2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Minnesota House District 41A

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Candidates

Cole Birkeland

Democratic–Farmer–Labor

Work: Attorney, Nichols Kaster, PLLP

Cole Birkeland has been an attorney at Nichols Kaster since 2025 after practicing at Campbell Knutson from 2022 to 2025. He earned his law degree at the University of Minnesota in 2022.

Sources for Birkeland

Cole Birkeland (BallotReady, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

Wayne A Johnson

RepublicanIncumbent

In office now: State Representative, District 41A (since 2024)
Work: State Representative, Minnesota House District 41A; owner, HVAC business; former Washington County Commissioner

Wayne A Johnson has served as State Representative for District 41A in the Minnesota Legislature since 2024.

Wayne A Johnson was first elected to the Minnesota House in 2024. He owns an HVAC business, served four years as a Washington County commissioner and on the Cottage Grove City Council, and holds an accounting degree from Metropolitan State University.

Johnson's committees

Housing Finance and Policy
Taxes
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

Sources for Johnson

Wayne A Johnson: 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)
Wayne A Johnson - Legislator Record (Minnesota Legislative Reference Library, Public record)

Sources

Candidate list and race details

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

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