Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2016

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2016 Minnesota
House Elections

Primary| August 9, 2016
General| November 8, 2016
2016 Election Results

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All 134 seats in the Minnesota House of Representatives were up for election in 2016. Republicans strengthened their majority in the chamber after the November 2016 election by gaining three seats.

A Ballotpedia analysis identified the Minnesota State House as one of 20 battleground chambers in the November 2016 election. These are the chambers where one party might have, realistically, toppled the other party from its position of majority control.

HIGHLIGHTS

* Democrats and Republicans faced off in the general election in 129 seats; only 24 seats were competitive or mildly competitive in 2014.[1]

* Fifteen incumbents—nine Democrats and six Republicans—did not run for re-election in 2016. All of those seats had general election competition.

* Minnesota had some of the country's most competitive legislative elections in 2016.

This election was one of Ballotpedia's top 10 state-level races in 2016.
Click here to read the full list.

## Contents

* 1 Introduction
* 1.1 Context
* 2 Majority control
* 3 Incumbents retiring
* 4 2016 election competitiveness
* 5 Races we watched
* 5.1 General election contests
* 6 List of candidates
* 7 General election
* 8 Primary election
* 8.1 Primary contests
* 8.2 Margins of victory
* 8.3 Important dates and deadlines
* 8.4 Competitiveness
* 8.4.1 Candidates unopposed by a major party
* 8.4.2 Primary challenges
* 8.4.3 Retired incumbents
* 8.4.4 Results from 2014
* 8.4.5 Historical context
* 8.5 Campaign contributions
* 8.5.1 State comparison
* 8.6 Qualifications
* 8.7 See also
* 8.8 External links
* 8.9 Footnotes

## Introduction[edit]

Elections for the Minnesota House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 9, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was May 31, 2016.

### Context[edit]

The House had been identified by the Republican Legislative Campaign Committee (RLCC) as a defensive target since Republicans sought to defend their majority. The state Senate had been identified by RLCC as an offensive target since Republicans sought to gain control of that chamber.

In the 2012 presidential election, Republicans lost majorities in both houses by at least the previous margin of control. Democrats have argued that higher turnout in presidential elections tends to benefit their candidates, whereas Republicans claimed that this year's presidential race would negatively affect candidates in rural legislative districts, which they saw as battlegrounds. Larry Jacobs, professor of political science at the University of Minnesota, said that Democrats would "have an advantage" due to higher turnout, though with Hillary Clinton as their nominee, they would not see the same level of turnout caused by voter enthusiasm for Barack Obama in 2008 and 2012.[2]

In early 2015, Minnesota Democrats launched the Minnesota Rural Initiative, a program seeking to train rural candidates following criticism of an "autopsy report" on the 2014 election for not acknowledging rural voters. State Rep. Jeanne Poppe (D) said that the program could be "the playbook for 2018 and beyond" in other states.[3]

On February 9, 2016, Chad Anderson (R) defeated Andrew Carlson (D) in a special election for a seat which was previously held by Ann Lenczewski (D). President Barack Obama (D) carried this district in 2012 with 57 percent of the vote. Lenczewski was re-elected in 2014 with a margin of victory of 31 percent. According to the Daily Kos, since Obama only won 50.7 percent of the state House seats in 2012, if the Democrats wanted to regain control of the chamber they would need to win every seat that Obama won or win some Republican seats.[4]

Incumbents in Minnesota have especially strong advantages in primary contests because Minnesota's political parties play a larger role in legislative districts than they do in other states. Because of this, potential primary challengers tend to drop out of races early if they are unable to secure endorsements from activist groups. Low voter turnout outside of activist or endorsement groups further emphasizes the importance of the political support these groups provide to candidates.[5]

## Majority control[edit]

See also: Partisan composition of state houses

Heading into the election, the Republican Party held the majority in the Minnesota House of Representatives:

Minnesota House of Representatives

Party  |  As of November 7, 2016  |  After November 8, 2016
|  Democratic Party |  61  |  57
|  Republican Party |  73 |  76
|  Vacancy  |  0  |  1
Total |  134 |  134

## Incumbents retiring[edit]

Fifteen incumbents did not run for re-election in 2016. Those incumbents were:

Name  |  Party  |  Current Office

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David Hancock |  Republican | House District 2a
Carly Melin |  Democratic | House District 6a
Erik Simonson |  Democratic | House District 7b
Mark Anderson |  Republican | House District 9a
Tim Kelly |  Republican | House District 21a
Kim Norton |  Democratic | House District 25b
Jerry Newton |  Democratic | House District 37a
Tim Sanders |  Republican | House District 37b
Carolyn Laine |  Democratic | House District 41b
Jason Isaacson |  Democratic | House District 42b
Yvonne Selcer |  Democratic | House District 48a
Joe Atkins |  Democratic | House District 52b
Dan Schoen |  Democratic | House District 54a
Denny McNamara |  Republican | House District 54b
Tara Mack |  Republican | House District 57a

## 2016 election competitiveness[edit]

Minnesota sees improvement in electoral competitiveness.

Ballotpedia conducts a yearly study of electoral competitiveness in state legislative elections. Details on how well Minnesota performed in the study are provided in the image below. Click here for the full 2016 Competitiveness Analysis »

* In the Minnesota State Senate, there were 39 Democratic incumbents and 28 Republican incumbents. Three incumbents faced primary opposition in the Democratic Party. There was just one primary challenge in the Republican primary.

* In the House, there were 61 Democratic incumbents and 73 Republican incumbents. Four state representatives faced primary opposition in the Democratic Party. There were three primary challenges in the Republican primary.

* Overall, 18.6 percent of Democratic incumbents and 21.4 percent of GOP incumbents faced primary opposition in all of the state legislatures with elections in 2016.

* The cumulative figure for how many state legislative candidates faced no major party opposition in November in these states was 41.8 percent. This compares to 32.7 percent in 2010, 38.3 percent in 2012, and 43.0 percent in 2014.

* More details on electoral competitiveness in Minnesota can be found below.

## Races we watched[edit]

Ballotpedia identified seven notable Minnesota state legislative races in 2016, three of which were state House contests. One of these House contests was a primary, and can be viewed by clicking on the "Primary election" tab below.

