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The 2014 Minnesota House of Representatives election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 4, 2014, to elect members to the House of Representatives of the 89th Minnesota Legislature. A primary election was held in several districts on August 12, 2014.
In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are currently 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory and shares its sovereignty with the federal government. Due to this shared sovereignty, Americans are citizens both of the federal republic and of the state in which they reside. State citizenship and residency are flexible, and no government approval is required to move between states, except for persons restricted by certain types of court orders. Four states use the term commonwealth rather than state in their full official names.
Minnesota is a state in the Upper Midwest, Great Lakes, and northern regions of the United States. Minnesota was admitted as the 32nd U.S. state on May 11, 1858, created from the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory. The state has a large number of lakes, and is known by the slogan the "Land of 10,000 Lakes". Its official motto is L'Étoile du Nord.
The Minnesota House of Representatives is the lower house of the Legislature of the U.S. state of Minnesota. There are 134 members, exactly twice as many as the Minnesota Senate. Floor sessions are held in the north wing of the State Capitol in Saint Paul. Offices for members and staff, as well as most committee hearings, are located in the nearby State Office Building.
The Republican Party of Minnesota won a majority of seats, defeating the majority of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL). This was the first election for the DFL since it won a majority of seats in the 2012 election, after losing a majority to the Republicans in the 2010 election. The new Legislature convened on January 6, 2015.
The Republican Party of Minnesota is a conservative political party in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It is affiliated with the United States Republican Party.
The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) is a center-left political party in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It is affiliated with the U.S. Democratic Party. Formed by a merger of the Minnesota Democratic Party and the left-wing Minnesota Farmer–Labor Party in 1944, the DFL is one of only two state Democratic party affiliates of a different name.
John H. Benson is a Minnesota politician and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), he represented District 44B, which includes portions of western Hennepin County in the Twin Cities metropolitan area.
Kathleen A. "Kathy" Brynaert is a Minnesota politician and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), she represented District 19B, which includes Blue Earth County in south-central Minnesota. She is also a youth development leader and a former educator.
Thomas E. "Tom" Huntley is a Minnesota politician and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), he represented District 7A, which includes portions of the city of Duluth in St. Louis County in the northeastern part of the state. He is a retired associate professor of biochemistry and molecular biology at the University of Minnesota Duluth and former director of Institutional Relations at the University's School of Medicine.
James J. Abeler II is a Minnesota politician and member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota, he represents District 35 in the northern Twin Cities metropolitan area. He formerly represented District 35A in the Minnesota House of Representatives.
Michael "Mike" Beard is a Minnesota politician and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives, who retired in 2014. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota, he represented District 55A, which includes portions of Scott County in the southwestern part of the Twin Cities metropolitan area. Communities in the district include Shakopee, Jackson Township, and Louisville Township. He is also a local businessman and newspaper publisher. He is now also co-chair of a coal energy advocacy group, Coalition for a Secure Energy Future and serves as Scott County Commissioner, District 3.
Michael "Mike" Benson is a Minnesota politician and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota, he represented District 26B, which includes portions of Olmsted County in the southeastern part of the state. He is also an assistant college professor for business administration and the Director of Human Resources at Crossroads College in Rochester.
According to an analysis by the Star Tribune , based on past election results, fundraising, and other factors, 16 seats were vulnerable to switching parties. 14 were held by the DFL and two by the Republicans. [15] According to MinnPost , 15 seats had the best chance of switching parties, based on the district's political lean (as calculated by MinnPost), [16] previous election results, and the strength of the respective candidates. 13 were held by the DFL and two by the Republicans. [17]
The Star Tribune is the largest newspaper in Minnesota. It originated as the Minneapolis Tribune in 1867 and the competing Minneapolis Daily Star in 1920. During the 1930s and 1940s Minneapolis's competing newspapers were consolidated, with the Tribune published in the morning and the Star in the evening. They merged in 1982, creating the Star Tribune. After a tumultuous period in which the newspaper was sold and re-sold and filed for bankruptcy protection in 2009, it was purchased by local businessman Glen Taylor in 2014.
MinnPost is a nonprofit online newspaper in Minneapolis, founded in 2007, with a focus on Minnesota news.
