2017 Minnesota House of Representatives District 32B special election

District 32B special election, 2017
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The District 32B seat in the Minnesota House of Representatives
 
DFL
Nominee Anne Neu Brindley Laurie Warner
Party Republican Democratic (DFL)
Popular vote 3,789 3,327
Percentage 53.22% 46.73%
Results by precinct.
Representative before election

Bob Barrett
Republican

Elected Representative

Anne Neu Brindley
Republican

A special election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on February 14, 2017, to elect a new representative for District 32B in the Minnesota House of Representatives, caused by a ruling by the Minnesota Supreme Court that incumbent Bob Barrett was ineligible to be a candidate in the general election on November 8, 2016. Anne Neu Brindley, the Republican nominee, won the special election.

Background

On August 26, 2016, Minnesota Second District Court judge George Stephenson found that Republican incumbent Bob Barrett did not reside in District 32B. Candidates for the Minnesota Legislature must reside in the district in which they are running for the preceding six months of the election.[1] The case was referred to the Minnesota Supreme Court and on September 8, 2016, it ruled Barrett ineligible to be a candidate in District 32B. A vacancy in nomination less than 80 days of a general election results in an automatic special election.[2]

Candidates

All the candidates of the general election—except for Barrett—were automatically candidates of the special election. In this case, Laurie Warner was the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) nominee.[2] The Republicans selected Anne Neu Brindley to be their nominee.[3]

Results

Minnesota House of Representatives District 32B special election, 2017[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ∆pp
Republican Party of Minnesota Anne Neu Brindley 3,789 53.22 −2.51
Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Laurie Warner 3,327 46.73 +2.54
Write-in N/A 3 0.04 −0.04
Total 7,119 100.00 ±0.00

See also

References

  1. ^ Condon, Patrick (August 26, 2016). "Judge: Rep. Bob Barrett doesn't live in district, can't be on ballot". Star Tribune. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  2. ^ a b Montgomery, David (September 8, 2016). "Lawmaker doesn't live in district, MN Supreme Court rules; ballot won't count". Pioneer Press. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  3. ^ "House District 32B Special Election". Minnesota Secretary of State. Archived from the original on November 7, 2016. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
  4. ^ "Results for State Representative District 32B". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved February 15, 2017.