2018 Minnesota State Senate Special Election

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The 2018 Minnesota State Senate Special Election took place on February 12, 2018. Democratic-Farmer-Labor won the seat by receiving 50.7% of the popular vote. A total number of 14,476 votes were cast in this election. There were totally 3 candidates ran for the seat.

Results by Seats

District 54

Karla Bigham of Democratic-Farmer-Labor received 50.7% of the votes, totaling 7,343 votes, to win the election. Denny McNamara of Republican was defeated by a margin of 3.6%, receiving 47.1% of the votes, totaling 6,813 votes. The total votes cast was 14,476.

2018 Minnesota State Senate Special Election in District 54
General
Candidate Party Votes %
Karla Bigham Democratic-Farmer-Labor 7,343 50.7%
Denny McNamara Republican 6,813 47.1%
Emily Mellingen Libertarian 313 2.2%
Write-In Votes 7 0.0%
Date: 2018-02-12, Margin: 3.6%, Valid Votes: 14,476
Republican Primary
Candidate Party Votes %
Denny McNamara Republican 1,328 84.9%
James E. Brunsgaard, III Republican 236 15.1%
Date: 2018-01-29, Margin: 69.8%, Valid Votes: 1,564
Democratic-Farmer-Labor Primary
Candidate Party Votes %
Karla Bigham Democratic-Farmer-Labor 449 100.0%
Date: 2018-01-29, Valid Votes: 449

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

2018 Minnesota State Senate Special Election in District 54 (General) - Results by County
County Karla Bigham
Democratic-Farmer-Labor		 Denny McNamara
Republican		 Emily Mellingen
Libertarian		 Write-In Votes
 Valid Votes Margin
Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %
Dakota 2,549 44.8% 3,011 52.9% 131 2.3% 5 0.1% 5,696 -8.1%
Washington 4,794 54.6% 3,802 43.3% 182 2.1% 2 0.0% 8,780 11.3%
Total 7,343 50.7% 6,813 47.1% 313 2.2% 7 0.0% 14,476 3.7%
2018 Minnesota State Senate Special Election in District 54 (Republican Primary) - Results by County
County Denny McNamara
Republican		 James E. Brunsgaard, III
Republican		 Valid Votes Margin
Votes % Votes %
Dakota 675 86.4% 106 13.6% 781 72.9%
Washington 653 83.4% 130 16.6% 783 66.8%
Total 1,328 84.9% 236 15.1% 1,564 69.8%
2018 Minnesota State Senate Special Election in District 54 (Democratic-Farmer-Labor Primary) - Results by County
County Karla Bigham
Democratic-Farmer-Labor		 Valid Votes Margin
Votes %
Dakota 145 100.0% 145 100.0%
Washington 304 100.0% 304 100.0%
Total 449 100.0% 449 100.0%

Dakota

Results by Precinct in Dakota - District 54 (General)
Precinct Denny McNamara Karla Bigham Emily Mellingen Write-In Votes Valid Votes
Hastings W-1 P-2 221 202 8 1 432
Hastings W-1 P-3 277 199 12 - 488
Hastings W-2 P-1 320 203 7 - 530
Hastings W-2 P-2 357 280 15 1 653
Hastings W-3 P-1 323 304 18 1 646
Hastings W-3 P-2 369 246 8 - 623
Hastings W-4 P-1 480 304 12 - 796
Hastings W-4 P-2 250 214 3 - 467
Nininger Twp 137 62 5 - 204
South St Paul P-4 38 88 9 - 135
South St Paul P-5 239 447 34 2 722
Total 3,011 2,549 131 5 5,696
Results by Precinct in Dakota - District 54 (Republican Primary)
Precinct Denny McNamara James E. Brunsgaard, III Valid Votes
Hastings W-1 P-2 39 12 51
Hastings W-1 P-3 50 4 54
Hastings W-2 P-1 80 12 92
Hastings W-2 P-2 77 18 95
Hastings W-3 P-1 86 16 102
Hastings W-3 P-2 106 11 117
Hastings W-4 P-1 124 16 140
Hastings W-4 P-2 35 5 40
Nininger Twp 37 8 45
South St Paul P-4 6 1 7
South St Paul P-5 35 3 38
Total 675 106 781
Results by Precinct in Dakota - District 54 (Democratic-Farmer-Labor Primary)
Precinct Karla Bigham Valid Votes
Hastings W-1 P-2 9 9
Hastings W-1 P-3 10 10
Hastings W-2 P-1 18 18
Hastings W-2 P-2 16 16
Hastings W-3 P-1 20 20
Hastings W-3 P-2 18 18
Hastings W-4 P-1 13 13
Hastings W-4 P-2 11 11
Nininger Twp 5 5
South St Paul P-4 5 5
South St Paul P-5 20 20
Total 145 145

