 6 |
Ying Vang-Pao Mai Chong Xiong |
Primary election
Ramsey County Board of Commissioners primary election, 2022 | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| District 3 | This primary was canceled. |
| District 4 |
Barbara Bolar George H. Jackson Sr. Rena Moran Darryl Spence |
| District 5 |
Rafael Ortega (i) Charles Barklind Bill Hosko |
| District 6 |
Greg Copeland Dino Guerin Foua-Choua Khang Nick Muhammad Ying Vang-Pao Clara Ware Mai Chong Xiong |
Judicial offices
District court
General election
Minnesota 2nd District Court general election, 2022 | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| Position 5 |
Andrew Gordon (i) |
| Position 6 |
Richard H. Kyle Jr. (i) |
| Position 9 |
Sara Grewing (i) |
| Position 10 |
Kellie Charles (i) |
| Position 12 |
Nicole Starr (i) |
| Position 16 |
Mark Ireland (i) |
| Position 17 |
David Brown (i) |
| Position 21 |
Thomas Gilligan (i) |
| Position 25 |
Edward Sheu (i) |
| Position 26 |
John H. Guthmann (i) |
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Minnesota elections, 2022
August 9, 2022
- Minnesota's 2nd 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's 8th 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 4th Congressional District election, 2022
- Minnesota's 5th Congressional District election, 2022
- Minnesota's 6th Congressional District election, 2022
- Minnesota's 8th 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 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
| Ramsey County, Minnesota | Minnesota | Municipal government | Other local coverage |
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