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Winona County
Chair Pete Hutkowski
Events occurring in Winona, not only events this BPOU created.
Early voting*
You can vote from Friday, September 18 right through Monday, November 2 — no excuse or reason needed. Walk in, get a ballot, vote it there. On Tuesday, November 3 you vote at your own precinct instead, not at these offices.
Closed right now
Voting reopens at 8 AM tomorrow.
Winona County Office Building
202 West 3rd St
Winona, MN 55987
Regular hours
- Monday–Friday, 8 AM – 4:30 PM
- Closed Saturday and Sunday — except the extra dates below
Extra dates, every location
- Sat, October 24 — 9 AM – 3 PM
- Tue, October 27 — open late, until 7 PM
- Sat, October 31 — 9 AM – 3 PM
- Sun, November 1 — 9 AM – 3 PM
- Mon, November 2 — open late, until 5 PM
Finding it: The County Office Building, not the courthouse.
County research recorded 4:00 p.m.; the state publishes 4:30 p.m. Unresolved — call ahead late in the day.
Who runs the election here
Chelsi Wilbright
Winona County election official
Phone: 507-457-8830
Email: elections@winonacounty.gov
County elections page: winonacounty.gov
Office: Winona County Auditor-Treasurer, 202 W Third St, Winona, MN 55987
From the Secretary of State's county election-office directory, read 2026-09-20. The county is the authority on its own election — if what you find here and what they say differ, they are right.
* “Early voting” here means at-will in-person absentee voting. Anyone registered may do it from September 18 — no excuse, no reason required. (The narrower process Minnesota statute calls Early Voting starts October 16; from a voter’s side of the counter the two look much the same.) It is entirely optional — you give up nothing by waiting and voting at your precinct on Tuesday, November 3.
Hours and addresses from the Minnesota Secretary of State, verified 13 September 2026. The state may add locations up to 17 September. For anything specific to a building, the county auditor is the authority — mnvotes.gov.