A special election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on March 19, 2019, to elect a new member for District 11B in the Minnesota House of Representatives, caused by the resignation of Republican Jason Rarick effective on February 12, 2019, after winning a special election to the Minnesota Senate. A primary election was held on March 5, 2019, to nominate a Republican candidate. Nathan Nelson, the Republican nominee, won the special election.
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Background
editDistrict 11B includes most of Pine County and the eastern half of Kanabec County in east-central Minnesota. Rarick began representing the district after winning election in 2014, defeating Democratic–Farmer–Labor (DFL) incumbent Tim Faust. In the last election in 2018, Rarick won with 60 percent of the vote.
Candidates
editThe candidate filing period was from February 15 to February 19, 2019.[1]
Republican Party of Minnesota
editDistrict 11B Republican delegates held a convention to endorse a candidate in Mora on February 19, 2019, where Clover Township board supervisor Nathan Nelson won the endorsement.[2][3] Afterwards, with the exception of Ayrlahn Johnson, all other candidates withdrew from seeking the Republican nomination.[3]
Declared
edit- Ayrlahn Johnson, substitute teacher[4]
- Nathan Nelson, farmer; Clover Township board supervisor[5][6]
Withdrawn
edit- Michael Cummins, real estate broker; candidate for the U.S. House in 2008 and the Minnesota Senate in 2010 and 2016[5][7]
- Traci LeBrun, newspaper editor; small business owner[5][8]
- Carl Pederson, mayor of Pine City since 2015[5][9]
- Joe Wolf[5]
Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
editDistrict 11B DFL delegates held a convention to endorse a candidate in Hinckley on February 18, 2019. Hinckley city council member Tim Burkhardt won the endorsement over Oliver Dykstra, who agreed to abide by the endorsement and withdrew his candidacy.[2]
Declared
editWithdrawn
edit- Oliver Dykstra[2]
Primary election
editResults
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican Party of Minnesota | Nathan Nelson | 2,371 | 88.40 | |
| Ayrlahn Johnson | 311 | 11.60 | ||
| Subtotal | 2,682 | 100.00 | ||
| Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party | Tim Burkhardt | 399 | 100.00 | |
| Total | 3,081 | 100.00 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 33 | 1.06 | ||
| Turnout (out of 21,515 registered voters)[12] | 3,114 | 14.47 | ||
| Source: Minnesota Secretary of State[13] | ||||
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican Party of Minnesota | Nathan Nelson | 3,572 | 68.43 | +8.75 | |
| Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party | Tim Burkhardt | 1,647 | 31.55 | –8.68 | |
| Write-ins | 1 | 0.02 | –0.07 | ||
| Total | 5,220 | 100.00 | ±0.00 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 6 | 0.11 | –1.55 | ||
| Turnout (out of 21,505 registered voters)[14] | 5,226 | 24.30 | –44.44 | ||
| Source: Minnesota Secretary of State[15] | |||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "House District 11B Special Election". Minnesota Secretary of State. Archived from the original on February 15, 2019. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
- ^ a b c "Special Election for District 11B House seat coming up on March 19". Moose Lake Star-Gazette. Franklin Newspapers. February 21, 2019. Archived from the original on March 6, 2019. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
- ^ a b "March 5 primary set as 3 vie for 11B seat". Pine City Pioneer. North Star Media. February 27, 2019. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
- ^ "Sole Kanabec man runs for 11B". Pine City Pioneer. North Star Media. February 22, 2019. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e "UPDATE: 4 Withdraw from 11B House Race". WDIO-TV. February 20, 2019. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
- ^ "Nelson wins endorsement, faces primary". Pine City Pioneer. North Star Media. February 27, 2019. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
- ^ "Cummins seeks District 11B seat". Pine City Pioneer. North Star Media. February 15, 2019. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
- ^ "Traci LeBrun announces candidacy for vacated District 11B House seat". Moose Lake Star-Gazette. Franklin Newspapers. February 14, 2019. Archived from the original on February 18, 2019. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
- ^ Malcomb, Jamey (January 8, 2019). "Candidates crowd Senate District 11 race". Pine Journal. Forum Communications. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
- ^ "Burkhardt lone DFL runner in House race". Pine City Pioneer. North Star Media. February 22, 2019. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
- ^ Appel, Daniel (April 24, 2018). "Burkhardt of Hinckley Eyeing District 11B Seat". WCMP. Archived from the original on February 18, 2019. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
- ^ "Statewide Reporting Statistics". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
- ^ "Results for State Representative District 11B". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
- ^ "Statewide Reporting Statistics". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
- ^ "Results for State Representative District 11B". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved March 19, 2019.