Minnesota House of Representatives District 3A special election, 2015

District 3A special election, 2015
Minnesota
December 8, 2015 (2015-12-08)
The District 3A seat in the Minnesota House of Representatives
 
Nominee Rob Ecklund Roger Skraba Kelsey Johnson
Party DFL Republican Independent
Popular vote 4,591 1,399 1,144
Percentage 63.39% 19.32% 15.79%
Representative before election

David Dill
DFL

 Elected Representative

Rob Ecklund
DFL

A special election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on December 8, 2015, to elect a new representative for District 3A in the Minnesota House of Representatives, caused by the death of Representative David Dill on August 8, 2015. A primary election was held on September 29, 2015, to nominate a Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) candidate. Rob Ecklund, the DFL nominee, won the special election.

Candidates

Republican Party of Minnesota

Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

Independents

Primary election

The DFL did not hold an endorsing convention that was originally scheduled for September 19. In announcing his decision to cancel the event, Senate District 3 DFL chair Paul Fish said that “[t]he voters of 3A deserve the opportunity to select the DFL candidate who best represents their interests. Therefore, a DFL endorsing convention for the 3A seat will not be held. Participation in the Sept. 29 primary is encouraged.”[6] Cook County DFL chair Anton Moody, Lake County DFL chair Marlys Wisch, and St. Louis County DFL chair Kirsten Larsen, whose counties include District 3A, said that they disagreed with the decision, citing a lack of transparency.[7] The decision also upset DFL candidate Bill Hansen, who was considered to be the front-runner for the party endorsement.[8]

Results

District 3A special primary election, 2015[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Party of Minnesota Roger Skraba 576 100.00
Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Rob Ecklund 3,083 43.71
Bill Hansen 2,637 37.39
Eric Johnson 678 9.61
Heidi Omerza 655 9.29
Subtotal 7,053 100.00
Total 7,629 100.00
Invalid/blank votes 124 1.60
Turnout (out of 24,668 registered voters)[10] 7,753 31.43

Results

Minnesota House of Representatives District 3A special election, 2015[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ∆pp
Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Rob Ecklund 4,591 63.39 −2.16
Republican Party of Minnesota Roger Skraba 1,399 19.32 −14.89
Independent Kelsey Johnson 1,144 15.79 +15.79
Write-in N/A 109 1.50 +1.26
Total 7,243 100.00 ±0.00

Previous election results

Minnesota House of Representatives election, 2014: District 3A[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ∆pp
Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party David Dill 12,067 65.55 −1.20
Republican Party of Minnesota Eric Johnson 6,297 34.21 +1.33
Write-in N/A 45 0.24 −0.13
Total 18,409 100.00 ±0.00

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Myers, John (August 31, 2015). "Republican, independent join 3A special election". Duluth News Tribune. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
  2. ↑ Myers, John (August 17, 2015). "County commissioner announces for Dill seat". Duluth News Tribune. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
  3. ↑ Myers, John (August 24, 2015). "Hansen enters race for Dill seat; special election set". Duluth News Tribune. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
  4. ↑ Myers, John (August 27, 2015). "Fourth DFL candidate announces for open District 3A House seat". Duluth News Tribune. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
  5. ↑ Kaczke, Lisa (August 20, 2015). "Second candidate announces run for Dill's Minnesota House seat". Duluth News Tribune. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
  6. ↑ Myers, John (September 8, 2015). "DFL won't endorse a candidate before District 3A primary". Duluth News Tribune. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  7. ↑ Helmberger, Marshall (September 9, 2015). "DFL endorsing convention abruptly canceled". Timberjay. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  8. ↑ Hanna, Bill (September 14, 2015). "Hansen seething over no endorsement". Mesabi Daily News. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Results for State Representative District 3A". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
  10. ↑ "State of Minnesota Canvassing Report" (PDF). Minnesota Secretary of State. p. 3. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Results for State Representative District 3A". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Results for State Representative District 3A". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved September 17, 2015.

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