Английская Википедия:2016 Minnesota House of Representatives District 50B special election
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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
Republican Party of Minnesota
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]
- Chad Anderson, real estate broker[1]
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- Sanu Patel-Zellinger[1]
Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
The Senate District 50 Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party endorsed Andrew Carlson on December 14, 2015.
- Andrew Carlson, Bloomington two-term City Council member[2]
Results
| Minnesota House of Representatives District 50B special election, 2016[3] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆Шаблон:Abbr | |
| style="background-color:Шаблон:Party color" | | Republican Party of Minnesota | Chad Anderson | 2,582 | 51.24 | +17.00 |
| style="background-color:Шаблон:Party color" | | Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party | Andrew Carlson | 2,452 | 48.66 | −16.94 |
| style="background-color:Шаблон:Party color" | | Write-in | N/A | 5 | 0.10 | −0.06 |
| Total | 5,039 | 100.00 | ±0.00 | ||
Previous election results
| Minnesota House of Representatives election, 2014: District 50B[4] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆Шаблон:Abbr | |
| style="background-color:Шаблон:Party color" | | Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party | Ann Lenczewski | 10,060 | 65.60 | +0.33 |
| style="background-color:Шаблон:Party color" | | Republican Party of Minnesota | Zavier Bicott | 5,251 | 34.24 | −0.32 |
| style="background-color:Шаблон:Party color" | | Write-in | N/A | 24 | 0.16 | −0.01 |
| Total | 15,335 | 100.00 | ±0.00 | ||
See also
References
External links
- Information on the special election Шаблон:Webarchive at the Minnesota Secretary of State website