Click here to read more about Ballotpedia's coverage of notable Minnesota races »

### General election contests[edit]

State House District 14B

A Democratic former lawmaker challenged the Republican incumbent to a rematch.
☑ Jim Knoblach (Inc.) ☐ Zach Dorholt

State House District 17B

A Democratic former lawmaker challenged the Republican incumbent to a rematch.
☑ Dave Baker (Inc.) ☐ Mary Sawatzky

## List of candidates[edit]

# General election[edit]

2016 Minnesota House candidates

District |  Democrat |  Republican | Other
1A  |  George Nyakasi Bass: 4,982  |  Dan Fabian: 14,417 (I) a |
1B  |  Michael Moore: 6,458  |  Debra Kiel: 11,895 (I) a |
2A  |  Jerry Loud: 6,925  |  Matthew Grossell: 12,387 a |
2B  |  Bryan Klabunde: 7,617  |  Steve Green: 11,905 (I) a |
3A  |  Rob Ecklund: 13,874 (I) a |  Tom Long: 8,017  |
3B  |  Mary Murphy: 13,429 (I) a |  Timothy Brandon: 9,090  |
4A  |  Ben Lien: 11,653 (I) a |  Jordan Idso: 7,066  |
4B  |  Paul Marquart: 11,054 (I) a |  Ben Grimsley: 9,460  |
5A  |  John Persell: 8,808 (I) |  Matt Bliss: 10,318 a |
5B  |  Tom Anzelc: 9,011 (I) |  Sandy Layman: 11,499 a |  Dennis Barsness: 919 (G)
6A  |  Julie Sandstede: 11,852 a |  Robert Farnsworth: 8,209  |
6B  |  Jason Metsa: 13,111 (I) a |  Matt Matasich: 8,558  |
7A  |  Jennifer Schultz: 15,956 (I) a |  Dylan Raddant: 6,678  |
7B  |  Liz Olson: 13,824 a |  Cody Barringer: 5,641  |
8A  |  C. J. Holl: 7,556  |  Bud Nornes: 14,196 (I) a |
8B  |  Gail Kulp: 7,962  |  Mary Franson: 14,749 (I) a |
9A  |  Megg Litts: 6,078  |  John Poston: 13,304 a |
9B  |  Dustin Simmonds: 5,402  |  Ron Kresha: 14,139 (I) a |
10A  |  Quinn Nystrom: 8,831  |  Josh Heintzeman: 12,919 (I) a |
10B  |  Erin Wagner: 8,200  |  Dale Lueck: 14,074 (I) a |
11A  |  Mike Sundin: 11,833 (I) a |  Mike Line: 7,968  |
11B  |  Tom Jones: 7,122  |  Jason Rarick: 10,904 (I) a |
12A  |  Jay McNamar: 8,498  |  Jeff Backer: 13,021 (I) a |
12B  |  No candidate |  Paul Anderson (I) a |
13A  |  Anne Buckvold: 7,201  |  Jeff Howe: 14,023 (I) a |
13B  |  Matthew Crouse: 6,465  |  Tim O'Driscoll: 14,882 (I) a |
14A  |  Aric Putnam: 9,059  |  Tama Theis: 10,961 (I) a |
14B  |  Zach Dorholt: 8,427  |  Jim Knoblach: 8,887 (I) a |
15A  |  Kent Lestrud: 6,973  |  Sondra Erickson: 12,317 (I) a |
15B  |  Karla Scapanski: 6,732  |  Jim Newberger: 14,949 (I) a |
16A  |  Al Kruse: 6,096  |  Chris Swedzinski: 13,048 (I) a |
16B  |  Austin Grossenburg: 5,333  |  Paul Torkelson: 14,529 (I) a |
17A  |  Andrew Falk: 8,045  |  Tim Miller: 11,603 (I) a |
17B  |  Mary Sawatzky: 8,075  |  Dave Baker: 11,908 (I) a |
18A  |  No candidate |  Dean Urdahl (I) a |
18B  |  Darrel Mosel: 6,229  |  Glenn Gruenhagen: 13,167 (I) a |
19A  |  Clark Johnson: 11,158 (I) a |  Kim Spears: 10,003  |
19B  |  Jack Considine: 11,377 (I) a |  Adam Isakson: 7,685  |
20A  |  Jim Connelly: 8,434  |  Bob Vogel: 13,128 (I) a |
20B  |  David Bly: 11,538 (I) a |  Aramis Wells: 9,754  |
21A  |  Lisa Bayley: 9,503  |  Barb Haley: 11,643 a |
21B  |  Elise Diesslin: 7,270  |  Steve Drazkowski: 13,688 (I) a |
22A  |  Laura Woods: 5,564  |  Joe Schomacker: 14,316 (I) a |
22B  |  Kirby Kruse: 5,207  |  Rod Hamilton: 11,890 (I) a |
23A  |  Zac Huntley: 6,390  |  Bob Gunther: 13,700 (I) a |
23B  |  Josh Haseman: 6,574  |  Tony Cornish: 13,332 (I) a |
24A  |  Bev Cashman: 8,439  |  John Petersburg: 11,156 (I) a |
24B  |  Patti Fritz: 7,441  |  Brian Daniels: 10,475 (I) a |
25A  |  Linda Walbruch: 8,615  |  Duane Quam: 12,934 (I) a |
25B  |  Duane Sauke: 10,886 a |  Fran Bradley: 10,106  |
26A  |  Tina Liebling: 10,737 (I) a |  Will Waggoner: 7,168  |
26B  |  John Wayne Austinson: 9,526  |  Nels Pierson: 13,832 (I) a |
27A  |  Gary Schindler: 7,633  |  Peggy Bennett: 12,329 (I) a |
27B  |  Jeanne Poppe: 9,485 (I) a |  Dennis Schminke: 8,192  |
28A  |  Gene Pelowski Jr.: 11,862 (I) a |  Adam Pace: 6,897  |
28B  |  Thomas Trehus: 9,651  |  Greg Davids: 11,614 (I) a |
29A  |  Cortney Phillips: 6,482  |  Joe McDonald: 14,916 (I) a |
29B  |  Steve Kilburn: 6,714  |  Marion O'Neill: 12,808 (I) a |
30A  |  Sarah Hamlin: 6,527  |  Nick Zerwas: 14,305 (I) a |
30B  |  Margaret Fernandez: 6,371  |  Eric Lucero: 15,050 (I) a |
31A  |  Sarah Udvig: 6,208  |  Kurt Daudt: 14,815 (I) a |
31B  |  Susan Larson: 7,438  |  Calvin Bahr: 14,785 a |
32A  |  Paul Gammel: 7,551  |  Brian Johnson: 12,928 (I) a |
32B[6] |  Laurie Warner |  Bob Barrett (I) |
33A  |  Norrie Thomas: 8,117  |  Jerry Hertaus: 17,162 (I) a |
33B  |  Brad Brothen: 9,715  |  Cindy Pugh: 14,836 (I) a |
