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2016 Minnesota House of Representatives District 50B special election

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District 50B special election, 2016

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The District 50B seat in the Minnesota House of
Representatives
 
Nominee Chad Anderson Andrew Carlson
Party Republican Democratic (DFL)
Popular vote 2,582 2,452
Percentage 51.24% 48.66%

Precinct Results

Anderson:      50-60%      60-70%

Carlson:      50-60%

Representative before election

Ann Lenczewski
Democratic (DFL)

Elected
Representative

Chad Anderson
Republican

A special election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on February 9, 2016, to elect a new representative for District 50B in the Minnesota House of Representatives, caused by the resignation of Representative Ann Lenczewski, effective on December 15, 2015. As only one candidate each filed for the nomination of the Republican Party of Minnesota and Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), a primary election was not held. Chad Anderson, the Republican nominee, won the special election.

Candidates

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Republican Party of Minnesota

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The Senate District 50 Republican Party held a convention to endorse a candidate on December 12, 2015. Chad Anderson won the endorsement over Sanu Patel-Zellinger after a single ballot.[1]

Withdrawn

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  • Sanu Patel-Zellinger[1]

Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

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The Senate District 50 Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party endorsed Andrew Carlson on December 14, 2015.

Results

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Minnesota House of Representatives District 50B special election, 2016[3]
Party Candidate Votes % pp
Republican Party of Minnesota Chad Anderson 2,582 51.24 +17.00
Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Andrew Carlson 2,452 48.66 −16.94
Write-in N/A 5 0.10 −0.06
Total 5,039 100.00 ±0.00

Previous election results

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Minnesota House of Representatives election, 2014: District 50B[4]
Party Candidate Votes % pp
Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Ann Lenczewski 10,060 65.60 +0.33
Republican Party of Minnesota Zavier Bicott 5,251 34.24 −0.32
Write-in N/A 24 0.16 −0.01
Total 15,335 100.00 ±0.00

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Introducing the endorsed candidate for 50B!". Senate District 50 Republican Party. December 12, 2015. Archived from the original on December 18, 2015. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
  2. ^ Steller, Chris (November 19, 2015). "Lenczewski has a favorite to succeed her in House". Politics in Minnesota. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
  3. ^ "Results for State Representative District 50B". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
  4. ^ "Results for State Representative District 50B". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
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