District | Incumbent | Party | Star Tribune (September 7, 2014) | MinnPost (October 28, 2014) | Result |
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1B | Deb Kiel | Republican | ![]() | ![]() | Hold |
2A | Roger Erickson | DFL | ![]() | ![]() | Republican gain |
2B | Steve Green | Republican | ![]() | ![]() | Hold |
4A | Ben Lien | DFL | ![]() | ![]() | Hold |
10B | Joe Radinovich | DFL | ![]() | ![]() | Republican gain |
11B | Tim Faust | DFL | ![]() | ![]() | Republican gain |
12A | Jay McNamar | DFL | ![]() | ![]() | Republican gain |
14B | Zach Dorholt | DFL | ![]() | ![]() | Republican gain |
17A | Andrew Falk | DFL | ![]() | ![]() | Republican gain |
17B | Mary Sawatzky | DFL | ![]() | ![]() | Republican gain |
27A | Shannon Savick | DFL | ![]() | ![]() | Republican gain |
36A | Mark Uglem | Republican | ![]() | ![]() | Hold |
48A | Yvonne Selcer | DFL | ![]() | ![]() | Hold |
49A | Ron Erhardt | DFL | ![]() | ![]() | Hold |
49B | Paul Rosenthal | DFL | ![]() | ![]() | Hold |
51A | Sandra Masin | DFL | ![]() | ![]() | Hold |
51B | Laurie Halverson | DFL | ![]() | ![]() | Hold |
56B | Will Morgan | DFL | ![]() | ![]() | Republican gain |
District | Party | Candidates | Votes | % |
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5A | Republican | Phillip Nelson | 1,289 | 100.00 |
DFL | John Persell [18] | 1,544 | 84.60 | |
Lavern Pederson [19] | 281 | 15.40 | ||
6A | Republican | Roger Weber | 977 | 100.00 |
DFL | Carly Melin [20] | 2,979 | 80.04 | |
John Finken [20] | 743 | 19.96 | ||
7B | Republican | Travis Silvers [20] | 371 | 57.43 |
Carla Bayerl [20] | 275 | 42.57 | ||
DFL | Erik Simonson | 1,601 | 100.00 | |
12A | Republican | Jeff Backer [21] | 1,777 | 55.55 |
Nancy Taffe [22] | 1,422 | 44.45 | ||
DFL | Jay McNamar | 1,512 | 100.00 | |
30B | Republican | Eric Lucero [23] | 1,363 | 63.99 |
Kevin Kasel [24] | 767 | 36.01 | ||
DFL | Sharon Shimek | 361 | 100.00 | |
35A | Republican | Abigail Whelan [25] | 1,794 | 80.70 |
Justin Boals [26] | 429 | 19.30 | ||
DFL | Peter Perovich | 781 | 100.00 | |
44B | Republican | Ryan Rutzick | 1,393 | 100.00 |
DFL | Jon Applebaum [27] | 1,053 | 37.58 | |
Tony Wagner [28] | 1,016 | 36.26 | ||
Jon Tollefson [27] | 733 | 26.16 | ||
47A | Republican | Jim Nash [29] | 1,406 | 59.93 |
Bob Frey [29] | 940 | 40.07 | ||
DFL | Matthew Gieseke | 474 | 100.00 | |
48B | Republican | Jenifer Loon [30] | 1,925 | 60.63 |
Sheila Kihne [31] | 1,250 | 39.37 | ||
DFL | Joan Howe-Pullis | 671 | 100.00 | |
51A | Republican | Andrea Todd-Harlin [32] | 891 | 55.90 |
Victor Lake [33] | 703 | 44.10 | ||
DFL | Sandra Masin | 970 | 100.00 | |
55A | Independence | Derek Thury | 21 | 100.00 |
Republican | Bob Loonan [20] | 721 | 50.60 | |
Bruce Mackenthun [34] | 704 | 49.40 | ||
DFL | Jay Whiting [35] | 512 | 82.85 | |
Ronald Gray [20] | 106 | 17.15 | ||
60B | Republican | Abdimalik Askar [36] | 91 | 81.25 |
Abdulkarim Godah [20] | 21 | 18.75 | ||
DFL | Phyllis Kahn [37] | 2,332 | 54.47 | |
Mohamud Noor [38] | 1,949 | 45.53 | ||
63B | Republican | Andres Hortillosa | 543 | 100.00 |
DFL | Jean Wagenius [39] | 2,166 | 91.08 | |
Roger Kittelson [20] | 212 | 8.92 |
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State [40]
Polling firm/client | Polling period | Sample size | Margin of error | DFL | Republican | Other | Undecided |
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SurveyUSA/KSTP-TV | October 27–30, 2014 | 596 LV | ± 4.1% | 44% | 43% | 5% | 7% |
SurveyUSA/KSTP-TV | October 14–16, 2014 | 597 LV | ± 4.1% | 46% | 42% | 5% | 6% |
SurveyUSA/KSTP-TV | September 30 – October 2, 2014 | 577 LV | ± 4.2% | 46% | 42% | 5% | 7% |
SurveyUSA/KSTP-TV | August 19–21, 2014 | 600 LV | ± 4.1% | 43% | 45% | 5% | 8% |
Public Policy Polling | June 12–15, 2014 | 633 RV | ± 3.9% | 46% | 41% | — | 14% |
SurveyUSA/KSTP-TV | June 5–9, 2014 | 1017 LV | ± 3.1% | 42% | 45% | 5% | 8% |
Public Policy Polling | May 17–19, 2013 | 712 | ± 3.7% | 47% | 41% | — | 12% |