34A  |  Dave Craig: 7,996  |  Joyce Peppin: 15,518 (I) a |
34B  |  Kristin Bahner: 10,841  |  Dennis Smith: 13,773 (I) a |
35A  |  Andy Hillebregt: 8,009  |  Abigail Whelan: 12,768 (I) a |
35B  |  Wes Volkenant: 7,990  |  Peggy Scott: 14,705 (I) a |
36A  |  Kevin Parker: 8,652  |  Mark Uglem: 12,119 (I) a |
36B  |  Melissa Hortman: 12,064 (I) a |  Peter Crema: 9,560  |
37A  |  Erin Koegel: 9,485 a |  Anthony Wilder: 8,946  |  Brian McCormick: 1,647 (L)
37B  |  Susan Witt: 11,305  |  Nolan West: 11,473 a |
38A  |  Kevin Fogarty: 8,448  |  Linda Runbeck: 13,471 (I) a |
38B  |  Ami Wazlawik: 10,465  |  Matt Dean: 13,875 (I) a |
39A  |  Jody Anderson: 9,124  |  Bob Dettmer: 14,565 (I) a |
39B  |  Alan Kantrud: 9,564  |  Kathy Lohmer: 13,793 (I) a |
40A  |  Michael V. Nelson (I) a |  No candidate |
40B  |  Debra Hilstrom: 11,154 (I) a |  Mali Marvin: 4,872  |
41A  |  Connie Bernardy: 12,168 (I) a |  Ryan Evanson: 7,946  |
41B  |  Mary Kunesh-Podein: 12,936 a |  Camden Pike: 7,465  |
42A  |  Barb Yarusso: 11,537 (I) |  Randy Jessup: 11,662 a |
42B  |  Jamie Becker-Finn: 12,845 a |  Tracy Nelson: 9,688  |
43A  |  Peter Fischer: 11,970 (I) a |  Bob Cardinal: 9,767  |
43B  |  Leon Lillie: 12,017 (I) a |  Nathan Hansen: 8,123  |
44A  |  Ginny Klevorn: 11,433  |  Sarah Anderson: 13,486 (I) a |
44B  |  Jon Applebaum: 13,929 (I) a |  Patti Meier: 11,393  |
45A  |  Lyndon Carlson: 11,635 (I) a |  Richard Lieberman: 8,797  |
45B  |  Mike Freiberg: 15,261 (I) a |  Alma Wetzker: 7,098  |
46A  |  Peggy Flanagan: 15,187 (I) a |  Anne Taylor: 8,525  |
46B  |  Cheryl Youakim: 14,988 (I) a |  Bryan Bjornson: 6,760  |
47A  |  Sean White: 6,631  |  Jim Nash: 16,696 (I) a |
47B  |  Jane Montemayor: 8,510  |  Joe Hoppe: 14,191 (I) a |
48A  |  Laurie Pryor: 12,984 a |  Mary Shapiro: 12,110  |
48B  |  Ben Sherlock: 8,183  |  Jenifer Loon: 13,559 (I) a |
49A  |  Ron Erhardt: 12,499 (I) |  Dario Anselmo: 13,075 a |
49B  |  Paul Rosenthal: 14,399 (I) a |  Max Rymer: 11,542  |
50A  |  Linda Slocum: 12,217 (I) a |  Tim Johnson: 7,074  |
50B  |  Andrew Carlson: 12,084 a |  Chad Anderson: 10,429 (I) |
51A  |  Sandra Masin: 12,036 (I) a |  Brad Gerten: 8,769  |
51B  |  Laurie Halverson: 13,311 (I) a |  Pat Hammond: 10,212  |
52A  |  Rick Hansen: 13,737 (I) a |  Larry Sachi: 7,929  |
52B  |  Mary T'Kach: 10,880  |  Regina Barr: 11,001 a |
53A  |  JoAnn Ward: 12,348 (I) a |  Andy Turonie: 8,535  |
53B  |  Alberder Gillespie: 10,620  |  Kelly Fenton: 13,740 (I) a |
54A  |  Jen Peterson: 9,877  |  Keith Franke: 10,483 a |
54B  |  Don Slaten: 9,633  |  Tony Jurgens: 11,958 a |
55A  |  Mary Hernandez: 8,594  |  Bob Loonan: 10,898 (I) a |
55B  |  Cecilia Haakenson: 7,112  |  Tony Albright: 15,947 (I) a |
56A  |  Jared Christiansen: 9,466  |  Drew Christensen: 12,069 (I) a |
56B  |  Lindsey Port: 10,165  |  Roz Peterson: 11,215 (I) a |
57A  |  Erin Maye Quade: 11,825 a |  Ali Jimenez-Hopper: 10,758  |
57B  |  John Huot: 10,656  |  Anna Wills: 12,382 (I) a |
58A  |  LeAnn Weikle: 8,852  |  Jon Koznick: 13,691 (I) a |
58B  |  Marla Vagts: 7,542  |  Pat Garofalo: 13,926 (I) a |
59A  |  Fue Lee: 12,585 a |  Jessica Newville: 2,903  |
59B  |  Raymond Dehn: 14,877 (I) a |  Margaret Martin: 4,440  |
60A  |  Diane Loeffler: 15,587 (I) a |  No candidate |  Gabe Barnett: 5,423 (Ind. Progressive Liberal)
60B  |  Ilhan Omar: 15,860 a |  Abdimalik Askar: 3,820  |
61A  |  Frank Hornstein: 21,656 (I) a |  Brian Rosenblatt: 5,615  |
61B  |  Paul Thissen: 20,282 (I) a |  Tom Gallagher: 4,885  |
62A  |  Karen Clark: 12,657 (I) a |  Claire Leiter: 1,600  |
62B  |  Susan Allen (I) a |  No candidate |
63A  |  Jim Davnie: 20,366 (I) a |  Kyle Bragg: 3,427  |
63B  |  Jean Wagenius: 17,769 (I) a |  Frank Pafko: 5,465  |
64A  |  Erin Murphy: 18,254 (I) a |  Riley Horan: 4,588  |
64B  |  Dave Pinto: 18,242 (I) a |  Emory Dively: 6,103  |
65A  |  Rena Moran: 12,665 (I) a |  Monique Giordana: 2,564  |
65B  |  Carlos Mariani: 13,995 (I) a |  Margaret Mary Stokely: 4,098  |
66A  |  Alice Hausman: 15,372 (I) a |  Jon Heyer: 7,067  |
66B  |  John Lesch: 11,687 (I) a |  William Brownell: 2,903  |
67A  |  Tim Mahoney: 9,945 (I) a |  Andrew Livingston: 3,022  |
67B  |  Sheldon Johnson: 10,021 (I) a |  Lisa Thompson: 3,553  |  Joseph Weverka: 820 (L)
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Notes |  • An (I) denotes an incumbent.
|  • Candidate lists can change frequently throughout an election season. Ballotpedia staff update this list monthly. To suggest changes, click here to email our State Legislature Project.

