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2013 Minnesota House of Representatives district 14A special election
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| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| election_name | District 14A special election, 2013 | |
| country | Minnesota | |
| flag_year | 1983 | |
| type | by-election | |
| ongoing | no | |
| previous_election | Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2012 | |
| previous_year | 2012 | |
| election_date | ||
| next_election | Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2014 | |
| next_year | 2014 | |
| seats_for_election | The District 14A seat in the Minnesota House of Representatives | |
| image1 | [[File:Tama Theis.jpg | 150x150px]] |
| nominee1 | Tama Theis | |
| party1 | Republican Party of Minnesota | |
| popular_vote1 | 2,670 | |
| percentage1 | 54.51% | |
| nominee2 | Joanne Dorsher | |
| party2 | Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party | |
| popular_vote2 | 2,091 | |
| percentage2 | 42.69% | |
| map_image | MNHouse14ASpecial2013.svg | |
| map_size | 150px | |
| map_caption | Precinct Results | |
| title | Representative | |
| before_election | Steve Gottwalt | |
| before_party | Republican Party of Minnesota | |
| after_election | Tama Theis | |
| after_party | Republican Party of Minnesota |
Theis: Dorsher:
A special election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on February 12, 2013, to elect a new representative for District 14A in the Minnesota House of Representatives, caused by the resignation of Representative Steve Gottwalt on January 7, 2013. A primary election was not held. The election coincided with the District 19A special election. Tama Theis, the Republican Party of Minnesota nominee, won the special election.
Background
On January 3, 2013, Representative Steve Gottwalt announced that he would resign to take a job as the director of state legislative policy for the Center for Diagnostic Imaging. He resigned on January 7, 2013, the day before the beginning of the new session of the Minnesota Legislature.
Candidates
Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
Nominee
- Joanne Dorsher (party endorsed), former St. Cloud school board member
Declined
- Jerry McCarter, former candidate for the Minnesota Senate
Republican Party of Minnesota
Nominee
- Tama Theis (party endorsed), small business owner
Withdrawn
- Scott Mac Hardy, Iraq War veteran
- James Parmele
- John Severson, former St. Cloud city council member
Independence Party of Minnesota
Nominee
- Todd McKee, small business owner; part-time truck driver
Results
| Election | Political result | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ∆pp | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District 14A special election, 2013 | |||||||
| Resignation of Steve Gottwalt | |||||||
| Voters: 4,898 (−74.29%) | Republican Party of Minnesota}}; width: 1px" | Republican hold | |||||
| Plurality: 579 (11.82 pp) +3.72 | Republican Party of Minnesota}}; width: 1px" | Tama Theis | Republican | 2,670 | |||
| Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party}}; width: 1px" | Joanne Dorsher | DFL | 2,091 | 42.69 | −3.11 | ||
| Independence Party of Minnesota}}; width: 1px" | Todd McKee | Independence | 130 | 2.65 | N/A | ||
| write-in candidate}}; width: 1px" | Write-in | N/A | 7 | 0.14 | −0.15 |
Previous election results
| Election | Political result | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2012 | ||||||
| Redrawn district | ||||||
| Voters: 19,051 | Republican Party of Minnesota}}; width: 1px" | Republican win | ||||
| Plurality: 1,543 (8.10 pp) | Republican Party of Minnesota}}; width: 1px" | Steve Gottwalt | Republican | |||
| Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party}}; width: 1px" | Anne Nolan | DFL | 8,726 | 45.80 | ||
| write-in candidate}}; width: 1px" | Write-in | N/A | 56 | 0.29 |
References
References
- Brooks, Jennifer. (January 3, 2013). "New job leads State Rep. Gottwalt to abruptly quit". [[Star Tribune]].
- Stassen-Berger, Rachel E.. (January 7, 2013). "DFL Rep. Morrow and GOP Rep. Gottwalt resign, let the special elections begin". [[Star Tribune]].
- Kimball, Joe. (January 21, 2013). "DFLers endorse candidates for special elections in House Districts 14A, 19A". [[MinnPost]].
- Kimball, Joe. (January 8, 2013). "Candidates line up for Gottwalt's state House seat in St. Cloud". [[MinnPost]].
- Sommerhauser, Mark }}{{dead link. (February 2018). "DFL settles it: Dorsher will run for Gottwalt seat". St. Cloud Times.
- Kimball, Joe. (January 14, 2013). "Tama Theis gets GOP endorsement for special election in House District 14A". [[MinnPost]].
- Sommerhauser, Mark }}{{dead link. (February 2018). "GOP candidate Theis cast as business champion, social conservative". St. Cloud Times.
- Kimball, Joe. (January 16, 2013). "Candidates set for state House special election in St. Cloud area". [[MinnPost]].
- "Results for State Representative District 14A". [[Minnesota Secretary of State]].
- "Results for State Representative District 14A". [[Minnesota Secretary of State]].
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