UPDATE: Current City Councilmember Joseph Shostell filed to withdraw his candidacy for Crookston Mayor on Thursday. With Shostell’s withdrawal, six candidates remain on the ballot for Crookston Mayor.
15 people filed to run for Crookston Mayor and Crookston City Council, with seven people filing for mayor and eight people filing for the four city council spots.
CROOKSTON MAYOR –
Seven people filed to run for Crookston Mayor. Current City Councilmember and Vice Mayor Morgan Hibma, current City Councilmember Joseph Shostell, along with Erik Ellingson, Trista Halland, Bishop Jenson, Kristie Jerde, and Dave Rendon.
CITY COUNCIL WARD 2 –
Three people filed to run for City Council Ward 2. Travis Oliver, Tyler Arndt, and Matt Rosu.
CITY COUNCIL WARD 4 –
Two people filed to run for City Council Ward 4, with incumbent Don Cavalier and Jake Fee.
CITY COUNCIL WARD 6 –
One candidate filed to run for City Council Ward 6 with Larissa (Kurpius-Brock) Lawonn.
CITY COUNCIL AT-LARGE –
Two people filed to run for City Council At-large with the incumbent Wendy Ault and Patty Dillabough.
Candidates who file may withdraw from the election by 5:00 p.m. on July 30.
The General Election is November 3, 2026.
EXPLANATION OF DILLABOUGH’S MOVE FROM WARD 6 TO AT-LARGE
The City of Crookston would like to clarify a recent candidate filing matter involving Patty Dillabough. A press release from the City of Crookston is below-
Patty Dillabough initially filed as a candidate for the Ward 6 City Council seat. During the candidate filing review process, it was determined that a clerical error existed regarding the ward boundary information available through the Minnesota Secretary of State’s records. The ward boundary information had not been updated to reflect the City of Crookston’s redistricting that took effect following the 2022 redistricting process.
Prior to the redistricting, Dillabough resided in Ward 6. Under the current ward boundaries, however, her residence is now located in Ward 3, making her ineligible to run for the Ward 6 City Council seat.
Dillabough had previously withdrawn her candidacy for the school board in order to seek municipal office. Because she is not eligible to run for the Ward 6 seat, she has filed as a candidate for the At-Large City Council position, for which she is eligible.
| Mayor | Ward 2 Council | Ward 4 Council | Ward 6 Council | At-Large Council |
| Morgan Hibma (Current Vice Mayor) | Tyler Arndt | Don Cavalier (current councilmember) | Larissa Lawonn (Kurpius-Brock) | Wendy Ault (current councilmember) |
| Erik Ellingson | Travis Oliver | Jake Fee | Patty Dillabough | |
| Trista Halland | Matt Rosu | |||
| Dave Rendon | ||||
| Bishop Jenson | ||||
| Kristie Jerde | ||||
| Joseph Shostell (current councilmember) (withdrawn) |