# Primary election[edit]

### Primary contests[edit]

State House District 6A (D)

Four Democratic candidates competed for the open seat vacated by a Democratic incumbent.
☑ Julie Sandstede ☐ Tom Whiteside ☐ Ben DeNucci ☐ Mike Thompson
2016 Minnesota House primary candidates

District |  Democrat |  Republican | Other
1a | George Nyakasi Bass a | Dan Fabian (I) a |
1b | Michael Moore: 1,080 a
Erv Rud: 422 | Debra Kiel (I) a |
2a | Jerry Loud a | Matthew Grossell a |
2b | Bryan Klabunde a | Steve Green (I) a |
3a | Rob Ecklund (I) a | Tom Long a |
3b | Mary Murphy (I) a | Timothy Brandon a |
4a | Ben Lien (I) a | Jordan Idso a |
4b | Paul Marquart (I) a | Ben Grimsley a |
5a | John Persell (I) a | Matt Bliss a |
5b | Tom Anzelc (I) a | Sandy Layman a | Dennis Barsness (Green) a
6a | Tom Whiteside: 1,468
Mike Thompson: 259
Julie Sandstede: 1,676 a
Ben DeNucci: 1,303 | Robert Farnsworth a |
6b | Jason Metsa (I) a | Matt Matasich a |
7a | Jennifer Schultz (I) a | Dylan Raddant a |
7b | Bryan Jensen: 198
Liz Olson: 1,607 a | Cody Barringer a |
8a | C. J. Holl a | Bud Nornes (I) a |
8b | Gail Kulp a | Mary Franson (I) a |
9a | Megg Litts a | John Poston a |
9b | Dustin Simmonds a | Ron Kresha (I) a |
10a | Quinn Nystrom a | Josh Heintzeman (I) a |
10b | Erin Wagner a | Dale Lueck (I) a |
11a | Mike Sundin (I) a | Mike Line a |
11b | Tom Jones a | Jason Rarick (I) a |
12a | Jay McNamar a | Jeff Backer (I) a |
12b | No candidate | Paul Anderson (I) a |
13a | Anne Buckvold: 494 a
Jane Leitzman: 165 | Jeff Howe (I) a |
13b | Matthew Crouse a | Tim O'Driscoll (I) a |
14a | Aric Putnam a | Tama Theis (I) a |
14b | Zach Dorholt a | Jim Knoblach (I) a |
15a | Kent Lestrud a | Sondra Erickson: 1,238 (I) a
Tom Heinks: 428 |
15b | Karla Scapanski a | Jim Newberger (I) a |
16a | Al Kruse a | Chris Swedzinski (I) a |
16b | Austin Grossenburg a | Paul Torkelson (I) a |
17a | Andrew Falk a | Tim Miller (I) a |
17b | Mary Sawatzky a | Dave Baker (I) a |
18a | No candidate | Dean Urdahl (I) a |
18b | Darrel Mosel a | Glenn Gruenhagen (I) a |
19a | Clark Johnson (I) a | Kim Spears a |
19b | Jack Considine (I) a | Adam Isakson a |
20a | Jim Connelly a | Bob Vogel (I) a |
20b | David Bly (I) a | Aramis Wells a |
21a | Lisa Bayley a | Barb Haley a |
21b | Elise Diesslin a | Steve Drazkowski (I) a |
22a | Laura Woods a | Joe Schomacker (I) a |
22b | Kirby Kruse a | Rod Hamilton (I) a |
23a | Zac Huntley a | Bob Gunther (I) a |
23b | Josh Haseman a | Tony Cornish (I) a |
24a | Bev Cashman a | John Petersburg (I) a |
24b | Patti Fritz a | Brian Daniels (I) a |
25a | Linda Walbruch a | Duane Quam (I) a |
25b | Duane Sauke a | Fran Bradley a |
26a | Tina Liebling (I) a | Will Waggoner a |
26b | John Wayne Austinson a | Nels Pierson (I) a |
27a | Gary Schindler a | Peggy Bennett (I) a |
27b | Jeanne Poppe (I) a | Dennis Schminke a |
28a | Gene Pelowski Jr. (I) a | Adam Pace a |
28b | Thomas Trehus a | Greg Davids (I) a |
29a | Cortney Phillips a | Joe McDonald (I) a |
29b | Steve Kilburn a | Marion O'Neill (I) a |
30a | Sarah Hamlin a | Nick Zerwas (I) a |
30b | Margaret Fernandez a | Eric Lucero (I) a |
31a | Sarah Udvig a | Kurt Daudt: 1,722 (I) a
Alan Duff: 666 |
31b | Susan Larson a | Calvin Bahr: 1,260 a
Tom Hackbarth: 952 (I) |
32a | Paul Gammel a | Brian Johnson (I) a |
32b | Laurie Warner a | Bob Barrett (I) a |
33a | Norrie Thomas a | Jerry Hertaus (I) a |
33b | Brad Brothen a | Cindy Pugh (I) a |
34a | Dave Craig a | Joyce Peppin (I) a |
34b | Kristin Bahner a | Dennis Smith (I) a |
35a | Andy Hillebregt a | Abigail Whelan (I) a |
35b | Wes Volkenant a | Peggy Scott (I) a |
36a | Kevin Parker a | Mark Uglem (I) a |
36b | Melissa Hortman (I) a | Peter Crema a |
37a | Erin Koegel a | Anthony Wilder a | Brian McCormick (L) a
37b | Susan Witt a | Nolan West a |
38a | Kevin Fogarty a | Linda Runbeck (I) a |
38b | Ami Wazlawik a | Matt Dean (I) a |
39a | Jody Anderson a | Bob Dettmer (I) a |
39b | Alan Kantrud a | Kathy Lohmer (I) a |
40a | Michael V. Nelson (I) a | No candidate |
40b | Debra Hilstrom: 1,083 (I) a
Jim Richards: 177 | Mali Marvin a |
41a | Connie Bernardy (I) a | Ryan Evanson a |
41b | Mary Kunesh-Podein a | Camden Pike a |
42a | Barb Yarusso (I) a | Randy Jessup a |
42b | Jamie Becker-Finn a | Tracy Nelson a |
43a | Peter Fischer (I) a | Bob Cardinal a |
43b | Leon Lillie (I) a | Nathan Hansen a |
44a | Ginny Klevorn a | Sarah Anderson (I) a |
44b | Jon Applebaum (I) a | Patti Meier a |
45a | Lyndon Carlson (I) a | Richard Lieberman a |
45b | Mike Freiberg (I) a | Alma Wetzker a |
46a | Peggy Flanagan (I) a | Anne Taylor a |
46b | Cheryl Youakim (I) a | Bryan Bjornson a |
47a | Sean White a | Jim Nash (I) a |
47b | Jane Montemayor a | Joe Hoppe (I) a |
48a | Laurie Pryor a | Kris Newcomer: 416
Mary Shapiro: 1,729 a |
48b | Ben Sherlock a | Jenifer Loon (I) a |
49a | Ron Erhardt (I) a | Dario Anselmo a |
49b | Paul Rosenthal (I) a | Max Rymer a |
50a | Linda Slocum (I) a | Tim Johnson a |
50b | Andrew Carlson: 2,125 a
Christopher Seymore Sr.: 274 | Chad Anderson (I) a |
51a | Sandra Masin (I) a | Brad Gerten a |
51b | Laurie Halverson (I) a | Pat Hammond a |
52a | Rick Hansen (I) a | Larry Sachi a |
52b | Mary T'Kach a | Regina Barr a |
53a | JoAnn Ward (I) a | Andy Turonie a |
53b | Alberder Gillespie a | Kelly Fenton (I) a |
54a | Jen Peterson a | Keith Franke a |
54b | Don Slaten a | Tony Jurgens a |
55a | Mary Hernandez a | Bob Loonan (I) a |
55b | Cecilia Haakenson a | Tony Albright (I) a |
56a | Jared Christiansen: 307 a
Dan Kimmel: 203 | Drew Christensen (I) a |
56b | Lindsey Port a | Roz Peterson (I) a |
57a | Erin Maye Quade a | Ali Jimenez-Hopper a |
57b | John Huot a | Anna Wills (I) a |
58a | LeAnn Weikle a | Jon Koznick (I) a |
58b | Marla Vagts a | Pat Garofalo (I) a |
59a | Joe Mullery: 1,269 (I)
Fue Lee: 1,584 a | Jessica Newville a |
59b | Raymond Dehn (I) a | Margaret Martin a |
60a | Diane Loeffler (I) a | No candidate | Gabe Barnett (Ind. Progressive Liberal) a
60b | Phyllis Kahn: 1,726 (I)
Mohamud Noor: 1,738
Ilhan Omar: 2,404 a | Abdimalik Askar a |
61a | Frank Hornstein (I) a | Brian Rosenblatt a |
61b | Paul Thissen (I) a | Tom Gallagher a |
62a | Karen Clark (I) a | Claire Leiter a |
62b | Susan Allen (I) a | No candidate |
63a | Jim Davnie (I) a | Kyle Bragg a |
63b | Jean Wagenius (I) a | Frank Pafko a |
64a | Erin Murphy (I) a | Riley Horan a |
64b | Dave Pinto (I) a | Emory Dively a |
65a | Rena Moran: 2,310 (I) a
Rashad Turner: 612 | Monique Giordana a |
65b | Carlos Mariani (I) a | Margaret Mary Stokely a |
66a | Alice Hausman (I) a | Jon Heyer a |
66b | John Lesch (I) a | William Brownell a |
67a | Tim Mahoney (I) a | Andrew Livingston a |
67b | Sheldon Johnson (I) a | Lisa Thompson a | Joseph Weverka (L) a
|  |  |
Notes |  • An (I) denotes an incumbent.
|  • Candidate lists can change frequently throughout an election season. Ballotpedia staff update this list monthly. To suggest changes, click here to email our State Legislature Project.

