2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Minnesota House District 27A

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Candidates

Vanessa Davenport

Democratic–Farmer–Labor

Work: Quality assurance auditor, Endeavor Air; U.S. Navy veteran

Vanessa Davenport works as a quality assurance auditor for Endeavor Air and has worked as a materials manager and heavy equipment operator. She served in the U.S. Navy as a logistics specialist.

Sources for Davenport

Vanessa Davenport (BallotReady, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

Shane Mekeland

RepublicanIncumbent

In office now: State Representative, District 27A (since 2018)
Work: State Representative, Minnesota House District 27A; president, CR2 Inc.; residential building contractor

Shane Mekeland has served as State Representative for District 27A in the Minnesota Legislature since 2018.

Shane Mekeland was first elected to the Minnesota House in 2018. He has been president of CR2 Inc. since 2002 and has worked as a residential building general contractor and convenience store owner.

Mekeland's committees

Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy (Co-Vice Chair)
Energy Finance and Policy
Housing Finance and Policy

Sources for Mekeland

Shane Mekeland: official member information (Minnesota Legislature (Minnesota Senate; Minnesota House of Representatives), Public record)
Minnesota Legislature: current member roster (Minnesota Legislature (Minnesota Senate; Minnesota House of Representatives), Public record)
Shane Mekeland - Legislator Record (Minnesota Legislative Reference Library, Public record)
Shane Mekeland (BallotReady, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

Sources

Candidate list and race details

2026 State General Election candidate file (cand.txt) (Minnesota Secretary of State, Public record)

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