2018 Minnesota State House Special Election

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The 2018 Minnesota State House Special Election took place on February 12, 2018. Republican won the seat by receiving 59.2% of the popular vote. A total number of 6,656 votes were cast in this election. There were totally 2 candidates ran for the seat.

Results by Seats

District 23B

Jeremy Munson of Republican received 59.2% of the votes, totaling 3,941 votes, to win the election. Melissa Wagner of Democratic-Farmer-Labor was defeated by a margin of 19.3%, receiving 39.9% of the votes, totaling 2,658 votes. The total votes cast was 6,656.

2018 Minnesota State House Special Election in District 23B
General
Candidate Party Votes %
Jeremy Munson Republican 3,941 59.2%
Melissa Wagner Democratic-Farmer-Labor 2,658 39.9%
Write-In Votes 57 0.9%
Date: 2018-02-12, Margin: 19.3%, Valid Votes: 6,656
Republican Primary
Candidate Party Votes %
Jeremy Munson Republican 1,477 54.5%
Scott Sanders Republican 1,235 45.5%
Date: 2018-01-29, Margin: 9.0%, Valid Votes: 2,712
Democratic-Farmer-Labor Primary
Candidate Party Votes %
Melissa Wagner Democratic-Farmer-Labor 482 100.0%
Date: 2018-01-29, Valid Votes: 482

The election took place in four counties. The breakdown of results by county is shown below.

2018 Minnesota State House Special Election in District 23B (General) - Results by County
County Jeremy Munson
Republican		 Melissa Wagner
Democratic-Farmer-Labor		 Write-In Votes
 Valid Votes Margin
Votes % Votes % Votes %
Blue Earth 2,198 59.3% 1,459 39.3% 51 1.4% 3,708 19.9%
Le Sueur 318 57.6% 233 42.2% 1 0.2% 552 15.4%
Waseca 674 62.2% 408 37.6% 2 0.2% 1,084 24.5%
Watonwan 751 57.2% 558 42.5% 3 0.2% 1,312 14.7%
Total 3,941 59.2% 2,658 39.9% 57 0.9% 6,656 19.3%
2018 Minnesota State House Special Election in District 23B (Republican Primary) - Results by County
County Jeremy Munson
Republican		 Scott Sanders
Republican		 Valid Votes Margin
Votes % Votes %
Blue Earth 766 53.7% 660 46.3% 1,426 7.4%
Le Sueur 110 76.4% 34 23.6% 144 52.8%
Waseca 221 62.1% 135 37.9% 356 24.2%
Watonwan 380 48.3% 406 51.7% 786 -3.3%
Total 1,477 54.5% 1,235 45.5% 2,712 8.9%
2018 Minnesota State House Special Election in District 23B (Democratic-Farmer-Labor Primary) - Results by County
County Melissa Wagner
Democratic-Farmer-Labor		 Valid Votes Margin
Votes %
Blue Earth 324 100.0% 324 100.0%
Le Sueur 18 100.0% 18 100.0%
Waseca 36 100.0% 36 100.0%
Watonwan 104 100.0% 104 100.0%
Total 482 100.0% 482 100.0%

Blue Earth

Results by Precinct in Blue Earth - District 23B (General)
Precinct Jeremy Munson Melissa Wagner Write-In Votes Valid Votes
Amboy 94 30 5 129
Beauford Twp 77 21 - 98
Butternut Valley Twp 64 38 - 102
Cambria Twp 37 40 - 77
Ceresco Twp 47 16 - 63
Danville Twp 54 26 2 82
Decoria Twp 157 58 - 215
Garden City Twp 69 72 5 146
Good Thunder 65 49 2 116
Jamestown Twp 67 44 1 112
Judson Twp 104 67 6 177
Lake Crystal 195 285 2 482
Le Ray Twp 56 38 - 94
Lincoln Twp 68 15 1 84
Lyra Twp 49 22 - 71
Madison Lake 63 79 4 146
Mapleton 152 96 - 248
Mapleton Twp 57 29 - 86
Mcpherson Twp 78 40 2 120
Medo Twp 63 20 - 83
Pemberton 26 13 - 39
Pleasant Mound Twp 67 16 - 83
Rapidan Twp 141 109 6 256
Saint Clair 52 56 - 108
Shelby Twp 29 19 1 49
South Bend Twp 101 100 11 212
Sterling Twp 57 17 - 74
Vernon Center 51 20 2 73
Vernon Center Twp 58 24 1 83
Total 2,198 1,459 51 3,708
Results by Precinct in Blue Earth - District 23B (Republican Primary)
Precinct Jeremy Munson Scott Sanders Valid Votes
Amboy 41 41 82
Beauford Twp 37 29 66
Butternut Valley Twp 18 26 44
Cambria Twp 19 20 39
Ceresco Twp 19 23 42
Danville Twp 25 34 59
Decoria Twp 27 21 48
Garden City Twp 25 17 42
Good Thunder 24 34 58
Jamestown Twp 10 11 21
Judson Twp 49 33 82
Lake Crystal 86 38 124
Le Ray Twp 13 8 21
Lincoln Twp 31 18 49
Lyra Twp 24 7 31
Madison Lake 11 8 19
Mapleton 40 25 65
Mapleton Twp 26 15 41
Mcpherson Twp 16 23 39
Medo Twp 29 32 61
Pemberton 5 11 16
Pleasant Mound Twp 14 38 52
Rapidan Twp 46 34 80
Saint Clair 26 13 39
Shelby Twp 12 10 22
South Bend Twp 20 18 38
Sterling Twp 28 14 42
Vernon Center 22 32 54
Vernon Center Twp 23 27 50
Total 766 660 1,426
Results by Precinct in Blue Earth - District 23B (Democratic-Farmer-Labor Primary)
Precinct Melissa Wagner Valid Votes
Amboy 25 25
Beauford Twp 15 15
Butternut Valley Twp 17 17
Cambria Twp 17 17
Ceresco Twp 7 7
Danville Twp 16 16
Decoria Twp 3 3
Good Thunder 26 26
Jamestown Twp 3 3
Judson Twp 38 38
Lake Crystal 16 16
Lincoln Twp 5 5
Lyra Twp 2 2
Madison Lake 8 8
Mapleton 4 4
Mapleton Twp 18 18
Mcpherson Twp 24 24
Medo Twp 9 9
Pemberton 9 9
Pleasant Mound Twp 8 8
Rapidan Twp 9 9
Saint Clair 4 4
Shelby Twp 3 3
Sterling Twp 12 12
Vernon Center 12 12
Vernon Center Twp 14 14
Total 324 324

