2026 Hennepin County Attorney election

The 2026 Hennepin County Attorney election will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect the county attorney of Hennepin County, Minnesota. On August 7, 2025, incumbent county attorney Mary Moriarty announced that she would not seek re-election.

Primary election

Candidates

Declared

• Anders Folk, former acting United States Attorney for the District of Minnesota
• Cedrick Frazier, state representative
• Diane Krenz, special assistant Hubbard County Attorney
• Hao Quang Nguyen, assistant Ramsey County Attorney
• Matt Pelikan, attorney and candidate for Minnesota Attorney General in 2018
• Francis X. Shen, University of Minnesota neurolaw professor

Declined

• Martha Holtom Dimick, runner-up for county attorney in 2022
• Keith Ellison, Attorney General of Minnesota (running for re-election, endorsed Frazier and Nguyen)
• Chris Madel, attorney who represented Ryan Londregan (ran for governor)
• Mary Moriarty, incumbent county attorney
• Joe Thompson, former acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota
• Ryan Winkler, former Majority Leader of the Minnesota House of Representatives and candidate for county attorney in 2022 (running for state representative)

Endorsements

Notes

References

External links

Official campaign websites

• Anders Folk for County Attorney
• Cedrick Frazier for County Attorney
• Diane Krenz for County Attorney
• Hao Quang Nguyen for County Attorney
• Matt Pelikan for County Attorney
• Francis Shen for County Attorney