Aitkin County

Aitkin County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026

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Election DayNov. 3, 2026

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Aitkin County Commissioner District 1

County

This is the only Aitkin County race with enough filers to force a primary, per KAXE, and the top two on Aug. 11 advance to November.

Timothy Catlin
In KAXE's questionnaire he names economic development, essential services and fiscal responsibility as his focus. No occupation detail was verifiable from an official or campaign source within this review.
Priorities: Economic development, per KAXE · Maintaining essential county services, per KAXE · Fiscal responsibility, per KAXE
Christopher S. Dotzler
All that could be confirmed here is the certified filing for Aitkin County Commissioner District 1 as listed by KAXE. He provided no response to KAXE and no occupation detail was verifiable within this review.
J. Mark Wedel
KAXE identifies him as the sitting District 1 commissioner, but incumbency could not be confirmed against an official county roster within this review, so it is recorded as false. He told KAXE his focus is unfunded state and federal mandates and holding the tax levy low.
Priorities: Addressing unfunded state and federal mandates, per KAXE · Affordable healthcare access, per KAXE · Maintaining a low tax levy, per KAXE

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