General Elections
Munson Township is a mail ballot precinct; there is no voting at the Township Hall for general elections. Registered voters should receive your ballot in the mail the first week in October of an election year. You can register to vote by visiting the State of Minnesota Secretary of State website.
You may vote at the Stearns County Courthouse. Visit the Stearns County Elections website for more detail.
NOTICE OF STATE GENERAL ELECTION
To the electors of the TOWNSHIP OF MUNSON in the County of Stearns, State of Minnesota
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: That a State General Election will be held in all the Election Precincts of the above named precinct at:
STEARNS COUNTY SERVICE CENTER 3301 COUNTY ROAD 138 WAITE PARK MN 56387
In said Precinct, on Tuesday, the third day of November 2026, at which the polls will be open from the hour of seven (7) o’clock A.M., to the hour of eight (8) o’clock P.M. for the purpose of electing the following officers:
FEDERAL OFFICES
U.S. Senator
U.S. Representative District 7
STATE OFFICES
State Senator District 13
State Representative District 13A
Governor and Lieutenant Governor
Secretary of State
State Auditor
Attorney General
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
Increasing Funding to School Districts
COUNTY OFFICES
County Commissioner District 3
County Auditor – Treasurer
County Sheriff
County Attorney
Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor District 1 Soil and Water Conservation District
Supervisor District 5
Special Election for Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor District 4
JUDICIAL OFFICES
SUPREME COURT
Associate Justice 1 – Supreme Court Sarah Hennesy
Associate Justice 4 – Supreme Court Paul Thissen
COURT OF APPEALS
Judge 1 – Court of Appeals Elizabeth Bentley
Judge 7 – Court of Appeals Rachel Bond
Judge 13 – Court of Appeals Jeanne Cochran
Judge 15 – Court of Appeals Kevin G. Ross
Judge 18 – Court of Appeals JaPaul J. Harris
SEVENTH DISTRICT COURT SEVENTH DISTRICT COURT
Judge 2 – District Court Michael Leeser
Judge 8 – District Court Matthew E. Engelking
Judge 9 – District Court Michelle Winkis Lawson
Judge 11 – District Court Andrew Pearson
Judge 12 – District Court Kevin M. Miller
Judge 13 – District Court Michelle Clark
Judge 14 – District Court Meriel Lester
Judge 15 – District Court Ole Tvedten
Judge 21 – District Court Robert J. Raupp
Judge 22 – District Court Doug Clark
Judge 24 – District Court Karl L. Schmidt
Judge 26 – District Court Mark J. Herzing
Judge 27 – District Court Tammy L. Merkins
Judge 28 – District Court Antoinette C. Wetzel
Judge 30 – District Court Jade M. Rosenfeldt
Dated: 10/16/2026
Kathy Hemmesch Clerk, TOWNSHIP OF MUNSON
Township Officer Elections
Township officers are elected on the 2nd Tuesday in March of each year. If you are interested in serving on the Town Board or as Town Clerk or Treasurer, you can file as a candidate by contacting the Munson Township Clerk.
Election Judge Training
If you are interested in local government and interested in becoming an election judge, contact the County Auditor’s Office at 320-656-3939, or contact the Town Clerk.