2013 Minnesota House of Representatives district 19A special election

none June 2026 September 2023 District 19A special election, 2013 Minnesota 1983 by-election no Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2012 2012 2013 02 12 Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2014 2014 The District 19A seat in the Minnesota House of Representatives Clark Johnson Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party 2,680 53.69% Allen Quist (2012) (cropped).png Allen Quist Republican Party of Minnesota 1,801 36.08% Tim Gieseke Independence Party of Minnesota 511 10.24% MNHouse19ASpecial2013.svg Precinct Results Johnson: #7996e2 50-60% #6674de 60-70% #584cde 70-80% #3933e5 80-90% Quist: #ffc8cd 30-40% #ffb2b2 40-50% #e27f7f 50-60% Gieseke: #ff9a50 50-60% Tie: #cdafdc 40-50% Johnson/Quist No Vote: #b3b3b3 Representative Terry Morrow Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Clark Johnson Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party A special election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on February 12, 2013, to elect a new representative for District 19A in the Minnesota House of Representatives, caused by the resignation of Representative Terry Morrow on January 7, 2013. A primary election was held on January 29, 2013. The election coincided with the District 14A special election. Clark Johnson, the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) nominee, won the special election. Background On December 19, 2012, Representative Terry Morrow announced he would resign to join the Uniform Law Commission as its legislative director.http://www.startribune.com/politics/blogs/184169211.html Rep. Terry Morrow of St. Peter will step down to take new job Star Tribune December 19, 2012 February 10, 2013 Ragsdale, Jimhttp://www.house.mn/hinfo/sessiondaily.asp?storyid=3236 https://archive.today/20130221013741/http://www.house.mn/hinfo/sessiondaily.asp?storyid=3236 dead February 21, 2013 Rep. Morrow to step down Minnesota House of Representatives Public Information Services Session Daily December 19, 2012 February 10, 2013 Cook, Mike He resigned on January 7, 2013, the day before the beginning of the new session of the Minnesota Legislature.http://www.startribune.com/politics/blogs/185931351.html DFL Rep. Morrow and GOP Rep. Gottwalt resign, let the special elections begin Star Tribune January 7, 2013 February 10, 2013 Stassen-Berger, Rachel E. Candidates Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Nominee Clark Johnson (party endorsed), faculty member at Minnesota State University, Mankatohttp://www.minnpost.com/political-agenda/2013/01/clark-johnson-wins-dfl-primary-19a-lineup-set-feb-12-special-election Clark Johnson wins DFL primary in 19A; lineup set for Feb. 12 special election MinnPost January 30, 2013 February 10, 2013 Kimball, Joehttp://www.minnpost.com/political-agenda/2013/01/more-candidates-announce-house-19a-special-election More candidates announce for House 19A special election MinnPost January 4, 2013 February 10, 2013 Kimball, Joe Withdrawn Robin Courrier, teacher; leader of local teachers' unionhttp://www.minnpost.com/political-agenda/2013/01/dflers-endorse-candidates-special-elections-house-districts-14a-19a DFLers endorse candidates for special elections in House Districts 14A, 19A MinnPost January 21, 2013 February 10, 2013 Kimball, Joehttp://mankatofreepress.com/local/x964857184/Longtime-teacher-union-leader-running-for-open-House-seat Longtime teacher, union leader running for open House seat The Free Press December 26, 2012 February 10, 2013 Linehan, Dan Karl Johnson, farmer Tim Strand, Mayor of St. Peterhttp://mankatofreepress.com/local/x1303513451/St-Peter-Mayor-Strand-enters-House-race St. Peter Mayor Strand enters House race The Free Press January 9, 2013 February 10, 2013 Fischenich, Mark Republican Party of Minnesota Nominee Allen Quist (party endorsed), 2012 Republican candidate for the 1st congressional district; two-time candidate for Governor of Minnesota; former member of the Minnesota House of Representativeshttp://www.minnpost.com/political-agenda/2013/01/allen-quist-gets-gop-endorsement-special-election-house-19a Allen Quist gets GOP endorsement for special election in House 19A MinnPost January 11, 2013 February 10, 2013 Kimball, Joe Withdrawn Joel Brinker, former St. Peter city council memberhttp://mankatofreepress.com/local/x1303510819/Former-St-Peter-councilman-to-run-for-House-seat Former St.. Peter councilman to run for House seat The Free Press January 7, 2013 February 10, 2013 Ojanpa, Brian Jim Golgart, Le Sueur County Veterans Services officerhttp://mankatofreepress.com/local/x1303519529/Filing-period-closes-in-House-District-19A-special-election Filing period closes in House District 19A special election The Free Press January 15, 2013 February 10, 2013 Fischenich, Mark Independence Party of Minnesota Nominee Tim Gieseke (party endorsed), small business ownerhttp://mankatofreepress.com/local/x964867982/Rural-Nicollet-man-to-run-for-House-seat Rural Nicollet man to run for House seat The Free Press January 8, 2013 February 10, 2013 Primary election The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) did not endorse a candidate until after the deadline for withdrawing (January 16 at 5:00 p.m.), leaving the candidates that did not win the party endorsement unable to withdraw their candidacies, causing a primary election. The losing candidates said they would abide by the endorsement. Election Candidate Votes % District 19A special election, 2013: DFL primaryhttp://minnesotaelectionresults.sos.state.mn.us/Results/StateRepresentative/5?districtid=391 Results for State Representative District 19A Minnesota Secretary of State February 8, 2014 February 25, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140225005759/http://minnesotaelectionresults.sos.state.mn.us/Results/StateRepresentative/5?districtid=391 dead Clark Johnson 641 66.29 Karl Johnson 252 26.06 Tim Strand 51 5.27 Robin Courrier 23 2.38 District 19A special election, 2013: Republican primary Allen Quist 105 100.00 District 19A special election, 2013: Independence primary Tim Gieseke 55 100.00 Results Election Political result Candidate Party Votes % District 19A special election, 2013http://minnesotaelectionresults.sos.state.mn.us/Results/StateRepresentative/4?districtid=391 Results for State Representative District 19A Minnesota Secretary of State February 8, 2014 February 25, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140225005659/http://minnesotaelectionresults.sos.state.mn.us/Results/StateRepresentative/4?districtid=391 dead Resignation of Terry Morrow Voters: 4,992 (−71.76%) DFL holdPlurality: 879 (17.61 pp) Clark Johnson DFL 2,680 53.69 Allen Quist Republican 1,801 36.08 Tim Gieseke Independence 511 10.24 Previous election results Election Political result Candidate Party Votes % Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2012http://minnesotaelectionresults.sos.state.mn.us/Results/StateRepresentative/1?districtid=391 Results for State Representative District 19A Minnesota Secretary of State February 8, 2014Redrawn districtVoters: 17,679 DFL win Terry Morrow DFL 17,263 97.65 Write-in N/A 416 2.35 References External links Information on the special election at the Minnesota Secretary of State website Official campaign websites Clark Johnson Allen Quist https://archive.today/20130411004917/http://www.gieseke-mn19a.com/ Tim Gieseke el House of Representatives Category:Special elections in Minnesota Minnesota House, District 19A