Party | Candidates | Votes | Seats | |||||
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No. | % | ∆pp | No. | ∆No. | % | |||
Republican Party of Minnesota | 133 | 958,667 | 50.01 | ![]() | 72 | ![]() | 53.73 | |
Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party | 126 | 944,961 | 49.30 | ![]() | 62 | ![]() | 46.27 | |
Independence Party of Minnesota | 4 | 2,846 | 0.15 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 0.00 | |
Green Party of Minnesota | 2 | 2,001 | 0.10 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 0.00 | |
Constitution Party of Minnesota | 1 | 1,924 | 0.10 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 0.00 | |
Write-in | N/A | 6,455 | 0.34 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 0.00 | |
Total | 1,916,854 | 100.00 | ±0.00 | 134 | ±0 | 100.00 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 75,712 | 3.80 | ![]() | |||||
Turnout (out of 3,945,136 eligible voters) [41] | 1,992,566 | 50.51 | ![]() | |||||
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State, [42] Minnesota Legislative Reference Library [43] |
District | Incumbent | Candidates | ||||||
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Name | Party | First elected | Name | Party | Votes | % | Winner Party | |
1A | Dan Fabian | Republican | 2010 | Dan Fabian [44] | Republican | 9,942 | 67.09 | Republican |
Bruce Patterson [20] | DFL | 4,864 | 32.82 | |||||
1B | Deb Kiel | Republican | 2010 | Deb Kiel [20] | Republican | 7,176 | 55.61 | Republican |
Eric Bergeson [45] | DFL | 5,721 | 44.34 | |||||
2A | Roger Erickson | DFL | 2012 | Dave Hancock [20] | Republican | 7,839 | 52.36 | Republican |
Roger Erickson [46] | DFL | 7,109 | 47.49 | |||||
2B | Steve Green | Republican | 2012 | Steve Green [20] | Republican | 8,335 | 57.16 | Republican |
David Sobieski [23] | DFL | 6,236 | 42.77 | |||||
3A | David Dill | DFL | 2002 | David Dill [20] | DFL | 12,067 | 65.55 | DFL |
Eric Johnson [47] | Republican | 6,297 | 34.21 | |||||
3B | Mary Murphy | DFL | 1976 | Mary Murphy [20] | DFL | 9,956 | 62.16 | DFL |
Wade Flemling [48] | Republican | 6,041 | 37.72 | |||||
4A | Ben Lien | DFL | 2012 | Ben Lien [49] | DFL | 6,713 | 58.34 | DFL |
Brian Gramer [20] | Republican | 4,772 | 41.47 | |||||
4B | Paul Marquart | DFL | 2000 | Paul Marquart [49] | DFL | 9,135 | 65.84 | DFL |
Jared LaDuke [20] | Republican | 4,734 | 34.12 | |||||
5A | John Persell | DFL | 2008 | John Persell [40] | DFL | 7,871 | 55.16 | DFL |
Phillip Nelson [20] | Republican | 6,385 | 44.74 | |||||
5B | Tom Anzelc | DFL | 2006 | Tom Anzelc [18] | DFL | 9,449 | 56.54 | DFL |
Justin Eichorn [48] | Republican | 7,241 | 43.33 | |||||
6A | Carly Melin | DFL | 2011* | Carly Melin [50] | DFL | 11,257 | 69.38 | DFL |
Roger Weber [48] | Republican | 4,930 | 30.39 | |||||
6B | Jason Metsa | DFL | 2012 | Jason Metsa [20] | DFL | 11,363 | 64.11 | DFL |
Matt Matasich [20] | Republican | 6,334 | 35.73 | |||||
7A | Tom Huntley‡ | DFL | 1992 | Jennifer Schultz [51] | DFL | 9,658 | 62.11 | DFL |
Becky Hall [51] | Republican | 5,175 | 33.28 | |||||
Kristine Osbakken [20] | Green | 693 | 4.46 | |||||
7B | Erik Simonson | DFL | 2012 | Erik Simonson [52] | DFL | 9,435 | 71.05 | DFL |
Travis Silvers [40] | Republican | 3,803 | 28.64 | |||||
8A | Bud Nornes | Republican | 1996 | Bud Nornes [53] | Republican | 9,739 | 64.69 | Republican |
Jim Miltich [54] | DFL | 5,303 | 35.22 | |||||
8B | Mary Franson | Republican | 2010 | Mary Franson [55] | Republican | 9,270 | 58.41 | Republican |
Jay Sieling [54] | DFL | 6,565 | 41.36 | |||||
9A | Mark Anderson | Republican | 2012 | Mark Anderson [56] | Republican | 9,336 | 63.89 | Republican |
Dan Bye [57] | DFL | 5,263 | 36.02 | |||||
9B | Ron Kresha | Republican | 2012 | Ron Kresha [56] | Republican | 8,449 | 56.42 | Republican |
Al Doty [58] | DFL | 6,518 | 43.53 | |||||
10A | John Ward | DFL | 2006 | Josh Heintzeman [59] | Republican | 8,646 | 53.37 | Republican |
