A special election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on February 9, 2016, to elect a new representative for District 50B in the Minnesota House of Representatives, caused by the resignation of Representative Ann Lenczewski, effective on December 15, 2015. As only one candidate each filed for the nomination of the Republican Party of Minnesota and Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), a primary election was not held. Chad Anderson, the Republican nominee, won the special election.
Candidates
Republican Party of Minnesota The Senate District 50 Republican Party held a convention to endorse a candidate on December 12, 2015. Chad Anderson won the endorsement over Sanu Patel-Zellinger after a single ballot.
Chad Anderson, real estate broker
Withdrawn Sanu Patel-Zellinger
Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party The Senate District 50 Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party endorsed Andrew Carlson on December 14, 2015.
Andrew Carlson, Bloomington two-term City Council member
Results Minnesota House of Representatives District 50B special election, 2016 Party Candidate Votes % ∆ Republican Party of Minnesota Chad Anderson 2,582 51.24 +17.00 Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Andrew Carlson 2,452 48.66 −16.94 Write-in N/A 5 0.10 −0.06 Total 5,039 100.00 ±0.00
Previous election results Minnesota House of Representatives election, 2014: District 50B Party Candidate Votes % ∆ Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Ann Lenczewski 10,060 65.60 +0.33 Republican Party of Minnesota Zavier Bicott 5,251 34.24 −0.32 Write-in N/A 24 0.16 −0.01 Total 15,335 100.00 ±0.00
See also List of special elections to the Minnesota House of Representatives
References
External links Information on the special election at the Minnesota Secretary of State website