苏福尔斯所在的米尼哈哈县11月3日选举前瞻：审计官连任战与5人争3个委员会席位
南达科他州米尼哈哈县苏福尔斯市（Sioux Falls），《苏福尔斯领袖报》10月31日刊出该县11月3日选举日的地方选情前瞻：除全州性竞选与州议会席位外，县级职位同样值得选民留意。
现任共和党籍县审计官 Leah Anderson 寻求第二任期，挑战者是民主党人 Curt Diedrich。另有5名候选人角逐3个县委员会不分区席位，包括寻求连任的共和党现任委员、民主党人 Kenny Anderson Jr.、共和党人 Rick Bonander、无党派人士 Curt Soehl，以及共和党人 Brent Hoffman。此外，3名候选人竞争县水土保持区的2个席位。
Anderson 现年60岁，苏福尔斯居民，拥有近30年会计从业经验；她2024年的首个选举周期曾出现争议，当时选举结果在投票结束20小时后才公布。Diedrich 现年67岁，曾在伊利诺伊州担任16年民选乡镇估价员，现居 Hartford。
县委员会候选人中，现任委员主打财政责任与日常县政服务；Kenny Anderson Jr. 曾于2008年至2016年担任苏福尔斯市议员，并服役海军陆战队4年；Soehl 有消防背景，曾于2019年至2026年担任市议员；Hoffman 2022年当选州参议员，曾在空军服役20年。选民11月3日投票时，除州级与立法机构选票外，还将同时决定这些县级职位人选。
Minnehaha County Election Preview: Auditor's Reelection Bid and Five Candidates for Three Commission Seats
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — The Sioux Falls Argus Leader published its preview on October 31 of Minnehaha County's November 3 election, noting that beyond statewide races and legislative seats, county offices deserve voters' attention.
Republican County Auditor Leah Anderson is seeking a second term against Democratic challenger Curt Diedrich. Five candidates are running for three at-large county commission seats: the Republican incumbent seeking reelection, Democrat Kenny Anderson Jr., Republican Rick Bonander, independent Curt Soehl, and Republican Brent Hoffman. Three candidates are also competing for two seats on the county soil and water conservation district board.
Anderson, 60, of Sioux Falls, has nearly 30 years of accounting experience; her first election cycle in 2024 drew controversy when results were not released until 20 hours after polls closed. Diedrich, 67, served 16 years as an elected township assessor in Illinois and now lives in Hartford.
Among commission candidates, the incumbent runs on fiscal responsibility and day-to-day county services; Kenny Anderson Jr. served on the Sioux Falls City Council from 2008 to 2016 and spent four years in the Marine Corps; Soehl has a fire-service background and served on the city council from 2019 to 2026; Hoffman was elected to the state Senate in 2022 after 20 years in the Air Force. On November 3, voters will decide these county offices alongside state and legislative races.
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