| Minnesota's 67th State Senate district | |||||
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| Demographics | 44.4% White 22.1% Black 11.1% Hispanic 33.7% Asian 2.1% Native American 0.1% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 4.6% Other | ||||
| Population (2020) • Voting age | 88,060 52,435 | ||||
Minnesota Senate, District 67, encompasses portions of Ramsey County. [1] It has formerly included Kittson, Marshall, Roseau, Pennington, and Dakota counties. The district is currently served by Democratic-Farmer-Labor Senator Foung Hawj. [2]
| Session | Senator | Party | Term start | Term end | Home | Counties represented |
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| 39th | Nels S. Hegnes [3] | Nonpartisan Election | January 5, 1915 | January 1, 1923 | Argyle | Kittson Marshall Roseau |
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| 43rd | A.M. Landby [4] | Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus | January 2, 1923 | January 5, 1931 | Swift | |
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| 47th | William L. Petersen [5] | Nonpartisan Election | January 6, 1931 | January 7, 1935 | Lancaster | |
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| 49th | Richard Rice [6] | January 8, 1935 | January 2, 1939 | Alvarado | ||
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| 51st | Eric Friberg [7] | January 3, 1939 | January 6, 1947 | Roseau | ||
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| 55th | Donald Sinclair [8] | Nonpartisan Election - Conservative Caucus | January 7, 1947 | January 1, 1973 | Stephen | |
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| 65th | Kittson Marshall Pennington Roseau | |||||
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| 68th | William McCutcheon [9] | January 2, 1973 | May 1, 1980 | Saint Paul | Dakota Ramsey | |
| 69th | Nonpartisan Election - Democratic-Farmer-Labor Caucus | |||||
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| 72nd | Marilyn Lantry [10] | January 6, 1981 | January 7, 1991 | |||
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| 77th | Randy Cameron Kelly [11] | January 8, 1991 | January 2, 2002 | Ramsey | ||
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| 83rd | Mee Moua [12] | February 4, 2002 | January 3, 2011 | |||
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| 87th | John M. Harrington [13] | January 4, 2011 | September 3, 2012 | |||
| 88th | Foung Hawj [14] | January 8, 2013 | Current | |||
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The candidate filing deadline was May 31, 2016. The primary election took place on August 9, 2016; both incumbent Foung Hawj and Krysia Weidell ran unopposed. [15] [16] The general election was held on November 8, 2016, resulting in Hwaj's victory. [17] [18]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic (DFL) | Foung Hawj | 21,696 | 75.37 | |
| Republican | Krysia Weidell | 7,091 | 24.63 | |
| Total votes | 28,787 | 100.0 | ||
| hold | ||||
Elections for the Minnesota State Senate occurred after state-wide redistricting from 2010. The signature-filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 5, 2012. Foung Hawj defeated Tom Dimon and Robert Humphrey in the Democratic primary, and defeated Mike Capistrant in the general election. [19] [20]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic (DFL) | Foung Hawj | 21,630 | 72.8 | |
| Republican | Mike Capistrant | 8,094 | 27.2 | |
| Total votes | 29,724 | 100.0 | ||
| hold | ||||
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