2018 Elections - State / Federal
Winning U. S. Senator candidates
2 names
Amy Klobuchar
Tina Smith
Elected Sheriff
James Stuart
Youngest elected president
John F Kennedy
Number elected positions in Anoka County Government
9
7 commissioners
1 sheriff
1 county attorney
Designated election day and month
Tuesday following the 1st Monday: (allowing farmers to get to county seat and not interfere with church on Sunday and market on Wednesday)
November: (as it fit nicely between harvest and brutal winter weather)
Winning Governor candidate
Mike Walz
& Peggy Flanagan
Elected County Attorney
Tony Palumbo
First president that was a divorced man
Ronald Reagan
Anoka County Elections Manager
Cindy Reichert
19th Constitutional Amendment - 1920
Guaranteed women the right to vote
Winning State Auditor candidate
Julie Blaha
Elected District 4 County Commissioner
(J Kordiak district)
Mandy Meisner
Two presidents that won 49 of 50 states
Ronald Reagan 1984
Richard Nixon 1972
Number of registered voters
+/- 5,000
206,870
1965 Voting Right Act
Secured voting right for African Americans
most important piece of civil rights legislation
Winning Attorney General candidate
Keith Ellison
Elected District 5 County Commissioner
(M Gamache district)
Mike Gamache
Three requirements to be a presidential candidate
1. at least 35 years old
2. a permanent resident of US for at least 14 years
3. considered a natural US born citizen
Voter percentage turnout on Tuesday, 11/6/2018
+/- 2%
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Year when secret ballots were commonly used in America
+/- 5 year
1890's
1888 in Massachusetts as the first state to adopt secret ballot system
Winning Secretary of State candidate
Steve Simon
Elected District 7 County Commissioner
(S Schulte district)
Scott Schulte
George Washington spent his entire campaign budget on this
Liquor to potential voters
He was the longest term for an elected official
Sheriff Buster Talbot
Percent of eligible voters that cast their votes during presidential elections
+/- 3%
60%
only 40% in midterm elections