Tuesday is Primary Election Day

Tuesday, Sept. 9, is Primary Election Day in Minnesota.

In a primary, voters narrow a field of candidates for the general election. All eligible voters — including people not affiliated with any political party — may participate in the primary. However, when making their selection of partisan candidates, primary voters must choose among candidates belonging to a single political party throughout their ballot and may not crossover to vote for a candidate belonging to any other party.

Voters will be given two ballots: one partisan and the other nonpartisan.

Who’s on the partisan ballot:
— Sixteen candidates running for U.S. senator from Minnesota
— Three candidates running for U.S. representative District 7

Who’s on the nonpartisan ballot in Hutchinson:
— Four candidates running for Hutchinson City Council Seat 3, representing all Hutchinson residents
— Seven candidates running for Hutchinson City Council Seat 4, representing all Hutchinson residents
— Three candidates running for associate justice 3 on the Minnesota Supreme Court
— Four candidates running for associate justice 4 on the Minnesota Supreme Court
— In the southwestern neighborhoods of Hutchinson, the ballot will include six candidates running for McLeod County commissioner from District 3, representing residents of Penn, Round Grove, Collins and Lynn townships, and the southwest neighborhoods of Hutchinson

For more about the primary election, see Tuesday's print edition of the Leader.

(Doug Hanneman is editor of the Hutchinson Leader. He may be reached at hannneman@hiutchinsonleader.com)