John Ward [60] | DFL | 7,539 | 46.54 | |||||
10B | Joe Radinovich | DFL | 2012 | Dale Lueck [61] | Republican | 9,209 | 51.86 | Republican |
Joe Radinovich [62] | DFL | 8,523 | 48.00 | |||||
11A | Mike Sundin | DFL | 2012 | Mike Sundin [63] | DFL | 9,493 | 62.35 | DFL |
Tim Hafvenstein [20] | Republican | 5,717 | 37.55 | |||||
11B | Tim Faust | DFL | 2006, 2012† | Jason Rarick [33] | Republican | 7,545 | 53.67 | Republican |
Tim Faust [39] | DFL | 6,488 | 46.15 | |||||
12A | Jay McNamar | DFL | 2012 | Jeff Backer [40] | Republican | 8,725 | 51.85 | Republican |
Jay McNamar [64] | DFL | 8,065 | 47.93 | |||||
12B | Paul Anderson | Republican | 2008 | Paul Anderson [65] | Republican | 9,920 | 67.84 | Republican |
Gordy Wagner [66] | DFL | 4,694 | 32.10 | |||||
13A | Jeff Howe | Republican | 2012 | Jeff Howe [67] | Republican | 8,562 | 60.51 | Republican |
Emily Jensen [68] | DFL | 5,572 | 39.38 | |||||
13B | Tim O'Driscoll | Republican | 2010 | Tim O'Driscoll [67] | Republican | 11,284 | 97.48 | Republican |
14A | Tama Theis | Republican | 2013* | Tama Theis [69] | Republican | 7,292 | 54.90 | Republican |
Dan Wolgamott [70] | DFL | 5,972 | 44.96 | |||||
14B | Zach Dorholt | DFL | 2012 | Jim Knoblach [71] | Republican | 5,674 | 50.15 | Republican |
Zach Dorholt [72] | DFL | 5,605 | 49.54 | |||||
15A | Sondra Erickson | Republican | 1998*, 2010† | Sondra Erickson [73] | Republican | 8,348 | 63.01 | Republican |
Jim Rittenour [67] | DFL | 4,876 | 36.80 | |||||
15B | Jim Newberger | Republican | 2012 | Jim Newberger [73] | Republican | 9,166 | 63.93 | Republican |
Brian Johnson [74] | DFL | 5,154 | 35.95 | |||||
16A | Chris Swedzinski | Republican | 2010 | Chris Swedzinski [75] | Republican | 8,642 | 61.72 | Republican |
Laurie Driessen [76] | DFL | 5,355 | 38.24 | |||||
16B | Paul Torkelson | Republican | 2008 | Paul Torkelson [77] | Republican | 9,053 | 64.94 | Republican |
James Kanne [78] | DFL | 4,872 | 34.95 | |||||
17A | Andrew Falk | DFL | 2008 | Tim Miller [79] | Republican | 8,453 | 55.37 | Republican |
Andrew Falk [20] | DFL | 6,789 | 44.47 | |||||
17B | Mary Sawatzky | DFL | 2012 | Dave Baker [80] | Republican | 7,807 | 50.66 | Republican |
Mary Sawatzky [20] | DFL | 7,593 | 49.27 | |||||
18A | Dean Urdahl | Republican | 2002 | Dean Urdahl [81] | Republican | 9,965 | 67.22 | Republican |
Steven Schiroo [20] | DFL | 4,808 | 32.43 | |||||
18B | Glenn Gruenhagen | Republican | 2010 | Glenn Gruenhagen [82] | Republican | 8,801 | 63.94 | Republican |
John Lipke [20] | DFL | 4,939 | 35.88 | |||||
19A | Clark Johnson | DFL | 2013* | Clark Johnson [83] | DFL | 7,458 | 54.08 | DFL |
Kim Spears [84] | Republican | 6,313 | 45.78 | |||||
19B | Kathy Brynaert‡ | DFL | 2006 | Jack Considine [85] | DFL | 6,258 | 55.96 | DFL |
David Kruse [86] | Republican | 4,905 | 43.87 | |||||
20A | Kelby Woodard‡ | Republican | 2010 | Bob Vogel [87] | Republican | 8,836 | 64.29 | Republican |
Thomas Lofgren [20] | DFL | 4,881 | 35.52 | |||||
20B | David Bly | DFL | 2006, 2012† | David Bly [88] | DFL | 8,300 | 57.97 | DFL |
Dan Matejcek [89] | Republican | 5,985 | 41.80 | |||||
21A | Tim Kelly | Republican | 2008 | Tim Kelly [48] | Republican | 9,204 | 62.17 | Republican |
Lynn Schoen [90] | DFL | 5,593 | 37.78 | |||||
21B | Steve Drazkowski | Republican | 2007* | Steve Drazkowski [20] | Republican | 9,075 | 63.33 | Republican |
M.A. Schneider [20] | DFL | 5,213 | 36.38 | |||||
22A | Joe Schomacker | Republican | 2010 | Joe Schomacker [20] | Republican | 9,779 | 66.71 | Republican |
Diane Slyter [91] | DFL | 4,868 | 33.21 | |||||
22B | Rod Hamilton | Republican | 2004 | Rod Hamilton [20] | Republican | 8,243 | 66.19 | Republican |
Cheryl Avenel-Navara [20] | DFL | 4,200 | 33.72 | |||||
23A | Bob Gunther | Republican | 1995* | Bob Gunther [20] | Republican | 9,232 | 61.66 | Republican |
Pat Bacon [20] | DFL | 5,735 | 38.30 | |||||