## Margins of victory[edit]

The average margin of victory for contested races in the Minnesota House of Representatives in 2016 was lower than the national average. Out of 133 races in the Minnesota House of Representatives in 2016, 129 were contested, meaning at least two candidates competed for that seat in the general election. The average margin of victory across these races was 26.6 percent. Across contested single-winner state legislative elections in 2016, the average margin of victory was 29.01 percent.[7]

Democratic candidates in the Minnesota House of Representatives saw larger margins of victory than Republican candidates in 2016. Democrats won 57 races. In the 55 races where a winning Democrat faced a challenger, the average margin of victory was 30.6 percent. Republicans won 76 races in 2016. In the 74 races where a winning Republican faced a challenger, the average margin of victory was 23.7 percent.

More Republican candidates than Democratic candidates saw margins of victory that were less than 10 percentage points. 21 of the 129 contested races in 2016—16.3 percent—saw margins of victory that were 10 percent or less. 11 races saw margins of victory that were 5 percent or less. Republicans won 12 races with margins of victory of 10 percent or less.

Minnesota House of Representatives: 2016 Margins of Victory Less than 10 Percent

District | Winning Party | Margin of Victory
District 4B | D | 7.8 percent
District 5A | R | 7.9 percent
District 14A | R | 9.5 percent
District 14B | R | 2.7 percent
District 19A | D | 5.5 percent
District 20B | D | 8.4 percent
District 25B | D | 3.7 percent
District 27B | D | 7.3 percent
District 28B | R | 9.2 percent
District 37A | D | 2.7 percent
District 37B | R | 0.7 percent
District 42A | R | 8.2 percent
District 44A | R | 8.2 percent
District 48A | D | 3.5 percent
District 49A | R | 2.3 percent
District 50B | D | 7.4 percent
District 52B | R | 0.6 percent
District 54A | R | 3.0 percent
District 56B | R | 4.9 percent
District 57A | D | 4.7 percent
District 57B | R | 7.5 percent
The average margin of victory for incumbents in the Minnesota House of Representatives who ran for re-election and won in 2016 was lower than the national average. 110 incumbents who ran for re-election in 2016 won. The average margin of victory for the 106 winning Minnesota House of Representatives incumbents who faced a challenger in 2016 was 28.7 percent. The average margin of victory for all winning incumbents in contested single-winner state legislative elections in 2016 was 31.8 percent.

Democratic incumbents in the Minnesota House of Representatives saw larger margins of victory than Republican incumbents. 46 Democratic incumbents won re-election. In the 44 races where a winning Democratic incumbent faced a challenger, the average margin of victory was 32.6 percent. 64 Republican incumbents won re-election. In the 62 races where a winning Republican incumbent faced a challenger, the average margin of victory was 25.9 percent.

