2019 Minnesota House of Representatives district 11B special election
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A special election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on March 19, 2019, to elect a new member for District 11B in the Minnesota House of Representatives, caused by the resignation of Republican Jason Rarick effective on February 12, 2019, after winning a special election to the Minnesota Senate. A primary election was held on March 5, 2019, to nominate a Republican candidate. Nathan Nelson, the Republican nominee, won the special election.
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March 19, 2019
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Minnesota House of Representatives District 11B | |||||||||||||||||
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Background
District 11B includes most of Pine County and the eastern half of Kanabec County in east-central Minnesota. Rarick began representing the district after winning election in 2014, defeating Democratic–Farmer–Labor (DFL) incumbent Tim Faust. In the last election in 2018, Rarick won with 60 percent of the vote.
Candidates
The candidate filing period was from February 15 to February 19, 2019.[1]
Republican Party of Minnesota
District 11B Republican delegates held a convention to endorse a candidate in Mora on February 19, 2019, where Clover Township board supervisor Nathan Nelson won the endorsement.[2][3] Afterwards, with the exception of Ayrlahn Johnson, all other candidates withdrew from seeking the Republican nomination.[3]
Declared
- Ayrlahn Johnson, substitute teacher[4]
- Nathan Nelson, farmer; Clover Township board supervisor[5][6]
Withdrawn
Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
District 11B DFL delegates held a convention to endorse a candidate in Hinckley on February 18, 2019. Hinckley city council member Tim Burkhardt won the endorsement over Oliver Dykstra, who agreed to abide by the endorsement and withdrew his candidacy.[2]
Declared
Withdrawn
- Oliver Dykstra[2]
Primary election
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican Party of Minnesota | Nathan Nelson | 2,371 | 88.40 | |
| Ayrlahn Johnson | 311 | 11.60 | ||
| Subtotal | 2,682 | 100.00 | ||
| Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party | Tim Burkhardt | 399 | 100.00 | |
| Total | 3,081 | 100.00 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 33 | 1.06 | ||
| Turnout (out of 21,515 registered voters)[12] | 3,114 | 14.47 | ||
| Source: Minnesota Secretary of State[13] | ||||
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | +/− | |
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| Republican Party of Minnesota | Nathan Nelson | 3,572 | 68.43 | +8.75 | |
| Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party | Tim Burkhardt | 1,647 | 31.55 | –8.68 | |
| Write-ins | 1 | 0.02 | –0.07 | ||
| Total | 5,220 | 100.00 | ±0.00 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 6 | 0.11 | –1.55 | ||
| Turnout (out of 21,505 registered voters)[14] | 5,226 | 24.30 | –44.44 | ||
| Source: Minnesota Secretary of State[15] | |||||