2016 Minnesota Senate District 35 special election

District 35 special election, 2016

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The District 35 seat in the Minnesota Senate
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Nominee  | Jim Abeler | Roger Johnson |
Party  | Republican | Democratic (DFL)
Popular vote  | 3,237  | 947
Percentage  | 73.69%  | 21.56%

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Precinct Results
Abeler: 60-70% 70-80% 80-90%

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| Senator before election

Branden Petersen
Republican

| Elected Senator

Jim Abeler
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A special election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on February 9, 2016, to elect a new senator for District 35 in the Minnesota Senate, caused by the resignation of Senator Branden Petersen, effective on October 31, 2015. A primary election was held on January 12, 2016, to nominate a Republican Party of Minnesota candidate. Former state representative Jim Abeler, the Republican nominee, won the special election.

## Candidates

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### Republican Party of Minnesota

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The Senate District 35 Republican Party held a convention to endorse a candidate on November 14.[1] Andy Aplikowski won the endorsement after four rounds of balloting. Former state representative Jim Abeler said he would continue to seek the Republican nomination.[2] Don Huizenga was undecided on whether he would continue to seek the nomination, but ultimately did not file a candidacy. Brad Sunderland said he would abide by the endorsement.[3]

* Jim Abeler, former state representative and candidate for the 2014 U.S. Senate Republican nomination[4]
* Andy Aplikowski, party activist[4]

#### Withdrawn

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* Alex Huffman, business owner and former U.S. Army serviceman[5][6]
* Don Huizenga, party activist[4]
* Reid Oines[1][7]
* Brad Sunderland, chair of the Senate District 35 Republican Party[8][3]

### Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

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The Senate District 35 Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party endorsed Roger Johnson on December 16, 2015.

* Roger Johnson, community activist[9]

### Legal Marijuana Now Party

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* Zach Phelps[10]

## Primary election results

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District 35 special primary election, 2016[11]

Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %
| Republican Party of Minnesota | Jim Abeler | 2,818  | 60.93
Andy Aplikowski  | 1,807  | 39.07
Subtotal  | 4,625  | 100.00
| Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party | Roger Johnson  | 282  | 100.00
Total | 4,907 | 100.00

## Results

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Minnesota Senate District 35 special election, 2016[12]

Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ∆pp
| Republican Party of Minnesota | Jim Abeler | 3,237  | 73.69  | +19.48
| Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party | Roger Johnson  | 947  | 21.56  | −24.07
| Legal Marijuana Now Party | Zach Phelps  | 180  | 4.10  | +4.10
| Write-in | N/A  | 29  | 0.66  | +0.50
Total | 4,393 | 100.00 | ±0.00

## Previous election results

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Minnesota Senate election, 2012: District 35[13]

Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ∆pp
| Republican Party of Minnesota | Branden Petersen | 22,874  | 54.21  | −6.38
| Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party | Peter Perovich  | 19,253  | 45.63  | +6.33
| Write-in | N/A  | 69  | 0.16  | +0.05
Total | 42,196 | 100.00 | ±0.00

## See also

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* List of special elections to the Minnesota Senate

## References

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1. ^ a b Brucato, Cyndy (November 5, 2015). "Facing long odds, a DFL lifer gets his shot in Senate District 35". MinnPost. Retrieved November 7, 2015.
2. ^ Brucato, Cyndy (November 16, 2015). "Value of GOP endorsement to be tested in race for Petersen's old Senate seat". MinnPost. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
3. ^ a b Moran-Froemming, Mandy (November 16, 2015). "Senate District 35 Republicans endorse Aplikowski". ABC Newspapers. ECM Publishers. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
4. ^ a b c Stassen-Berger, Rachel E. (October 16, 2015). "February special election set for Sen. Petersen's seat". Pioneer Press. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
5. ^ "Huffman announces candidacy for GOP endorsement in SD 35". ABC Newspapers. ECM Publishers. September 19, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
6. ^ "It is my regret to say that, after careful consideration, I am withdrawing my candidacy and will not be pursuing the GOP endorsement in November. A new job has come my way with a schedule that will not be conducive to me serving as a State Senator. Thank you to all of my supporters". Facebook. Huffman for Senate. October 27, 2015. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
7. ^ Oines, Reid (October 29, 2015). "Important State Senate Special Election News". Reid Oines for State Senate Campaign Committee. Retrieved November 12, 2015.
8. ^ Steller, Chris (November 9, 2015). "Another Republican joins race to replace Sen. Petersen". Politics in Minnesota. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
9. ^ "Johnson to seek DFL endorsement in SD 35". ABC Newspapers. ECM Publishers. October 18, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
10. ^ "State Senate District 35 Special Election". Minnesota Secretary of State. Archived from the original on December 20, 2015. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
11. ^ "Results for State Senator District 35". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
12. ^ "Results for State Senator District 35". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
13. ^ "Results for State Senator District 35". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved September 24, 2015.

## External links

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* Information on the special election Archived 2015-10-18 at the Wayback Machine at the Minnesota Secretary of State website

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