23B | Tony Cornish | Republican | 2002 | Tony Cornish [48] | Republican | 11,339 | 96.11 | Republican |
24A | John Petersburg | Republican | 2012 | John Petersburg [92] | Republican | 7,202 | 54.73 | Republican |
Beverly Cashman [20] | DFL | 5,949 | 45.21 | |||||
24B | Patti Fritz | DFL | 2004 | Brian Daniels [89] | Republican | 6,163 | 50.85 | Republican |
Patti Fritz [39] | DFL | 5,942 | 49.02 | |||||
25A | Duane Quam | Republican | 2010 | Duane Quam [93] | Republican | 10,970 | 96.24 | Republican |
25B | Kim Norton | DFL | 2006 | Kim Norton [20] | DFL | 9,844 | 94.91 | DFL |
26A | Tina Liebling | DFL | 2004 | Tina Liebling [39] | DFL | 6,244 | 55.23 | DFL |
Breanna Bly [94] | Republican | 5,050 | 44.67 | |||||
26B | Mike Benson‡ | Republican | 2010 | Nels Pierson [8] | Republican | 9,251 | 59.85 | Republican |
Richard Wright [95] | DFL | 6,188 | 40.03 | |||||
27A | Shannon Savick | DFL | 2012 | Peggy Bennett [96] | Republican | 8,155 | 53.04 | Republican |
Shannon Savick [97] | DFL | 6,139 | 39.93 | |||||
Thomas Price [90] | Independence | 1,066 | 6.93 | |||||
27B | Jeanne Poppe | DFL | 2004 | Jeanne Poppe [39] | DFL | 6,498 | 54.10 | DFL |
Dennis Schminke [98] | Republican | 5,501 | 45.80 | |||||
28A | Gene Pelowski | DFL | 1986 | Gene Pelowski [39] | DFL | 7,279 | 62.70 | DFL |
Lynae Hahn [20] | Republican | 4,307 | 37.10 | |||||
28B | Greg Davids | Republican | 1991*, 2008† | Greg Davids [99] | Republican | 9,013 | 55.88 | Republican |
Jon Pieper [100] | DFL | 7,090 | 43.96 | |||||
29A | Joe McDonald | Republican | 2010 | Joe McDonald [101] | Republican | 11,839 | 96.80 | Republican |
29B | Marion O'Neill | Republican | 2012 | Marion O'Neill [101] | Republican | 10,196 | 96.77 | Republican |
30A | Nick Zerwas | Republican | 2012 | Nick Zerwas [102] | Republican | 9,349 | 68.51 | Republican |
Brenden Ellingboe [103] | DFL | 4,279 | 31.35 | |||||
30B | David FitzSimmons‡ | Republican | 2012 | Eric Lucero [40] | Republican | 9,005 | 67.75 | Republican |
Sharon Shimek [103] | DFL | 4,256 | 32.02 | |||||
31A | Kurt Daudt | Republican | 2010 | Kurt Daudt [9] | Republican | 10,363 | 96.67 | Republican |
31B | Tom Hackbarth | Republican | 1994, 1998† | Tom Hackbarth [104] | Republican | 9,726 | 64.47 | Republican |
JD Holmquist [105] | DFL | 5,339 | 35.39 | |||||
32A | Brian Johnson | Republican | 2012 | Brian Johnson [106] | Republican | 8,006 | 57.48 | Republican |
Paul Gammel [107] | DFL | 5,907 | 42.41 | |||||
32B | Bob Barrett | Republican | 2010 | Bob Barrett [48] | Republican | 8,459 | 55.73 | Republican |
Laurie Warner [107] | DFL | 6,707 | 44.19 | |||||
33A | Jerry Hertaus | Republican | 2012 | Jerry Hertaus [108] | Republican | 12,003 | 65.70 | Republican |
Todd Mikkelson [108] | DFL | 6,246 | 34.19 | |||||
33B | Cindy Pugh | Republican | 2012 | Cindy Pugh [109] | Republican | 10,934 | 61.22 | Republican |
Paul Alegi [20] | DFL | 6,911 | 38.69 | |||||
34A | Joyce Peppin | Republican | 2004 | Joyce Peppin [110] | Republican | 12,411 | 97.05 | Republican |
34B | Kurt Zellers‡ | Republican | 2003* | Dennis Smith [111] | Republican | 9,016 | 56.36 | Republican |
David Hoden [20] | DFL | 6,965 | 43.54 | |||||
35A | Jim Abeler‡ | Republican | 1998 | Abigail Whelan [40] | Republican | 7,808 | 59.95 | Republican |
Peter Perovich [112] | DFL | 5,192 | 39.86 | |||||
35B | Peggy Scott | Republican | 2008 | Peggy Scott [20] | Republican | 10,034 | 65.97 | Republican |
Sam Beard [20] | DFL | 5,162 | 33.94 | |||||
36A | Mark Uglem | Republican | 2012 | Mark Uglem [113] | Republican | 8,080 | 58.95 | Republican |
Jefferson Fietek [114] | DFL | 5,608 | 40.92 | |||||
36B | Melissa Hortman | DFL | 2004 | Melissa Hortman [39] | DFL | 7,407 | 51.90 | DFL |
Peter Crema [115] | Republican | 6,851 | 48.00 | |||||
37A | Jerry Newton | DFL | 2008, 2012† | Jerry Newton [116] | DFL | 6,934 | 52.45 | DFL |
Mandy Benz [117] | Republican | 6,275 | 47.46 | |||||
