Election Day is Every Tuesday: Feb 9 -15

Some of today's elections

This is nowhere near a complete guide, but it’s what I have, so I do hope it’s, at least, marginally helpful!

Oklahoma

• State House District 35

  Luke Kruse DEMOCRAT Priorities: strengthening public education by increasing per-pupil funding and teacher pay; supporting foster families and bolstering the foster care system with needed resources; repairing and funding local roads and rural infrastructure to better connect communities; growing the rural economy through support for small businesses, family farms, broadband access, and local agriculture; and serving with integrity and respect, bringing civility, listening first

  Dillon Travis REPUBLICAN Priorities: fixing rural roads and bridges, protecting local schools from what he calls “woke” agendas and defending local control, and combating the drug crisis by supporting law enforcement, supporting agriculture by lowering input costs and defending property rights, defend the Second Amendment, and put families, faith, and conservative values first, supports the America First agenda

Minnasota

• Mahnomen County Commissioner District 1

  Robert Durant

  Brian Ose

• Polk County Commissioner District 5

  Brad Grunhovd

  Ross Pape

• Montevideo School District Special Election ISD 129

  Winter 2026 – Bond Referendum for Buildings

• North Branch School District Special Election ISD 138

  Renewal: Capital Projects Levy

• Windom School District Special Election ISD 177

  Question 1 would authorize the District to issue general obligation school building bonds in an amount not to exceed $27,500,000 for acquisition and betterment of school sites and facilities including, but not limited to, construction of an Athletic Complex and Fine Arts Center, and improvements to the locker room, gymnastics space, and wrestling room.

• Osakis School District Special Election ISD 213 – Osakis

  Shall the school board of Independent School District 213 be authorized to issue its general obligation school building bonds in an amount to not exceed $19,900,000 to provide funds for the acquisition and betterment of school sites and facilities, including the construction of secure entrances, renovations and upgrades to the career and technical education classrooms and labs; the construction and equipping of a new performance space/gymatorium; the decommissioning of the existing auditorium, gymnasium and lock rooms; and the construction of parking lot expansions and improvements?

• Rushford-Peterson School District Special Election ISD 239

  Shall the school board of Independent School District No. 239 (RushfordPeterson Schools) be authorized to issue its general obligation school building bonds in an amount not to exceed $24,015,000 to provide funds for the acquisition and betterment of school sites and facilities, including upgrades to security systems; the construction and equipping of additions to the school site and facility, including a storm shelter, elementary and high school classrooms, a gymnasium, flexible learning spaces and daycare rooms; renovations and updates to the family and consumer science (FACS) lab; the construction and equipping a vehicle maintenance facility; remodeling and upgrades to restrooms, lighting and finishes; and the completion of deferred maintenance projects at school sites and facilities?

• Chisago Lakes School District Special Election ISD 2144

  Question 1 would authorize the District to issue general obligation school building bonds in an amount not to exceed $63,710,000 for acquisition and betterment of school sites and facilities including, but not limited to, safety and security improvements at Taylors Falls Elementary, the Middle School and the High School, and various roofing replacement, parking lot improvement and various other capital projects district-wide.

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