Voting Under Way In Richfield: Everything To Know

Minneapolis MN

03 November, 2020

9:24 AM

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RICHFIELD, MN — It's Election Day in Minnesota. Polls opened at 7 a.m., and voters have started to cast ballots across the state and around the nation. Polls will close at 8 p.m. in Minnesota. Patch will be bringing you live results for the presidential race and other races in Minnesota once polls close. Stay with us throughout the day and into what may be a very long night. To make sure you don't miss out on the latest from election night, subscribe to our free real-time news alerts for the most up to date results and news. Voting in Minnesota Voters who received a ballot by mail don't have to use it. They can discard it and vote in-person on Election Day, like normal, before polls close at 8 p.m.Or they can return that ballot in-person to the local election office that sent the ballot. Do not return a mail-in ballot to your polling location, because they cannot accept it. NOTE: Voters must return their ballots in person by 3 p.m.Minnesotans have the option to register to vote on Election Day at their polling location if they want to cast a ballot in-person by 8 p.m. Learn more about the voting process in Minnesota here. Candidate profiles Patch asked some of this year's candidates to answer questions about their campaigns. Note that not all candidates linked below will be on your ballot: U.S. Senate: Tina Smith For U.S. Senate vs. Jason Lewis For U.S. SenateDistrict 2: Angie Craig For U.S. House vs. Tyler Kistner For U.S. HouseDistrict 3: Dean Phillips For U.S. House vs. Kendall Qualls For U.S. HouseDistrict 7: Collin Peterson For U.S. House vs. Michelle Fischbach For U.S. House Here's what will be on the ballot in Richfield for the Nov. 3 general election: U.S. President & Vice President Donald J. Trump and Michael R. Pence — RepublicanJoseph R. Biden and Kamala Harris — Democratic-Farmer-LaborRoque "Rocky" De La Fuente and Darcy Richardson —Independence-AllianceHowie Hawkins and Angela Walker — Green PartyKanye West and Michelle Tidball — Independent Brock Pierce and Karla Ballard — Independent Gloria La Riva and Leonard Peltier — Socialism and Liberation Alyson Kennedy and Malcolm Jarrett — Socialist Workers PartyJo Jorgensen and Jeremy "Spike" Cohen — Liberation PartyWrite-in U.S. Senator Kevin O'Connor — Legal Marijuana NowOliver Steinberg — Legalize CannabisJason Lewis — Republican Tina Smith — Democratic-Farmer-LaborWrite-in U.S. Representative District 5 Michael Moore — Legal Marijuana NowLacy Johnson — RepublicanIlhan Omar — Democratic-Farmer-Labor Write-in State Senator District 63 Chris Wright — Legalize CannabisDiane Napper — RepublicanPatricia Torres Ray — Democratic-Farmer-LaborWrite-in State Senator District 50 Dean Wm Mumbleau — RepublicanMelissa Halvorson Wiklund — Democratic-Farmer-LaborWrite-in State Representative District 63B Dennis Schuller — Legal Marijuana NowFrank Pafko — RepublicanEmma Greenman — Democratic-Farmer-LaborWrite-in State Representative District 50A Tim Johnson — RepublicanMichael Howard — Democratic-Farmer-LaborWrite-in County Commissioner District 5 Debbie GoettelBoni NjengaJohn F. Gibbs Council Member Ward 3 (Richfield) Ben WhalenWRITE-IN Judge - Court of Appeals 3 Carol HootenWrite-in Judge - Court of Appeals 9 Randall J SlieterWrite-in Judge - Court of Appeals 13 Jeanne CochranWrite-in Judge - Court of Appeals 15 Kevin G. RossWrite-in Judge - 1st District Court 1 Ann M. OffermannWrite-in Judge - 1st District Court 3 Dannia EdwardsWrite-in Judge - 1st District Court 4 Tracy L. PerzelWrite-in Judge - 1st District Court 9 Patrick H GogginsWrite-in Judge - 1st District Court 12 Michael D WentzellWrite-in Judge - 1st District Court 16 Shawn M. MoynihanWrite-in Judge - 1st District Court 18 Christian Sean WiltonWrite-in Judge - 1st District Court 19 Vicki TaylorWrite-in Judge - 1st District Court 27 Tanya O. O'BrienWrite-in Judge - 1st District Court 32 Joseph CarterMartin "Marty" JudgeWrite-in