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2013 Minnesota House of Representatives District 19A special election

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District 19A special election, 2013

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The District 19A seat in the Minnesota House of Representatives
 
Nominee Clark Johnson Allen Quist Tim Gieseke
Party Democratic (DFL) Republican Independence
Popular vote 2,680 1,801 511
Percentage 53.69% 36.08% 10.24%

Precinct Results

Johnson:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%
Quist:      30-40%      40-50%      50-60%
Gieseke:      50-60%
Tie:      40-50% Johnson/Quist

No Vote:      

Representative before election

Terry Morrow
Democratic (DFL)

Elected Representative

Clark Johnson
Democratic (DFL)

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

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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

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Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

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Nominee

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Withdrawn

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Republican Party of Minnesota

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Nominee

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Withdrawn

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  • Joel Brinker, former St. Peter city council member[9][10]
  • Jim Golgart, Le Sueur County Veterans Services officer[5][11]

Independence Party of Minnesota

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Nominee

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  • Tim Gieseke (party endorsed), small business owner[6][12]

Primary election

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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 %
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

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Election Political result Candidate Party Votes %
District 19A special election, 2013[14]
Resignation of Terry Morrow
Voters: 4,992 (−71.76%)
DFL hold
Plurality: 879 (17.61 pp)
Clark Johnson DFL 2,680 53.69
Allen Quist Republican 1,801 36.08
Tim Gieseke Independence 511 10.24

Previous election results

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Election Political result Candidate Party Votes %
Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2012[15]
Redrawn district
Voters: 17,679
DFL win Terry Morrow DFL 17,263 97.65
Write-in N/A 416 2.35

References

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  1. ^ Ragsdale, Jim (December 19, 2012). "Rep. Terry Morrow of St. Peter will step down to take new job". Star Tribune. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
  2. ^ 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]
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Kimball, Joe (January 30, 2013). "Clark Johnson wins DFL primary in 19A; lineup set for Feb. 12 special election". MinnPost. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
  5. ^ a b c Kimball, Joe (January 4, 2013). "More candidates announce for House 19A special election". MinnPost. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Linehan, Dan (December 26, 2012). "Longtime teacher, union leader running for open House seat". The Free Press. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
  8. ^ Fischenich, Mark (January 9, 2013). "St. Peter Mayor Strand enters House race". The Free Press. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
  9. ^ a b Kimball, Joe (January 11, 2013). "Allen Quist gets GOP endorsement for special election in House 19A". MinnPost. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
  10. ^ Ojanpa, Brian (January 7, 2013). "Former St.. Peter councilman to run for House seat". The Free Press. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
  11. ^ Fischenich, Mark (January 15, 2013). "Filing period closes in House District 19A special election". The Free Press. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
  12. ^ "Rural Nicollet man to run for House seat". The Free Press. January 8, 2013. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
  13. ^ a b c "Results for State Representative District 19A". Minnesota Secretary of State. Archived from the original on February 25, 2014. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
  14. ^ "Results for State Representative District 19A". Minnesota Secretary of State. Archived from the original on February 25, 2014. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
  15. ^ "Results for State Representative District 19A". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
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