Minnesota House of Representatives: 2016 Margin of Victory Analysis

Party | Elections won | Average margin of victory[8] | Races with incumbent victories | Average margin of victory for incumbents[8] | Unopposed incumbents | Unopposed races | Percent unopposed
Democratic | 57 | 30.6 percent | 46 | 32.6 percent | 2 | 2 | 3.5 percent
Republican | 76 | 23.7 percent | 64 | 25.9 percent | 2 | 2 | 2.6 percent
Total | 133 | 26.6 percent | 110 | 28.7 percent | 4 | 4 | 3.0 percent

Click [show] on the tables below to see the margin of victory in Minnesota House of Representatives districts in 2016.

Minnesota House of Representatives: 2016 Margin of Victory by District

District | Winning Party | Margin of Victory
District 1A | R | 48.6 percent
District 1B | R | 29.6 percent
District 2A | R | 28.3 percent
District 2B | R | 22.0 percent
District 3A | D | 26.8 percent
District 3B | D | 19.3 percent
District 4A | D | 24.5 percent
District 4B | D | 7.8 percent
District 5A | R | 7.9 percent
District 5B | R | 11.6 percent
District 6A | D | 18.2 percent
District 6B | D | 21.0 percent
District 7A | D | 41.0 percent
District 7B | D | 42.0 percent
District 8A | R | 30.5 percent
District 8B | R | 29.9 percent
District 9A | R | 37.3 percent
District 9B | R | 44.7 percent
District 10A | R | 18.8 percent
District 10B | R | 26.4 percent
District 11A | D | 19.5 percent
District 11B | R | 21.0 percent
District 12A | R | 21.0 percent
District 12B | R | Unopposed
District 13A | R | 32.1 percent
District 13B | R | 39.4 percent
District 14A | R | 9.5 percent
District 14B | R | 2.7 percent
District 15A | R | 27.7 percent
District 15B | R | 37.9 percent
District 16A | R | 36.3 percent
District 16B | R | 46.3 percent
District 17A | R | 18.1 percent
District 17B | R | 19.2 percent
District 18A | R | Unopposed
District 18B | R | 35.8 percent
District 19A | D | 5.5 percent
District 19B | D | 19.4 percent
District 20A | R | 21.8 percent
District 20B | D | 8.4 percent
District 21A | R | 10.1 percent
District 21B | R | 30.6 percent
District 22A | R | 44.0 percent
District 22B | R | 39.1 percent
District 23A | R | 36.4 percent
District 23B | R | 34.0 percent
District 24A | R | 13.9 percent
District 24B | R | 16.9 percent
District 25A | R | 20.0 percent
District 25B | D | 3.7 percent
District 26A | D | 19.9 percent
District 26B | R | 18.4 percent
District 27A | R | 23.5 percent
District 27B | D | 7.3 percent
District 28A | D | 26.5 percent
District 28B | R | 9.2 percent
District 29A | R | 39.4 percent
District 29B | R | 31.2 percent
District 30A | R | 37.3 percent
District 30B | R | 40.5 percent
District 31A | R | 40.9 percent
District 31B | R | 33.1 percent
District 32A | R | 26.3 percent
District 33A | R | 35.8 percent
District 33B | R | 20.9 percent
District 34A | R | 32.0 percent
District 34B | R | 11.9 percent
District 35A | R | 22.9 percent
District 35B | R | 29.6 percent
District 36A | R | 16.7 percent
District 36B | D | 11.6 percent
District 37A | D | 2.7 percent
District 37B | R | 0.7 percent
District 38A | R | 22.9 percent
District 38B | R | 14.0 percent
District 39A | R | 23.0 percent
District 39B | R | 18.1 percent
District 40A | D | Unopposed
District 40B | D | 39.2 percent
District 41A | D | 21.0 percent
District 41B | D | 26.8 percent
District 42A | R | 0.5 percent
District 42B | D | 14.0 percent
District 43A | D | 10.1 percent
District 43B | D | 19.3 percent
District 44A | R | 8.2 percent
District 44B | D | 10.0 percent
District 45A | D | 13.9 percent
District 45B | D | 36.5 percent
District 46A | D | 28.1 percent
District 46B | D | 37.8 percent
District 47A | R | 43.2 percent
District 47B | R | 25.0 percent
District 48A | D | 3.5 percent
District 48B | R | 24.7 percent
District 49A | R | 2.3 percent
District 49B | D | 11.0 percent
District 50A | D | 26.7 percent
District 50B | D | 7.4 percent
District 51A | D | 15.7 percent
District 51B | D | 13.2 percent
District 52A | D | 26.8 percent
District 52B | R | 0.6 percent
District 53A | D | 18.3 percent
District 53B | R | 12.8 percent
District 54A | R | 3.0 percent
District 54B | R | 10.8 percent
District 55A | R | 11.8 percent
District 55B | R | 38.3 percent
District 56A | R | 12.1 percent
District 56B | R | 4.9 percent
District 57A | D | 4.7 percent
District 57B | R | 7.5 percent
District 58A | R | 21.5 percent
District 58B | R | 29.7 percent
District 59A | D | 62.5 percent
District 59B | D | 54.0 percent
District 60A | D | 48.4 percent
District 60B | D | 61.2 percent
District 61A | D | 58.8 percent
District 61B | D | 61.2 percent
District 62A | D | 77.6 percent
District 62B | D | Unopposed
District 63A | D | 71.2 percent
District 63B | D | 53.0 percent
District 64A | D | 59.8 percent
District 64B | D | 49.9 percent
District 65A | D | 66.3 percent
District 65B | D | 54.7 percent
District 66A | D | 37.0 percent
District 66B | D | 60.2 percent
District 67A | D | 53.4 percent
District 67B | D | 44.9 percent

## Important dates and deadlines[edit]

See also: Minnesota elections, 2016

The calendar below lists important dates for political candidates in Minnesota in 2016.

