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A special election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on December 5, 2023, to elect a new representative for District 52B in the Minnesota House of Representatives. The election was caused by the resignation of DFL incumbent Ruth Richardson who left the legislature to focus on her role at Minnesota's Planned Parenthood affiliate. The special election was won by DFL candidate Bianca Virnig with 58% of votes cast. [1]
District 52B covers parts of Eagan, Mendota, and Mendota Heights. [2] The Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) Party and Republican Party of Minnesota held a primary to select their candidates for the special election on November 16, 2023. There was only one Republican running in the primary. The Libertarian Party nominated their candidate without a primary. [3]
| 2023 Minnesota House of Representatives District 52B special election [4] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆pp | |
| Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party | Bianca Virnig | 3,853 | 58.22 | –3.45 | |
| Republican Party of Minnesota | Cynthia Lonnquist | 2,705 | 40.87 | +2.64 | |
| Libertarian Party | Charles Kuchlenz | 59 | 0.89 | +0.89 | |
| Write-in | N/A | 1 | 0.02 | –0.08 | |
| Total | 6,618 | 100.00 | ±0.00 | ||
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