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Such elections are called by the governor of Minnesota to fill vacancies that occur when a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives dies or resigns before the biennial general election. Winners of these elections serve the remainder of the term and are usually candidates in the next election for their districts.General elections are held in November of even numbered years. New Legislatures convene on the first Tuesday following the first Monday of the following year.Table of ContentsList of special elections[edit]See also[edit]References[edit]External links[edit]List of special elections[edit]DistrictLegislatureDatePredecessorSuccessorCause26A79thAugust 1, 1995Gene Hugoson (R)Bob Gunther (R)11B80thNovember 7, 1997Ken Otremba (DFL)Mary Ellen Otremba (DFL)Death (cancer).17A80thJanuary 6, 1998LeRoy Koppendrayer (R)Sondra Erickson (R)Resigned to become a member of the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission.23A80thJanuary 20, 1998Barb Vickerman (R)James Clark (R)51B80thJanuary 27, 1998Doug Swenson (R)Ray Vanderveer (R)7A81stNovember 2, 1999Willard Munger (DFL)Dale Swapinski (DFL)Death (liver cancer).12B82ndNovember 6, 2001Steve Wenzel (DFL)Greg Blaine (R)Resigned to become State Director of Rural Development in the United States Department of Agriculture.47A82ndMarch 4, 2002Darlene Luther (DFL)John Jordan (R)Death (stomach cancer).40A83rdFebruary 3, 2003Dan McElroy (R)Duke Powell (R)Resigned to become Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Finance.52B83rdFebruary 11, 2003Mark Holsten (R)Rebecca Otto (DFL)Resigned to become Deputy Commissioner of Natural Resources.32B83rdFebruary 25, 2003Rich Stanek (R)Kurt Zellers (R)Resigned to become Sheriff of Hennepin County.18A83rdDecember 30, 2003Tony Kielkucki (R)Scott Newman (R)Resigned following appointment to a position in the Minnesota Secretary of State’s Office.[1]15B84thDecember 27, 2005Joe Opatz (DFL)Larry Haws (DFL)Resigned to become Interim President of Central Lakes College.[2]28B85thAugust 7, 2007Steve Swiggum (R)Steve Drazkowski (R)Resigned to become Minnesota Commissioner of Labor and Industry.[3]5B87thFebruary 15, 2011Tony Sertich (DFL)Carly Melin (DFL)Resigned following appointment to Commissioner of Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board.[4]61B87thJanuary 10, 2012Jeff Hayden (DFL)Susan Allen (DFL)Resigned following election to Minnesota Senate.[5]14A88thFebruary 12, 2013Steve Gottwalt (R)Tama Theis (R)Resigned to become the director of state legislative policy for the Center for Diagnostic Imaging.19A88thFebruary 12, 2013Terry Morrow (DFL)Clark Johnson (DFL)Resigned to become the legislative director for the Uniform Law Commission.46A89thNovember 3, 2015Ryan Winkler (DFL)Peggy Flanagan (DFL)Resigned to relocate to Belgium.[6]3A89thDecember 8, 2015David Dill (DFL)Rob Ecklund (DFL)Death (cancer).[7]50B89thFebruary 9, 2016Ann Lenczewski (DFL)Chad Anderson (R)Resigned to join Lockridge Grindal Nauen P.L.L.P.[8]32B90thFebruary 14, 2017Bob Barrett (R)Anne Neu (R)Ruled ineligible to be a candidate in the 2016 general election by the Minnesota Supreme Court.[9]23B90thFebruary 12, 2018Tony Cornish (R)Jeremy Munson (R)Resigned due to allegations of sexual harassment.[10]11B91stMarch 19, 2019Jason Rarick (R)Nathan Nelson (R)Resigned after winning a special election to the Minnesota Senate.[11]60A91stFebruary 4, 2020Diane Loeffler (DFL)Sydney Jordan (DFL)Death (cancer).[12]30A91stFebruary 4, 2020Nick Zerwas (R)Paul Novotny (R)Resigned to spend more time with his family and to seek employment outside of the Legislature.[13]See also[edit]References[edit]^ “Newman, Scott J. – Legislator Record – Minnesota Legislators Past & Present”.^ “Opatz, Joseph Paul “Joe” – Legislator Record – Minnesota Legislators Past & Present”.^ “HHH\u00a0: University of Minnesota – Home Page”. Archived from the original on 2011-07-20.^ “Mr Sertich appointed as commissioner of Iron Range Resources Board”.^  https:\/\/www.minnpost.com\/politicalagenda\/2011\/07\/25\/30305\/state_rep_jeff_hayden_to_run_for_berglins_senate_seat. ^ Lopez, Ricardo (May 21, 2015). “Minnesota Rep. Ryan Winkler will resign seat as family relocates to Belgium”. Star Tribune. Retrieved July 31, 2015.^ Walsh, Paul (August 9, 2015). “NE Minnesota Rep. David Dill, championed outdoors, dies from cancer”. Star Tribune. Retrieved September 17, 2015.^ Bakst, Brian (November 16, 2015). “Prominent Democratic state Rep. Lenczewski to resign House seat, take job in lobbying firm”. Star Tribune. Associated Press. Archived from the original on November 17, 2015. Retrieved November 16, 2015.^ Montgomery, David (September 8, 2016). “Lawmaker doesn’t live in district, MN Supreme Court rules; ballot won’t count”. Pioneer Press. Retrieved September 19, 2016.^ Coolican, J. Patrick (November 21, 2017). “Minnesota state Rep. Tony Cornish to resign after harassment claims”. Star Tribune. Retrieved December 4, 2017.^ ^ Miller, Pamela (November 17, 2019). “Minnesota DFL Rep. Diane Loeffler dies of cancer at 66”. Star Tribune. Retrieved February 4, 2020.^ Van Berkel, Jessie (November 25, 2019). “4-term Minnesota Rep. Nick Zerwas, battling heart condition, to resign”. Star Tribune. Retrieved February 3, 2020.External links[edit]  "},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki24\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki24\/list-of-special-elections-to-the-minnesota-house-of-representatives\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"List of special elections to the Minnesota House of Representatives"}}]}]