2013 Minnesota House of Representatives District 19A special election
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A special election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on February 12, 2013 to elect a new representative for District 19A in the Minnesota House of Representatives, caused by the resignation of Representative Terry Morrow on January 7, 2013. A primary election was held on January 29, 2013. The election coincided with the District 14A special election. Clark Johnson, the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) nominee, won the special election.
Background[edit]
On December 19, 2012, Representative Terry Morrow announced he would resign to join the Uniform Law Commission as its legislative director.[1][2] He resigned on January 7, 2013, the day before the beginning of the new session of the Minnesota Legislature.[3]
Candidates[edit]
Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party[edit]
Nominee[edit]
Withdrawn[edit]
Republican Party of Minnesota[edit]
Nominee[edit]
Withdrawn[edit]
- Joel Brinker, former St. Peter city council member[9][10]
- Jim Golgart, Le Sueur County Veterans Services officer[5][11]
Independence Party of Minnesota[edit]
Nominee[edit]
- Tim Gieseke (party endorsed), small business owner[6][12]
Primary election[edit]
The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) did not endorse a candidate until after the deadline for withdrawing (January 16 at 5:00 p.m.), leaving the candidates that did not win the party endorsement unable to withdraw their candidacies, causing a primary election. The losing candidates said they would abide by the endorsement.[6]
Election | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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District 19A special election, 2013: DFL primary[13] | Clark Johnson | 641 | 66.29 | |
Karl Johnson | 252 | 26.06 | ||
Tim Strand | 51 | 5.27 | ||
Robin Courrier | 23 | 2.38 | ||
District 19A special election, 2013: Republican primary[13] | Allen Quist | 105 | 100.00 | |
District 19A special election, 2013: Independence primary[13] | Tim Gieseke | 55 | 100.00 |
Results[edit]
Previous election results[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Ragsdale, Jim (December 19, 2012). “Rep. Terry Morrow of St. Peter will step down to take new job”. Star Tribune. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
- ^ Cook, Mike (December 19, 2012). “Rep. Morrow to step down”. Session Daily. Minnesota House of Representatives Public Information Services. Retrieved February 10, 2013.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Stassen-Berger, Rachel E. (January 7, 2013). “DFL Rep. Morrow and GOP Rep. Gottwalt resign, let the special elections begin”. Star Tribune. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
- ^ Kimball, Joe (January 30, 2013). “Clark Johnson wins DFL primary in 19A; lineup set for Feb. 12 special election”. MinnPost. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
- ^ a b c Kimball, Joe (January 4, 2013). “More candidates announce for House 19A special election”. MinnPost. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
- ^ a b c d e Kimball, Joe (January 21, 2013). “DFLers endorse candidates for special elections in House Districts 14A, 19A”. MinnPost. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
- ^ Linehan, Dan (December 26, 2012). “Longtime teacher, union leader running for open House seat”. The Free Press. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
- ^ Fischenich, Mark (January 9, 2013). “St. Peter Mayor Strand enters House race”. The Free Press. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
- ^ a b Kimball, Joe (January 11, 2013). “Allen Quist gets GOP endorsement for special election in House 19A”. MinnPost. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
- ^ Ojanpa, Brian (January 7, 2013). “Former St.. Peter councilman to run for House seat”. The Free Press. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
- ^ Fischenich, Mark (January 15, 2013). “Filing period closes in House District 19A special election”. The Free Press. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
- ^ “Rural Nicollet man to run for House seat”. The Free Press. January 8, 2013. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
- ^ a b c “Results for State Representative District 19A”. Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
- ^ “Results for State Representative District 19A”. Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
- ^ “Results for State Representative District 19A”. Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
External links[edit]
- Official campaign websites
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