Helena Township residents vote Tuesday in the primary for the special election.

Minnesota Senate District 25 has a seat open, what with Sen. Thomas Neuville earning a judicial nomination in Rice County. The only contested race in the primary is within the Republican Party -- Ray Cox, Keith Swanson, and Rod Tietz are vying for their party's nomination. Kevin Dahle is the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party nominee, and Vance Norgaard has filed as an Independence Party candidate.

As you prepare to vote, read more about:

- the Republican candidates' answers to the Jordan Independent's questions at http://www.jordannews.com/news/state-politics/find-out-republican-primar....

- an online-only questionnaire answered by two of the Republican candidates at http://www.jordannews.com/news/state-politics/line-only-election-questio....

- the primary at http://www.jordannews.com/news/state-politics/primary-election-set-dec-1....

- the endorsements at http://www.jordannews.com/news/state-politics/cox-dahle-endorsed-senate-... and http://www.jordannews.com/news/state-politics/parties-endorse-tonight-op....

- all of the candidates who filed for election at ttp://www.jordannews.com/news/state-politics/former-lawmaker-lobbyist-and-mayor-all-seek-senate-seat-5669.

- the judges recently appointed by Gov. Tim Pawlenty at http://www.jordannews.com/news/state-politics/scott-county-gets-another-....

- and how a special election came about at http://www.jordannews.com/news/state-politics/neuville-becomes-judge-lea....