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The 2024 general election is on Tuesday, November 5 with a primary on Tuesday, August 13 and includes city races for West St. Paul, county soil and water supervisor, Minnesota House races, U.S. House and Senate, and U.S. president. Here’s your voter’s guide for West St. Paul.
West St. Paul
It starts with local, non-partisan positions in West St. Paul, which include the mayor and one Council seat in each of the three wards. The mayor serves a two-year term and City Council members serve a four-year term. Use this city map to find out which ward you live in.
Want to know what it’s like to run and serve in West St. Paul? Read our interview with former West St. Paul City Council Member Darlene Lewis.
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Mayor
- Dave Napier (incumbent)
City Council Ward 1
- Doug Fromm – campaign site
- Andrew Rydlund
City Council Ward 2
- Robyn Gulley (incumbent) – campaign site
City Council Ward 3
- Lisa Eng-Sarne (incumbent) – campaign site
- Anthony Smith
Dakota County Races
Other Dakota County commissioner seats are up this year, but the only county-level race for West St. Paul is soil and water conservation district supervisor.
Soil & Water Supervisor District 2
- Kendra Sommerfeld
- Laura Zanmiller (incumbent)
We interviewed Zanmiller in 2020 about what this position entails.
State Legislative Races
West St. Paul is represented in two different state house districts. The districts divide West St. Paul in half, roughly at Emerson. The northern half is in 65B and the southern half is in 53A.
House District 53A
- Nathan Herschbach – GOP
- Mary Frances Clardy (incumbent) – DFL – campaign site
House District 65B
- Mike Hilborn – GOP
- María Isa Pérez-Vega (incumbent) – DFL – campaign site
Federal Races
U.S. House and Senate and the U.S. president will also be on the ballot.
There will be a primary for the Second Congressional seat:
DFL:
- Angie Craig (incumbent) – DFL endorsed – campaign site
- Mark Ives – campaign site
GOP:
- Taylor Rahm – GOP endorsed – campaign site
- Joe Teirab – campaign site
Judicial Races
A number of judicial races will be on the ballot, including three Minnesota Supreme Court seats.
Thanks for Participating in Our Democracy
No matter who you’re supporting, be sure to get out there and vote. Get more information on voting, including how to register, from the City of West St. Paul.
If you think our civics could be a little more civil, you’re not alone. Learn more about a book, Better Politics, Please, inspired by politics in West St. Paul and written by two West St. Paul residents.
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