Carver County, Minnesota Conservative Voter Guide
November 2026 General Election · Election Day Nov 3, 2026 · Version 1.0
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| Federal | |
| U.S. Representative District 6 | Tom Emmer Recommended by iVoterGuide (Conservative); Republican Party of Minnesota; Carver County GOP |
| U.S. Senator | Michele Tafoya Recommended by iVoterGuide (Leans Conservative); Republican Party of Minnesota; Clay County Republicans; Carver County GOP |
| State | |
| Attorney General | Ronald J. Schutz Recommended by iVoterGuide (Conservative); Republican Party of Minnesota; Clay County Republicans; Carver County GOP |
| Governor & Lt Governor | Lisa Demuth and Ryan Wilson Recommended by Republican Party of Minnesota; Clay County Republicans; Carver County GOP |
| Secretary of State | Tad Jude Recommended by iVoterGuide (Conservative); Republican Party of Minnesota; Clay County Republicans; Carver County GOP |
| State Auditor | Scott Jensen Recommended by iVoterGuide (Leans Conservative); Republican Party of Minnesota; Clay County Republicans; Carver County GOP |
| State Representative District 17B | Bobbie Harder Recommended by iVoterGuide (Conservative); Carver County GOP |
| State Representative District 48A | Jim Nash Recommended by iVoterGuide (Conservative); Carver County GOP |
| State Representative District 48B | Caleb Steffenhagen Recommended by iVoterGuide (Conservative); Carver County GOP |
| State Senator District 17 | Glenn H Gruenhagen Recommended by iVoterGuide (Verified Conservative); Carver County GOP |
| State Senator District 48 | Julia Coleman Recommended by iVoterGuide (Conservative); Carver County GOP |
| County | |
| County Commissioner District 2 | Tom Workman (NP) Listed by Carver County Republican Party (nonpartisan race) — source: Carver County GOP [CCG] |
| Local | |
| Chanhassen City Council | Denny Laufenburger (NP) Listed by Carver County Republican Party (nonpartisan race) — source: Carver County GOP [CCG] |
| Chanhassen City Council | Paul Haik (NP) Listed by Carver County Republican Party (nonpartisan race) — source: Carver County GOP [CCG] |
| City Council Mayer | William Blinstrup (NP) Listed by Carver County Republican Party (nonpartisan race) — source: Carver County GOP [CCG] |
| City Council Norwood Young America At-Large | Andrew Cook (NP) Listed by Carver County Republican Party (nonpartisan race) — source: Carver County GOP [CCG] |
| Mayor Chanhassen | Jerry McDonald (NP) Listed by Carver County Republican Party (nonpartisan race) — source: Carver County GOP [CCG] |
| Mayor Chaska | David Meissner (NP) Listed by Carver County Republican Party (nonpartisan race) — source: Carver County GOP [CCG] |
| Mayor Waconia | Timothy Litfin (NP) Listed by Carver County Republican Party (nonpartisan race) — source: Carver County GOP [CCG] |
| School Board | Joe Scott (NP) Listed by Carver County Republican Party (nonpartisan race) — source: Carver County GOP [CCG] |
| School Board | Makiza Johnson (NP) Listed by Carver County Republican Party (nonpartisan race) — source: Carver County GOP [CCG] |
| School Board District 112 | Ken Salway (NP) Listed by Carver County Republican Party (nonpartisan race) — source: Carver County GOP [CCG] |
| Waconia City Council | Jim Lohan (NP) Listed by Carver County Republican Party (nonpartisan race) — source: Carver County GOP [CCG] |
| Waconia School Board | Melanie Hagen (NP) Listed by Carver County Republican Party (nonpartisan race) — source: Carver County GOP [CCG] |
Key: LC = iVoterGuide (Leans Conservative); RPM = Republican Party of Minnesota; CCR = Clay County Republicans; CCG = Carver County GOP; C = iVoterGuide (Conservative); VC = iVoterGuide (Verified Conservative).
(Republican nominee) = Republican on the ballot with no published endorsement found.
Nonpartisan “Listed by” credit: in nonpartisan races (marked NP) parties do not nominate; where a county Republican Party lists a nonpartisan candidate on its own site or slate, the guide shows “Listed by <County> County Republican Party (nonpartisan race)” with the source org named. This is the party’s listing, not a party nomination.
Recommendations are the listed groups’, not this guide’s; a blank race means no published recommendation was found, not that none exists.
(Republican nominee) = Republican on the ballot with no published endorsement found.
Nonpartisan “Listed by” credit: in nonpartisan races (marked NP) parties do not nominate; where a county Republican Party lists a nonpartisan candidate on its own site or slate, the guide shows “Listed by <County> County Republican Party (nonpartisan race)” with the source org named. This is the party’s listing, not a party nomination.
Recommendations are the listed groups’, not this guide’s; a blank race means no published recommendation was found, not that none exists.