Dates and requirements for candidates in 2016

Deadline  |  Event type  |  Event description
February 1, 2016 | Campaign finance  |  2015 year-end report of receipts and expenditures due
May 17, 2016 | Ballot access  |  Candidate filing period opens
May 31, 2016 | Ballot access  |  Candidate filing period closes
July 25, 2016 | Campaign finance  |  First report of receipts and expenditures due (covering January 1 through July 18)
August 9, 2016 | Election date  |  Primary election
October 31, 2016 | Campaign finance  |  Second report of receipts and expenditures due (covering January 1 through November 24)
November 8, 2016 | Election date  |  General election
January 31, 2017 | Campaign finance  |  2016 year-end report of receipts and expenditures due
Sources: Minnesota Secretary of State, "Filing Periods," accessed June 12, 2015
Minnesota Votes, "2016 Election Dates," accessed June 12, 2015
Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board, "2016 Disclosure Calendar," accessed October 28, 2015

## Competitiveness[edit]

### Candidates unopposed by a major party[edit]

In five of the 134 seats that were up for election in 2016, there was only one major party candidate running for election. A total of three Democrats and two Republicans were guaranteed election barring unforeseen circumstances.

Two major party candidates faced off in the general election in 129 (96.2 percent) of the 134 seats up for election.

### Primary challenges[edit]

Seven incumbents faced primary competition on August 9. Fifteen incumbents did not seek re-election and another 112 incumbents advanced past the primary without opposition. The following incumbents were defeated in the primary election:

* District 31B: Tom Hackbarth (R)
* District 59A: Joe Mullery (D)
* District 60B: Phyllis Kahn (D)

### Retired incumbents[edit]

Fifteen incumbents did not run for re-election, while 119 (88.8 percent) ran for re-election. A list of those incumbents, nine Democrats and six Republicans can be found above.

### Results from 2014[edit]

See also: 2014 state legislative elections analyzed using a Competitiveness Index

There were 6,057 seats in 87 chambers with elections in 2014. All three aspects of Ballotpedia's Competitiveness Index—the number of open seats, incumbents facing primary opposition, and general elections between partisan candidates—showed poor results compared to the prior election cycle. States with elections in 2014 held fewer general elections between partisan candidates. Additionally, fewer incumbents faced primary opposition and more incumbents ran for re-election than in recent years.

Since 2010, when the Competitiveness Index was established, there had not been an even-year election cycle to do statistically worse in any of the three categories. See the following chart for a breakdown of those scores between each year.

Overall Competitiveness

|  2010  |  2012  |  2014
Competitiveness Index  | 36.2  | 35.8  | 31.4
% Open Seats  | 18.6%  | 21.2%  | 17.0%
% Incumbent with primary challenge  | 22.7%  | 24.6%  | 20.1%
% Candidates with major party opposition  | 67.3%  | 61.7%  | 57.0%

The following table details Minnesota's rates for open seats, incumbents that faced primary challenges, and major party competition in the 2014 general election.

Minnesota Legislature 2014 Competitiveness

% Open Seats  |  % Incumbent with primary challenge  |  % Candidates with major party opposition  |  Competitiveness Index  |  Overall rank
11.2%  |  4.2%  |  93.3%  |  36.2  |  14

### Historical context[edit]

See also: Competitiveness in State Legislative Elections: 1972-2014

Uncontested elections: In 2014, 32.8 percent of Americans lived in states with an uncontested state senate election. Similarly, 40.4 percent of Americans lived in states with uncontested house elections. Primary elections were uncontested even more frequently, with 61 percent of people living in states with no contested primaries. Uncontested elections often occur in locations that are so politically one-sided that the result of an election would be a foregone conclusion regardless of whether it was contested or not.

Open seats: In most cases, an incumbent will run for re-election, which decreases the number of open seats available. In 2014, 83 percent of the 6,057 seats up for election saw the incumbent running for re-election. The states that impose term limits on their legislatures typically see a higher percentage of open seats in a given year because a portion of incumbents in each election are forced to leave office. Overall, the number of open seats decreased from 2012 to 2014, dropping from 21.2 percent in 2012 to 17.0 percent in 2014.

Incumbent win rates: Ballotpedia's competitiveness analysis of elections between 1972 and 2014 documented the high propensity for incumbents to win re-election in state legislative elections. In fact, since 1972, the win rate for incumbents had not dropped below 90 percent—with the exception of 1974, when 88 percent of incumbents were re-elected to their seats. Perhaps most importantly, the win rate for incumbents generally increased over time. In 2014, 96.5 percent of incumbents were able to retain their seats. Common convention holds that incumbents are able to leverage their office to maintain their seat. However, the high incumbent win rate may actually be a result of incumbents being more likely to hold seats in districts that are considered safe for their party.

Marginal primaries: Often, competitiveness is measured by examining the rate of elections that have been won by amounts that are considered marginal (5 percent or less). During the 2014 election, 90.1 percent of primary and general election races were won by margins higher than 5 percent. Interestingly, it is usually the case that only one of the two races—primary or general—will be competitive at a time. This means that if a district's general election is competitive, typically one or more of the district's primaries were won by more than 5 percent. The reverse is also true: If a district sees a competitive primary, it is unlikely that the general election for that district will be won by less than 5 percent. Primaries often see very low voter turnout in comparison to general elections. In 2014, there were only 27 million voters for state legislative primaries, but approximately 107 million voters for the state legislative general elections.

## Campaign contributions[edit]

The following chart shows how many candidates ran for State House in Minnesota in past years and the cumulative amount of campaign contributions in State House races, including contributions in both primary and general election contests.[9]

Minnesota House of Representatives Donations

Year  | Candidates  | Amount
2014  |  282  |  $5,406,536
2012  |  311  |  $6,498,719
2010  |  293  |  $6,355,423
2008  |  317  |  $8,350,494
2006  |  287  |  $7,500,840

### State comparison[edit]

The map below shows the average contributions to 2014 candidates for state houses. The average contributions raised by state house candidates in 2014 was $59,983. Minnesota, at $19,172 per candidate, is ranked 37 of 45 for state house chambers with the highest average contributions. Hover your mouse over a state to see the average campaign contributions for that state’s house candidates in 2014.[9][10]

## Qualifications[edit]

To be eligible to run for the Minnesota House of Representatives, a candidate meet the following criteria:[11]

* be eligible to vote in Minnesota;
* not have filed for more than one office for the upcoming primary or general election;
* be at least 21 years old;
* be a resident of Minnesota for at least one year; and
* be a resident of the legislative district for at least six months prior to the general election date.