37B | Tim Sanders | Republican | 2008 | Tim Sanders [48] | Republican | 7,602 | 55.40 | Republican |
Susan Witt [118] | DFL | 6,111 | 44.54 | |||||
38A | Linda Runbeck | Republican | 1989*, 2010† | Linda Runbeck [119] | Republican | 9,213 | 62.19 | Republican |
Patrick Davern [120] | DFL | 5,586 | 37.71 | |||||
38B | Matt Dean | Republican | 2004 | Matt Dean [115] | Republican | 9,529 | 56.07 | Republican |
Greg Pariseau [120] | DFL | 7,444 | 43.80 | |||||
39A | Bob Dettmer | Republican | 2006 | Bob Dettmer [121] | Republican | 9,730 | 58.02 | Republican |
Tim Stender [39] | DFL | 7,028 | 41.91 | |||||
39B | Kathy Lohmer | Republican | 2010 | Kathy Lohmer [122] | Republican | 9,531 | 54.56 | Republican |
Tom DeGree [123] | DFL | 7,926 | 45.37 | |||||
40A | Mike Nelson | DFL | 2002 | Mike Nelson [39] | DFL | 5,711 | 64.85 | DFL |
Chuck Sutphen [20] | Republican | 3,077 | 34.94 | |||||
40B | Debra Hilstrom | DFL | 2000 | Debra Hilstrom [20] | DFL | 6,778 | 67.36 | DFL |
Mali Marvin [124] | Republican | 3,265 | 32.45 | |||||
41A | Connie Bernardy | DFL | 2000, 2012† | Connie Bernardy [20] | DFL | 8,265 | 60.16 | DFL |
Jeff Phillips [124] | Republican | 5,451 | 39.68 | |||||
41B | Carolyn Laine | DFL | 2006 | Carolyn Laine [20] | DFL | 8,322 | 57.38 | DFL |
Camden Pike [125] | Republican | 4,248 | 29.29 | |||||
Tim Utz [20] | Constitution | 1,924 | 13.27 | |||||
42A | Barb Yarusso | DFL | 2012 | Barb Yarusso [39] | DFL | 8,766 | 50.55 | DFL |
Randy Jessup [126] | Republican | 8,546 | 49.28 | |||||
42B | Jason Isaacson | DFL | 2012 | Jason Isaacson [39] | DFL | 8,814 | 52.30 | DFL |
Heidi Gunderson [115] | Republican | 8,014 | 47.55 | |||||
43A | Peter Fischer | DFL | 2012 | Peter Fischer [39] | DFL | 8,314 | 50.64 | DFL |
Stacey Stout [127] | Republican | 8,068 | 49.14 | |||||
43B | Leon Lillie | DFL | 2004 | Leon Lillie [39] | DFL | 7,891 | 58.08 | DFL |
Justice Whitethorn [20] | Republican | 5,672 | 41.75 | |||||
44A | Sarah Anderson | Republican | 2006 | Sarah Anderson [128] | Republican | 9,377 | 55.51 | Republican |
Audrey Britton [129] | DFL | 7,504 | 44.43 | |||||
44B | John Benson‡ | DFL | 2006 | Jon Applebaum [40] | DFL | 9,507 | 51.30 | DFL |
Ryan Rutzick [128] | Republican | 8,981 | 48.46 | |||||
45A | Lyndon Carlson | DFL | 1972 | Lyndon Carlson [39] | DFL | 7,988 | 56.52 | DFL |
Richard Lieberman [130] | Republican | 6,117 | 43.28 | |||||
45B | Mike Freiberg | DFL | 2012 | Mike Freiberg [39] | DFL | 10,750 | 66.94 | DFL |
Alma Wetzker [124] | Republican | 5,281 | 32.89 | |||||
46A | Ryan Winkler | DFL | 2006 | Ryan Winkler [39] | DFL | 10,666 | 66.17 | DFL |
Timothy Manthey [20] | Republican | 5,425 | 33.66 | |||||
46B | Steve Simon‡ | DFL | 2004 | Cheryl Youakim [131] | DFL | 9,525 | 68.50 | DFL |
Bryan Bjornson [20] | Republican | 4,353 | 31.30 | |||||
47A | Ernie Leidiger‡ | Republican | 2010 | Jim Nash [132] | Republican | 10,934 | 67.63 | Republican |
Matthew Gieseke [20] | DFL | 5,186 | 32.08 | |||||
47B | Joe Hoppe | Republican | 2002 | Joe Hoppe [133] | Republican | 11,340 | 97.18 | Republican |
48A | Yvonne Selcer | DFL | 2012 | Yvonne Selcer [134] | DFL | 9,606 | 50.04 | DFL |
Kirk Stensrud [135] | Republican | 9,565 | 49.83 | |||||
48B | Jenifer Loon | Republican | 2008 | Jenifer Loon [136] | Republican | 10,294 | 64.42 | Republican |
Joan Howe-Pullis [137] | DFL | 5,661 | 35.43 | |||||
49A | Ron Erhardt | DFL | 1990, 2012† | Ron Erhardt [138] | DFL | 10,206 | 51.38 | DFL |
Dario Anselmo [139] | Republican | 9,645 | 48.55 | |||||
49B | Paul Rosenthal | DFL | 2008, 2012† | Paul Rosenthal [140] | DFL | 10,171 | 52.80 | DFL |
Barb Sutter [141] | Republican | 9,075 | 47.11 | |||||
50A | Linda Slocum | DFL | 2006 | Linda Slocum [39] | DFL | 8,260 | 64.72 | DFL |
Dean Mumbleau [20] | Republican | 4,481 | 35.11 | |||||
50B | Ann Lenczewski | DFL | 1998 | Ann Lenczewski [142] | DFL | 10,060 | 65.60 | DFL |
Zavier Bicott [20] | Republican | 5,251 | 34.24 | |||||
