Lac qui Parle County is governed by a five-member Board of County Commissioners. Commissioners are elected by the voters in their representative districts for 4-year terms. District lines are drawn in a way that equalizes population amongst the five districts, and adjusted following the decennial U.S. population census.
First District – Todd Patzer, todd.patzer@lqpco.com, (320) 668-2626
- Augusta Township
- Freeland Township
- Garfield Township
- Hamlin Township
- Madison Township
- Manfred Township
- Maxwell Township
- Mehurin Township
- Providence Township
- City of Marietta
Second District – DeRon Brehmer (2017 County Board Chair), deron.brehmer@lqpco.com, (320) 568-2226
- Agassiz Township
- Arena Township
- Cerro Gordo Township
- Hantho Township
- Lake Shore Township
- Perry Township
- Walter Township
- Yellow Bank Township
- City of Bellingham
- City of Louisburg
- City of Nassau
Third District – John Maatz (2017 County Board Vice-Chair), john.maatz@lqpco.com, (320) 413-0205
- City of Madison
Fourth District – Terry Overlander, terry.overlander@lqpco.com, (320) 226-1575
- City of Dawson
Fifth District – Roy Marihart, roy.marihart@lqpco.com (320) 752-4491
- Baxter Township
- Camp Release Township
- Lac qui Parle Township
- Riverside Township
- Ten Mile Lake Township
- City of Boyd