Who I'm Voting For

Finally, the election is upon us. After looking up the relevant sample ballot here, I compiled the following summary of who I'll be voting for. If you're looking for a good summary of the candidates local races in your area, the Star Tribune has a nice "MyVote" tool here.

Office	Candidate (party)
President	Bob Barr (L)
Senator	Dean Barkley (I)
U.S. Representative	Christopher Monnier (write-in, i)
State Representative	Jerry Pitzrick (D)
County Commissioner	Randy Johnson (NP)
Soil Commissioner, District 1	Eric Hupperts (write-in, NP)
Soil Commissioner, District 3	James Wisker (NP)
Soil Commissioner, District 5	Karl Hanson (NP)
Eden Prairie City Council (choose two)	Brad Aho, Jeffery Meyerhofer (NP)
Minnesota Constitutional Amendment	No
Minnesota Supreme Court, Justice 3	Paul Anderson (NP)
Minnesota Supreme Court, Justice 4	Deborah Hedlund (NP)
Minnesota Court of Appeals, Judge 16	Terri J. Stoneburner (NP)
4th District, Judge 9	Philip D. Bush (NP)
4th District, Judge 53	Jane Ranum (NP)
4th District, Judge 58	James T. Swenson (NP)

Legend

• (L) = Libertarian Party
• (D) = Democratic Party (technically Democrat Farmer-Laborer in Minnesota)
• (I) = Independence Party
• (i) = indpendent
• (NP) = non-partisan position