51A | Sandra Masin | DFL | 2006, 2012† | Sandra Masin [143] | DFL | 7,262 | 51.47 | DFL |
Andrea Todd-Harlin [40] | Republican | 6,821 | 48.34 | |||||
51B | Laurie Halverson | DFL | 2012 | Laurie Halverson [144] | DFL | 8,757 | 51.09 | DFL |
Jen Wilson [145] | Republican | 8,366 | 48.80 | |||||
52A | Rick Hansen | DFL | 2004 | Rick Hansen [39] | DFL | 9,777 | 59.38 | DFL |
Joe Blum [127] | Republican | 6,661 | 40.46 | |||||
52B | Joe Atkins | DFL | 2002 | Joe Atkins [39] | DFL | 9,831 | 64.47 | DFL |
Don Lee [20] | Republican | 5,405 | 35.45 | |||||
53A | JoAnn Ward | DFL | 2012 | JoAnn Ward [146] | DFL | 8,420 | 58.36 | DFL |
Lukas Czech [147] | Republican | 5,983 | 41.47 | |||||
53B | Andrea Kieffer‡ | Republican | 2010 | Kelly Fenton [148] | Republican | 8,634 | 56.93 | Republican |
Kay Hendrickson [149] | DFL | 6,515 | 42.96 | |||||
54A | Dan Schoen | DFL | 2012 | Dan Schoen [150] | DFL | 7,047 | 55.52 | DFL |
Matthew Kowalski [150] | Republican | 5,629 | 44.35 | |||||
54B | Denny McNamara | Republican | 2002 | Denny McNamara [150] | Republican | 8,853 | 60.54 | Republican |
Donald Slaten [20] | DFL | 5,750 | 39.32 | |||||
55A | Mike Beard‡ | Republican | 2002 | Bob Loonan [151] | Republican | 6,439 | 56.75 | Republican |
Jay Whiting [151] | DFL | 4,398 | 38.76 | |||||
Derek Thury [20] | Independence | 500 | 4.41 | |||||
55B | Tony Albright | Republican | 2012 | Tony Albright [75] | Republican | 9,278 | 61.00 | Republican |
Kevin Burkart [152] | DFL | 5,422 | 35.65 | |||||
Josh Ondich [20] | Independence | 507 | 3.33 | |||||
56A | Pam Myhra‡ | Republican | 2010 | Drew Christensen [153] | Republican | 7,498 | 55.81 | Republican |
Dan Kimmel [154] | DFL | 5,913 | 44.01 | |||||
56B | Will Morgan | DFL | 2006, 2012† | Roz Peterson [155] | Republican | 7,856 | 53.99 | Republican |
Will Morgan [156] | DFL | 6,669 | 45.83 | |||||
57A | Tara Mack | Republican | 2008 | Tara Mack [20] | Republican | 8,347 | 58.44 | Republican |
Bruce Folken [157] | DFL | 5,931 | 41.52 | |||||
57B | Anna Wills | Republican | 2012 | Anna Wills [158] | Republican | 9,083 | 58.40 | Republican |
Denise Packard [158] | DFL | 6,458 | 41.53 | |||||
58A | Mary Liz Holberg‡ | Republican | 1998 | Jon Koznick [159] | Republican | 8,021 | 55.28 | Republican |
Amy Willingham [160] | DFL | 6,476 | 44.63 | |||||
58B | Pat Garofalo | Republican | 2004 | Pat Garofalo [161] | Republican | 8,878 | 63.85 | Republican |
Marla Vagts [162] | DFL | 5,008 | 36.02 | |||||
59A | Joe Mullery | DFL | 1996 | Joe Mullery [39] | DFL | 7,358 | 81.98 | DFL |
Fred Statema [20] | Republican | 1,547 | 17.24 | |||||
59B | Raymond Dehn | DFL | 2012 | Raymond Dehn [39] | DFL | 8,671 | 78.10 | DFL |
Margaret Martin [20] | Republican | 2,378 | 21.42 | |||||
60A | Diane Loeffler | DFL | 2004 | Diane Loeffler [39] | DFL | 11,819 | 82.42 | DFL |
Brent Millsop [124] | Republican | 2,472 | 17.24 | |||||
60B | Phyllis Kahn | DFL | 1972 | Phyllis Kahn [163] | DFL | 7,908 | 76.89 | DFL |
Abdimalik Askar [40] | Republican | 2,298 | 22.34 | |||||
61A | Frank Hornstein | DFL | 2002 | Frank Hornstein [39] | DFL | 14,239 | 80.79 | DFL |
Frank Taylor [124] | Republican | 3,341 | 18.96 | |||||
61B | Paul Thissen | DFL | 2002 | Paul Thissen [39] | DFL | 14,740 | 80.94 | DFL |
Tom Gallagher [124] | Republican | 3,445 | 18.92 | |||||
62A | Karen Clark | DFL | 1980 | Karen Clark [164] | DFL | 6,632 | 82.13 | DFL |
Yolandita Colon [20] | Independence | 773 | 9.57 | |||||
Bruce Lundeen [20] | Republican | 650 | 8.05 | |||||
62B | Susan Allen | DFL | 2012* | Susan Allen [164] | DFL | 11,495 | 88.66 | DFL |
Julie Hanson [20] | Republican | 1,417 | 10.93 | |||||
63A | Jim Davnie | DFL | 2000 | Jim Davnie [39] | DFL | 15,026 | 86.44 | DFL |
Kyle Bragg [20] | Republican | 2,297 | 13.21 | |||||
63B | Jean Wagenius | DFL | 1986 | Jean Wagenius [40] | DFL | 12,447 | 75.06 | DFL |
Andres Hortillosa [20] | Republican | 4,086 | 24.64 | |||||
64A | Erin Murphy | DFL | 2006 | Erin Murphy [165] | DFL | 13,193 | 81.21 | DFL |
