The filing period for local office has closed, and there will be primaries for several local elections this August.
Primaries will be held for council and board seats that have more than two candidates that have filed, since all candidates in these races run non-partisan. The filing period closed at 5 p.m. Tuesday, June 2.
Candidates FOR BEMIDJI CITY COUNCIL
Ward 1: Joe Gould, Audrey Thayer, Laura Fairbanks, Adam Hellquist and Ryan Enger
Ward 2 special election: Jaime Thibodeaux and Josh Peterson
Ward 3: Incumbent Ron Johnson, Paul Wiese and Greg Kuhn
Ward 5: Incumbent Nancy Erickson, Don Heinonen and Ernest Joseph Oppegaard-Peltier
Mayor: Michael Meehlhause, Jorge Prince, Robert Elliot, Ivan Smith, Mark Thorson and John Henningsgaard
CANDIDATES FOR BELTRAMI COUNTY BOARD
District 2: Incumbent Reed Olson and Joe Vene
District 4: Incumbent Tim Sumner and Danny Anderson
District 5: Incumbent Jim Lucachick, Christian Taylor-Johnson and Mike Bredon
CANDIDATES FOR MINNESOTA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
House 2A: Incumbent Matthew Grossell (R-Clearbrook) and DFL-challenger Jeremiah Liend from Turtle River.
House 2B: Incumbent Republican Steve Green and DFL-challenger David Suby.
House 5A: Incumbent John Persell (DFL-Bemidji) and Republican challenger Matt Bliss of Pennington.
House 5B: Republican Spencer Igo and DFLer Joe Abeyta. Incumbent Republican Sandy Layman did not file.
CANDIDATES FOR MINNESOTA SENATE
District 2: Incumbent Paul Utke (R-Park Rapids) and DFL challenger Leonard Alan Roy of White Earth.
District 5: Incumbent Justin Eichorn (R-Grand Rapids), DFL challenger Rita Albrecht of Bemidji, Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis candidate Dennis Barsness of Bovey and Legal Marijuana Now candidate Robyn Smith of Longville.
