2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Minnesota House District 8A

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Candidates

Peter Johnson

Democratic–Farmer–LaborIncumbent

In office now: State Representative, District 8A (since 2024)
Work: State Representative, Minnesota House District 8A; firefighter, Duluth Fire Department

Peter Johnson has served as State Representative for District 8A in the Minnesota Legislature since 2024.

Peter Johnson was first elected to the Minnesota House in 2024. He has been a firefighter with the Duluth Fire Department since 2005 and holds a master's degree in public safety leadership from Arizona State University.

Johnson's committees

Education Finance
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Public Safety Finance and Policy

Sources for Johnson

Peter 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)
Peter Johnson - Legislator Record (Minnesota Legislative Reference Library, Public record)

Allan Kehr II

Republican

We haven't found a sourced summary for Allan Kehr II yet.

Where we looked, Thursday, October 15, 2026:

BallotReady candidate profile (ballotready.org/people/allan-kehr-ii): no work history listed
campaign website: none found
retry 2026-10-15: The Ballot Brief candidate page theballotbrief.com/candidate/allan-kehr-ii-mn (no occupation stated)

That is where we have looked so far, not everywhere there is to look. If you know Allan Kehr II's work or background, tell us — we'd rather print it than leave it blank.

Sources

Candidate list and race details

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

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Candidate lists: As of Wednesday, October 14, 2026.

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