Filing for seats on Rice County township boards opens Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2025, and runs through 5 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026.
The clerk’s seat is up in 10 of the county’s 14 townships. That role is appointed, not elected, in Bridgewater, Forest, Northfield and Webster Townships.
Both Bridgewater and Forest will elect two supervisors come March. In Forest Twp., one of the supervisor’s seats is a partial term set to expire in March 2027. The remaining townships will have one supervisor seat on the ballot. Elected clerks serve two-year terms; supervisors serve three-year terms.
Candidates for town board must
Be eligible to vote in Minnesota
Not have filed for another office at the upcoming primary or general election
Be 21 years or more upon assuming office
Have maintained residence in their district for at least 30 days before the general election
Candidates must file with the town clerk. Contact the town clerk to learn when and where they are accepting affidavits of candidacy. All filing offices are open from 1-5 p.m. on the last day of filing, Tuesday, Jan. 13.
In addition to completing an affidavit of candidacy, candidates must pay a $2 filing fee.
The last day a candidate may withdraw is Thursday, Jan. 15. Township elections will be held Tuesday, March 10.
Rice County township clerks and publicly available contact information:
BRIDGEWATER: Lori Noreen, 507-645-1656, clerk@bridgewatertwp.org
CANNON CITY: Marilyn Caron
ERIN: Sharon Kaisershot
FOREST: Ashley Anderson, foresttwpclerk@gmail.com
MORRISTOWN: Gordon Saemrow, morristownmnclerk@gmail.com
NORTHFIELD: Tom Tanghe, clerk@northfieldtwp.org
RICHLAND: Robert Sommers, richland.ricecounty@gmail.com
SHIELDSVILLE: Sue Ceplecha-Novak
WALCOTT: Kourtney Spitzack, walcottownship@gmail.com
WARSAW: Debra DeGrood, warsawtwp@yahoo.com
WEBSTER: Josh Teske, webster.township@yahoo.com
WELLS: Jim Zahn
WHEATLAND: Jim Duban, wheatlandclerk@lonstel.com
WHEELING: Rebecca Vergin, wheelingtownship@gmail.com
