2015 Minnesota House of Representatives district 3A special election

none June 2026 September 2023 District 3A special election, 2015 Minnesota 1983 by-election no Minnesota House of Representatives election, 2014 2014 2015 12 08 Minnesota House of Representatives election, 2016 2016 The District 3A seat in the Minnesota House of Representatives Rob Ecklund Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party 4,591 63.39% Roger Skraba Republican Party of Minnesota 1,399 19.32% Kelsey Johnson Independent (politician) 1,144 15.79% MNHouse3ASpecial2015.svg Precinct Results Ecklund: #bdd3ff 30-40% #a5b0ff 40-50% #7996e2 50-60% #6674de 60-70% #584cde 70-80% #3933e5 80-90% #0d0596 90-100% Skraba: #ffb2b2 40-50% #e27f7f 50-60% Johnson: #ffdd55 50-60% No Vote: #b3b3b3 Representative David Dill Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Rob Ecklund Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party A special election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on December 8, 2015, to elect a new representative for District 3A in the Minnesota House of Representatives, caused by the death of Representative David Dill on August 8, 2015. A primary election was held on September 29, 2015, to nominate a Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) candidate. Rob Ecklund, the DFL nominee, won the special election. Candidates Republican Party of Minnesota Roger Skraba, former mayor and city councilor of Ely.https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/3829240-republican-independent-join-3a-special-election Republican, independent join 3A special election Duluth News Tribune August 31, 2015 September 16, 2015 Myers, John Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Rob Ecklund, Koochiching County commissioner.http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/politics/3819611-county-commissioner-announces-dill-seat County commissioner announces for Dill seat Duluth News Tribune August 17, 2015 September 16, 2015 Myers, John Bill Hansen, businessman. Contested the 2002 and 2004 District 6A elections as the DFL endorsed candidate, losing the DFL nomination both times to David Dill.https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/3824126-hansen-enters-race-dill-seat-special-election-set Hansen enters race for Dill seat; special election set Duluth News Tribune August 24, 2015 September 16, 2015 Myers, John Eric Johnson, businessman. Contested the 2014 District 3A election as the Republican nominee.https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/3826496-fourth-dfl-candidate-announces-open-district-3a-house-seat Fourth DFL candidate announces for open District 3A House seat Duluth News Tribune August 27, 2015 September 16, 2015 Myers, John Heidi Omerza, Ely city councilor.http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/politics/3821332-second-candidate-announces-run-dills-minnesota-house-seat Second candidate announces run for Dill's Minnesota House seat Duluth News Tribune August 20, 2015 September 16, 2015 Kaczke, Lisa Independents Kelsey Johnson, lobbyist; director of state affairs for the Grocery Manufacturers Association. Primary election The DFL did not hold an endorsing convention that was originally scheduled for September 19. In announcing his decision to cancel the event, Senate District 3 DFL chair Paul Fish said that "[t]he voters of 3A deserve the opportunity to select the DFL candidate who best represents their interests. Therefore, a DFL endorsing convention for the 3A seat will not be held. Participation in the Sept. 29 primary is encouraged."http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/politics/3834661-dfl-wont-endorse-candidate-district-3a-primary DFL won't endorse a candidate before District 3A primary Duluth News Tribune September 8, 2015 September 17, 2015 Myers, John Cook County DFL chair Anton Moody, Lake County DFL chair Marlys Wisch, and St. Louis County DFL chair Kirsten Larsen, whose counties include District 3A, said that they disagreed with the decision, citing a lack of transparency.https://www.timberjay.com/stories/DFL-endorsing-convention-abruptly-canceled,12280 DFL endorsing convention abruptly canceled Timberjay September 9, 2015 September 17, 2015 Helmberger, Marshall The decision also upset DFL candidate Bill Hansen, who was considered to be the front-runner for the party endorsement.http://www.virginiamn.com/news/local/hansen-seething-over-no-endorsement/article_5172a318-5b48-11e5-9cea-b3ef42f68e03.html Hansen seething over no endorsement Mesabi Daily News September 14, 2015 September 17, 2015 Hanna, Bill Results District 3A special primary election, 2015http://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/Results/StateRepresentative/91?districtid=359 Results for State Representative District 3A Minnesota Secretary of State September 29, 2015 Party Candidate Votes % Republican Party of Minnesota Roger Skraba 576 100.00 Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Rob Ecklund 3,083 43.71 Bill Hansen 2,637 37.39 Eric Johnson 678 9.61 Heidi Omerza 655 9.29 Subtotal 7,053 100.00 Total 7,629 100.00 Invalid/blank votes 124 1.60 Turnout (out of 24,668 registered voters)http://www.sos.state.mn.us/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=15638 State of Minnesota Canvassing Report Minnesota Secretary of State October 3, 2015 3 PDF 7,753 31.43 Results Minnesota House of Representatives District 3A special election, 2015http://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/Results/StateRepresentative/92?districtid=359 Results for State Representative District 3A Minnesota Secretary of State December 8, 2015 Party Candidate Votes % ∆pp Percentage points Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Rob Ecklund 4,591 63.39 −2.16 Republican Party of Minnesota Roger Skraba 1,399 19.32 −14.89 Independent Kelsey Johnson 1,144 15.79 +15.79 Write-in N/A 109 1.50 +1.26 Total 7,243 100.00 ±0.00 Previous election results Minnesota House of Representatives election, 2014: District 3Ahttp://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/Results/StateRepresentative/20?districtid=359 Results for State Representative District 3A Minnesota Secretary of State September 17, 2015 Party Candidate Votes % ∆pp Percentage points Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party David Dill 12,067 65.55 −1.20 Republican Party of Minnesota Eric Johnson 6,297 34.21 +1.33 Write-in N/A 45 0.24 −0.13 Total 18,409 100.00 ±0.00 See also List of special elections to the Minnesota House of Representatives References 2 External links Information on the special election https://web.archive.org/web/20150924191146/http://www.sos.state.mn.us/index.aspx?page=1875 2015-09-24 at the Minnesota Secretary of State website Category:2015 elections in Minnesota Category:Special elections in Minnesota Minnesota House, District 3A