2024 Minnesota Senate District 45 special election

2024 District 45 special election

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Minnesota Senate District 45
Nominee Ann Johnson Stewart Kathleen Fowke Party Democratic (DFL) Republican Popular vote 29,791 26,969 Percentage 52.43% 47.47%
Senator before election Kelly Morrison Democratic (DFL) Elected Senator Ann Johnson Stewart Democratic (DFL)

A special election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 5, 2024, concurrently with the state general election, to elect a new member for District 45 in the Minnesota Senate. This was caused by the resignation of Democratic–Farmer–Labor (DFL) member Kelly Morrison, who sought election to the United States House of Representatives.

Background

On June 6, 2024, District 45 incumbent Kelly Morrison resigned her seat, citing her full-time campaign for Minnesota's 3rd congressional district and her desire for the special election to her seat to be held during a general election. ^[1]

District 45 is located in southwestern Hennepin County, containing the municipalities around Lake Minnetonka. ^[2] In the last election in 2022, Morrison won with 56 percent of the vote. ^[3]

Candidates

The special candidate filing period was from June 10 to June 11, 2024. ^[4]

Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

• Ann Johnson Stewart, former state senator from district 44 ^[5]
• Emily Reitan, business consultant ^[6]
• Kyle Jasper Meinen ^[7]

Republican Party

• Kathleen Fowke, candidate for the seat in 2022 ^[7]

Primary election

The primary election was held on August 13, 2024. ^[8]

Results

2024 Minnesota Senate District 45 Special Democratic-Farmer-Labor Primary [9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party	Ann Johnson Stewart	3,701	58.92
	Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party	Emily Reitan	2,432	38.72
	Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party	Kyle Jasper Meinen	148	2.36
Total			6281	100

2024 Minnesota Senate District 45 Special Republican Primary [9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kathleen Fowke	2,574	100
Total			2,574	100

General election

The special general election was held November 5, 2024. ^[8]

Results

2024 Minnesota Senate District 45 Special Election [10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party	Ann Johnson Stewart	29,791	52.43
	Republican	Kathleen Fowke	26,969	47.47
	Write-in		58	0.10
Total			56,818	100

See also

• List of special elections to the Minnesota Senate

References

1. Morrison, Kelly (June 6, 2024). ""Today I am stepping down from my seat in the MN Senate"". twitter/x. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
2. "Senate District 45 Map" (PDF). Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
3. "Results for State Senator District 45". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
4. "SENATE DISTRICT 45 SPECIAL ELECTION". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
5. "I'm running for senate behind Kelly Morrison!". Facebook . Retrieved June 7, 2024.
6. "About Emily". Emily Reitan for Minnesota Senate. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
7. "Candidate Filings - Senate District 45 special election". Office of the Secretary of State. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
8. Walz, Tim. "Writ of Special Election". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
9. "Results for State Senator District 45". Office Of The Minnesota Secretary Of State. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
10. "Results for State Senator District 45". Office of the Minnesota Secretary State. Retrieved November 6, 2024.

External links

• Elections & Voting - Minnesota Secretary of State

Official campaign websites

• Ann Johnson Stewart for Minnesota State Senate District 45 (DFL)
• Emily Reitan for Minnesota Senate District 45 (DFL)
• Kyle J Meinen Instagram (DFL)
• Kathleen Fowke For Senate (Republican)