Andrew Brown [20] | Republican | 3,009 | 18.52 | |||||
64B | Michael Paymar‡ | DFL | 1996 | Dave Pinto [166] | DFL | 13,356 | 73.49 | DFL |
Daniel Surman [20] | Republican | 4,771 | 26.25 | |||||
65A | Rena Moran | DFL | 2010 | Rena Moran [167] | DFL | 6,626 | 71.20 | DFL |
Anthony Meschke [20] | Republican | 1,358 | 14.59 | |||||
Lena Buggs [20] | Green | 1,308 | 14.06 | |||||
65B | Carlos Mariani | DFL | 1990 | Carlos Mariani [167] | DFL | 8,590 | 77.54 | DFL |
Tony Athen [168] | Republican | 2,427 | 21.91 | |||||
66A | Alice Hausman | DFL | 1989* | Alice Hausman [169] | DFL | 11,100 | 67.09 | DFL |
Jon Heyer [20] | Republican | 5,421 | 32.76 | |||||
66B | John Lesch | DFL | 2002 | John Lesch [169] | DFL | 7,047 | 76.41 | DFL |
Lizz Paulson [20] | Republican | 2,127 | 23.06 | |||||
67A | Tim Mahoney | DFL | 1998 | Tim Mahoney [39] | DFL | 5,400 | 72.43 | DFL |
Andrew Livingston [20] | Republican | 2,032 | 27.26 | |||||
67B | Sheldon Johnson | DFL | 2000 | Sheldon Johnson [39] | DFL | 6,222 | 72.82 | DFL |
John Quinn [170] | Republican | 2,289 | 26.79 |
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DFL | Zach Dorholt | 14B | 2012 | Jim Knoblach | Republican |
Roger Erickson | 2A | 2012 | Dave Hancock | Republican | |
Andrew Falk | 17A | 2008 | Tim Miller | Republican | |
Tim Faust | 11B | 2006, 2012* | Jason Rarick | Republican | |
Patti Fritz | 24B | 2004 | Brian Daniels | Republican | |
Jay McNamar | 12A | 2012 | Jeff Backer | Republican | |
Will Morgan | 56B | 2006, 2012* | Roz Peterson | Republican | |
Joe Radinovich | 10B | 2012 | Dale Lueck | Republican | |
Shannon Savick | 27A | 2012 | Peggy Bennett | Republican | |
Mary Sawatzky | 17B | 2012 | Dave Baker | Republican | |
John Ward | 10A | 2006 | Josh Heintzeman | Republican |
The Republicans made most of their gains in rural districts, continuing a trend of rural districts leaning more towards the Republicans and suburban districts leaning more towards the DFL. [190] Of the 11 districts they gained from the DFL, 10 are outside of the Twin Cities metropolitan area.
Seven rural DFL incumbents who voted for legalizing same-sex marriage lost their seats, despite their districts having supported a proposed constitutional amendment in 2012 to ban it. Yet two rural DFL incumbents who voted against legalizing same-sex marriage also lost their seats. [191]
Split-ticket voters determined the outcome of several key races. Nearly 450,000 voters chose one party's candidate for a House seat, but then switched to pick a different party's candidate for the United States Senate or governor. Eight of the 11 districts the DFL lost featured at least some ticket splitting between DFL candidate for governor Mark Dayton and/or U.S. Senate candidate Al Franken and the Republican House candidate. Nearly all of the DFL candidates who lost came from districts in which many voters supported Republicans in previous elections, including candidates for governor Republican Tom Emmer over Democrat Mark Dayton in 2010 and presidential candidates Republican Mitt Romney over Democratic President Barack Obama in 2012. [192]
Outside and party spending reached large levels in several House districts compared to what has been spent in the past as Republican groups focused their attention on the House rather than statewide races. In some races, spending reached $500,000. [191]
Turnout was the lowest in more than 20 years, with slightly over 50 percent of eligible voters having voted. Turnout across the state was lower compared to 2010. It was slightly lower in the Twin Cities and surrounding suburbs, helping suburban DFL candidates win in those areas. In rural Minnesota, turnout was down by about 10 percentage points since 2010. Much of the drop-off was among DFL voters, while those who did vote in those districts were likely over the age of 45. [193]
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