Elections Minnesota voters head to polls for primary electionMinnesota voters head to the polls Tuesday for the state’s primary election, selecting which candidates will move on to the Nov. 3 general election. Cook County voters in District 1 will decide a local race for Cook County Commissioner. Minnesota’s primary election process differs from the November general election. As of Monday morning, 206,196 Minnesotans have cast votes in the primary election, said Secretary of State Steve Simon. “That is the highest number of early votes for a primary election in a non-presidential election year in Minnesota,” said Simon.