Le Sueur

Results by Precinct in Le Sueur - District 23B (General)
Precinct Jeremy Munson Melissa Wagner Write-In Votes Valid Votes
Elysian 50 43 - 93
Elysian Twp. 105 72 1 178
Waterville 81 78 - 159
Waterville Twp. 82 40 - 122
Total 318 233 1 552
Results by Precinct in Le Sueur - District 23B (Republican Primary)
Precinct Jeremy Munson Scott Sanders Valid Votes
Elysian 17 5 22
Elysian Twp. 38 9 47
Waterville 24 10 34
Waterville Twp. 31 10 41
Total 110 34 144
Results by Precinct in Le Sueur - District 23B (Democratic-Farmer-Labor Primary)
Precinct Melissa Wagner Valid Votes
Elysian 7 7
Waterville 8 8
Waterville Twp. 3 3
Total 18 18

Waseca

Results by Precinct in Waseca - District 23B (General)
Precinct Jeremy Munson Melissa Wagner Write-In Votes Valid Votes
Alton Twp. 52 22 - 74
Byron Twp. 19 14 - 33
Freedom Twp. 59 8 - 67
Iosco Twp. 68 32 1 101
Janesville City 129 123 1 253
Janesville Twp. 58 43 - 101
New Richland City 66 67 - 133
New Richland Twp. 41 28 - 69
Otisco Twp. 58 13 - 71
St. Mary Twp. 44 24 - 68
Vivian Twp. 24 6 - 30
Waldorf 23 15 - 38
Wilton Twp. 33 13 - 46
Total 674 408 2 1,084
Results by Precinct in Waseca - District 23B (Republican Primary)
Precinct Jeremy Munson Scott Sanders Valid Votes
Alton Twp. 15 16 31
Byron Twp. 8 6 14
Freedom Twp. 22 5 27
Iosco Twp. 16 15 31
Janesville City 41 15 56
Janesville Twp. 13 8 21
New Richland City 34 7 41
New Richland Twp. 16 13 29
Otisco Twp. 8 22 30
St. Mary Twp. 16 7 23
Vivian Twp. 5 3 8
Waldorf 14 6 20
Wilton Twp. 13 12 25
Total 221 135 356
Results by Precinct in Waseca - District 23B (Democratic-Farmer-Labor Primary)
Precinct Melissa Wagner Valid Votes
Alton Twp. 1 1
Byron Twp. 5 5
Iosco Twp. 1 1
Janesville City 8 8
Janesville Twp. 2 2
New Richland City 10 10
New Richland Twp. 2 2
St. Mary Twp. 2 2
Vivian Twp. 1 1
Waldorf 2 2
Wilton Twp. 2 2
Total 36 36

Watonwan

Results by Precinct in Watonwan - District 23B (General)
Precinct Jeremy Munson Melissa Wagner Write-In Votes Valid Votes
Fieldon Twp 28 6 - 34
La Salle 7 5 - 12
Madelia 152 125 - 277
Madelia Twp 68 22 - 90
Nelson Twp 57 33 1 91
Riverdale Twp 75 37 1 113
Rosendale Twp 71 25 - 96
St James City W-1 135 138 1 274
St James City W-2 111 131 - 242
St James Twp 47 36 - 83
Total 751 558 3 1,312
Results by Precinct in Watonwan - District 23B (Republican Primary)
Precinct Scott Sanders Jeremy Munson Valid Votes
Fieldon Twp 1 25 26
La Salle 5 2 7
Madelia 17 88 105
Madelia Twp 11 41 52
Nelson Twp 38 23 61
Riverdale Twp 50 32 82
Rosendale Twp 37 30 67
St James City W-1 88 72 160
St James City W-2 100 51 151
St James Twp 59 16 75
Total 406 380 786
Results by Precinct in Watonwan - District 23B (Democratic-Farmer-Labor Primary)
Precinct Melissa Wagner Valid Votes
Fieldon Twp 1 1
La Salle 1 1
Madelia 10 10
Nelson Twp 17 17
Riverdale Twp 19 19
Rosendale Twp 16 16
St James City W-1 16 16
St James City W-2 7 7
St James Twp 17 17
Total 104 104

See Also

List of Minnesota State House Elections

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