## See also[edit]

* Minnesota House of Representatives
* Minnesota State Legislature
* State legislative elections, 2016

## External links[edit]

|  Suggest a link

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* Minnesota Secretary of State \- Candidate Filings

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ Under Ballotpedia's competitiveness criteria, districts that have a margin of victory of less than 5 percent are considered highly competitive. Districts that have a margin of victory from 5 to 10 percent are considered mildly competitive.
2. ↑ MinnPost, "Why 2016 will be unlike any Minnesota election in over a decade," July 22, 2015
3. ↑ The Hill, "Minnesota Democrats target rural vote for 2016 state legislative fights," December 11, 2015
4. ↑ Daily Kos, "Democrats want to retake the Minnesota state House, but the GOP just scored a key pickup," accessed February 12, 2016
5. ↑ A Ballotpedia staff member received information about this topic from an email conversation with a Minnesota-based political writer.
6. ↑ This seat was filled in a special election on February 14, 2017.
7. ↑ This calculation excludes chambers that had elections where two or more members were elected in a race. These chambers are the Arizona House, the New Hampshire House, the North Dakota House, the South Dakota House, the Vermont House, the Vermont Senate, and the West Virginia House.
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Excludes unopposed elections
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 followthemoney.org, "Contributions to candidates and committees in elections in Minnesota," accessed July 28, 2015
10. ↑ This map relies on data collected in July 2015.
11. ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Filing for Office," accessed June 23, 2014

[show]

Current members of the Minnesota House of Representatives

Leadership

Speaker of the House:Melissa Hortman

Representatives

District 1A

John Burkel (R)

District 1B

Debra Kiel (R)

District 2A

Matthew Grossell (R)

District 2B

Steve Green (R)

District 3A

Rob Ecklund (D)

District 3B

Mary Murphy (D)

District 4A

Heather Keeler (D)

District 4B

Paul Marquart (D)

District 5A

Matt Bliss (R)

District 5B

Spencer Igo (R)

District 6A

Julie Sandstede (D)

District 6B

Dave Lislegard (D)

District 7A

Jennifer Schultz (D)

District 7B

Liz Olson (D)

District 8A

Jordan Rasmusson (R)

District 8B

Mary Franson (R)

District 9A

John Poston (R)

District 9B

Ron Kresha (R)

District 10A

Josh Heintzeman (R)

District 10B

Dale Lueck (R)

District 11A

Mike Sundin (D)

District 11B

Nathan Nelson (R)

District 12A

Jeff Backer (R)

District 12B

Paul Anderson (R)

District 13A

Lisa Demuth (R)

District 13B

Tim O'Driscoll (R)

District 14A

Tama Theis (R)

District 14B

Dan Wolgamott (D)

District 15A

Sondra Erickson (R)

District 15B

Shane Mekeland (R)

District 16A

Chris Swedzinski (R)

District 16B

Paul Torkelson (R)

District 17A

Tim Miller (R)

District 17B

Dave Baker (R)

District 18A

Dean Urdahl (R)

District 18B

Glenn Gruenhagen (R)

District 19A

Susan Akland (R)

District 19B

Luke Frederick (D)

District 20A

Brian Pfarr (R)

District 20B

Todd Lippert (D)

District 21A

Barb Haley (R)

District 21B

Steve Drazkowski (R)

District 22A

Joe Schomacker (R)

District 22B

Rod Hamilton (R)

District 23A

Bjorn Olson (R)

District 23B

Jeremy Munson (R)

District 24A

John Petersburg (R)

District 24B

Brian Daniels (R)

District 25A

Duane Quam (R)

District 25B

Liz Boldon (D)

District 26A

Tina Liebling (D)

District 26B

Nels Pierson (R)

District 27A

Peggy Bennett (R)

District 27B

Patricia Mueller (R)

District 28A

Gene Pelowski (D)

District 28B

Greg Davids (R)

District 29A

Joe McDonald (R)

District 29B

Marion O'Neill (R)

District 30A

Paul Novotny (R)

District 30B

Eric Lucero (R)

District 31A

Kurt Daudt (R)

District 31B

Calvin Bahr (R)

District 32A

Brian Johnson (R)

District 32B

Anne Neu Brindley (R)

District 33A

Jerry Hertaus (R)

District 33B

Kelly Morrison (D)

District 34A

Kristin Robbins (R)

District 34B

Kristin Bahner (D)

District 35A

John Heinrich (R)

District 35B

Peggy Scott (R)

District 36A

Zack Stephenson (D)

District 36B

Melissa Hortman (D)

District 37A

Erin Koegel (D)

District 37B

Nolan West (R)

District 38A

Donald Raleigh (R)

District 38B

Ami Wazlawik (D)

District 39A

Bob Dettmer (R)

District 39B

Shelly Christensen (D)

District 40A

Michael Nelson (D)

District 40B

Samantha Vang (D)

District 41A

Connie Bernardy (D)

District 41B

Sandra Feist (D)

District 42A

Kelly Moller (D)

District 42B

Jamie Becker-Finn (D)

District 43A

Peter Fischer (D)

District 43B

Leon Lillie (D)

District 44A

Ginny Klevorn (D)

District 44B

Patty Acomb (D)

District 45A

Cedrick Frazier (D)

District 45B

Mike Freiberg (D)

District 46A

Ryan Winkler (D)

District 46B

Cheryl Youakim (D)

District 47A

Jim Nash (R)

District 47B

Greg Boe (R)

District 48A

Laurie Pryor (D)

District 48B

Carlie Kotyza-Witthuhn (D)

District 49A

Heather Edelson (D)

District 49B

Steve Elkins (D)

District 50A

Michael Howard (D)

District 50B

Andrew Carlson (D)

District 51A

Sandra Masin (D)

District 51B

Liz Reyer (D)

District 52A

Rick Hansen (D)

District 52B

Ruth Richardson (D)

District 53A

Tou Xiong (D)

District 53B

Steve Sandell (D)

District 54A

Keith Franke (R)

District 54B

Tony Jurgens (R)

District 55A

Erik Mortensen (R)

District 55B

Tony Albright (R)

District 56A

Jessica Hanson (D)

District 56B

Kaela Berg (D)

District 57A

Robert Bierman (D)

District 57B

John Huot (D)

District 58A

Jon Koznick (R)

District 58B

Pat Garofalo (R)

District 59A

Fue Lee (D)

District 59B

Esther Agbaje (D)

District 60A

Sydney Jordan (D)

District 60B

Mohamud Noor (D)

District 61A

Frank Hornstein (D)

District 61B

Jamie Long (D)

District 62A

Hodan Hassan (D)

District 62B

Aisha Gomez (D)

District 63A

Jim Davnie (D)

District 63B

Emma Greenman (D)

District 64A

Kaohly Her (D)

District 64B

Dave Pinto (D)

District 65A

Rena Moran (D)

District 65B

Carlos Mariani (D)

District 66A

Alice Hausman (D)

District 66B

Athena Hollins (D)

District 67A

John Thompson (I)

District 67B

Jay Xiong (D)

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Republican Party (64)

Independent (1)

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