Welcome to the 2024 KYMN Election Guide, here we have information on the candidates running for the local State House, Northfield Mayor & City Council, Dundas City Council, Rice County Board of Commissioners, Northfield School Board, and Northfield School Referendum.
Table of Contents:
- Voter Resources – Register to Vote, Learn where to vote, and other polling questions
- Special Reports – Learn more about different election topics
- Election News – Latest headlines from KYMN News about local elections.
- Candidate Questionnaires – Candidate Interviews and Responses to Questions
Voter Resources:
- To view a copy of your sample ballot – Here
- Register to vote – Here
- Learn about what you need to vote – Here
Polling Locations
| Precinct | Polling Location |
|---|---|
| Northfield Ward 1-Precinct 1 | First United Church of Christ, 300 Union Street South |
| Northfield Ward 1-Precinct 2 | St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, 418 Sumner Street East |
| Northfield Ward 2-Precinct 1 | United Methodist Church, 1401 Maple Street South |
| Northfield Ward 2-Precinct 2 | Northfield Community Resource Center, 1651 Jefferson Parkway |
| Northfield Ward 3-Precinct 1 | Emmaus Baptist Church, 712 Linden Street North |
| Northfield Ward 3-Precinct 2 | Bethel Lutheran Church, 1321 North Avenue |
| Northfield Ward 4-Precinct 1 | St. John’s Lutheran Church, 500 Third Street West |
| Northfield Ward 4-Precinct 2 | St. Olaf College Buntrock Commons, 1521 Campus Drive |
| City of Dundas | Dundas City Hall, 100 Railway Street North |
If not listed above, you can find your polling place here.
Special Reports
Each Monday at 7:20am up till the election, KYMN will broadcast Election Explainers and Q&As, podcasts will be available afterwards. If you have a question or topic you want to learn more about, email Logan@kymnradio.net
Election Guide Announcement (9/16, 7:20am): News Director Logan Wells talks about the election guide and provides an overview of each of the different elections. It is a good introduction for voters who know little about local elections. Click here to listen to the podcast.
Election Explainer – Early Voting (9/23, 7:20am): Learn more about how to vote early.
Campaign Literature Report: We would like to see pictures of mailings from candidates, parties, and PACs. When taking a picture of the campaign literature, please make sure that you take a picture of both sides and cover your address. Email them to Logan@kymnradio.net (report available beginning of Oct.)
Election News
The latest headlines from KYMN News are about local elections.
2024 Primary Results
Rice County Commissioner Galen Malecha voices support for County Sales Tax Referendum
Carleton College Pledges $2 Million Donation to Northfield High School Renovation
Carleton’s “mission includes the educational mission of the Community” says College President Alison Byerly
Candidate Questionnaires
Below, you can find in-depth information about all the candidates, including questionnaire responses, candidate interviews, and debate/forum videos.
State House 58A – includes all of Dundas, Lonsdale, and Bridgewater TWP, all of Northfield within Rice County, and the Northern half of New Prague. View a map here
Kristi Pursell (Incumbent) – DFL
Rita Hillmann Olson – Republican
Learn more about the candidates here
Northfield Mayor
Ruth Dahl
Erica Zweifel
Learn more about the candidates here
Northfield City Council – At Large
Brad Ness (Incumbent)
David Delong
Learn more about the candidates here
Northfield City Council – Ward 2 (view map)
Chad Beumer
Emy Farley
Learn more about the candidates here
Northfield City Council – Ward 3 (view map)
Peter Dahlen
Learn more about the candidates here
Dundas City Council (elect 2)
Luke LaCroix (Incumbent)
Luke Swartwood (Incumbent)
Interviews from the candidates will be posted in October.
Northfield School Board (elect 4)
Corey Butler (Incumbent)
Tristan Cox
Maggie Epstein
Amy Goerwitz (Incumbent)
Claudia Gonzalez-George (Incumbent)
Iris Lee
Andreas Thurnheer
Learn more about the candidates here
Northfield High School Renovation Referendum
Learn more about the referendum here
Rice County Board of Commissioners – District 1 – Includes: City of Dundas, Bridgewater Township, Northfield Township, Cannon City Township, and City of Nerstrand. (view map)
Jim Purfeerst (Incumbent)
Erik Sahlin
Learn more about the candidates here
Rice County Sales Tax referendum
Learn more about the referendum here
The KYMN Election Guide was assembled by Logan Wells, with contributions form Rich Larson and Joe Moravchik.