Washington

Results by Precinct in Washington - District 54 (General)
Precinct Karla Bigham Denny McNamara Emily Mellingen Write-In Votes Valid Votes
Afton W-1 P-1 136 77 - - 213
Afton W-2 P-1 112 95 1 - 208
Afton W-3 P-1 123 96 2 - 221
Afton W-4 P-1 104 86 4 - 194
Cottage Grove P-01 298 175 10 - 483
Cottage Grove P-02 271 231 7 - 509
Cottage Grove P-03 287 177 5 - 469
Cottage Grove P-04 398 268 16 - 682
Cottage Grove P-05 320 268 17 - 605
Cottage Grove P-06 373 227 14 - 614
Cottage Grove P-07 380 284 17 - 681
Cottage Grove P-08 330 378 11 - 719
Cottage Grove P-09 285 209 7 2 503
Cottage Grove P-10 127 147 4 - 278
Cottage Grove P-11 298 246 12 - 556
Denmark Twp. 174 243 2 - 419
Grey Cloud Island Twp. 52 31 1 - 84
Newport 266 210 23 - 499
St. Paul Park P-1 85 60 8 - 153
St. Paul Park P-2 17 19 2 - 38
St. Paul Park P-3 180 122 12 - 314
St. Paul Park P-4 178 153 7 - 338
Total 4,794 3,802 182 2 8,780
Results by Precinct in Washington - District 54 (Republican Primary)
Precinct Denny McNamara James E. Brunsgaard, III Valid Votes
Afton W-1 P-1 13 4 17
Afton W-2 P-1 12 2 14
Afton W-3 P-1 17 1 18
Afton W-4 P-1 21 3 24
Cottage Grove P-01 50 6 56
Cottage Grove P-02 39 5 44
Cottage Grove P-03 15 8 23
Cottage Grove P-04 56 14 70
Cottage Grove P-05 46 4 50
Cottage Grove P-06 31 2 33
Cottage Grove P-07 54 17 71
Cottage Grove P-08 72 1 73
Cottage Grove P-09 37 4 41
Cottage Grove P-10 21 8 29
Cottage Grove P-11 45 4 49
Denmark Twp. 39 10 49
Grey Cloud Island Twp. 5 8 13
Newport 21 10 31
St. Paul Park P-1 16 3 19
St. Paul Park P-2 4 7 11
St. Paul Park P-3 17 4 21
St. Paul Park P-4 22 5 27
Total 653 130 783
Results by Precinct in Washington - District 54 (Democratic-Farmer-Labor Primary)
Precinct Karla Bigham Valid Votes
Afton W-1 P-1 11 11
Afton W-2 P-1 16 16
Afton W-3 P-1 12 12
Afton W-4 P-1 6 6
Cottage Grove P-01 28 28
Cottage Grove P-02 15 15
Cottage Grove P-03 24 24
Cottage Grove P-04 25 25
Cottage Grove P-05 23 23
Cottage Grove P-06 26 26
Cottage Grove P-07 21 21
Cottage Grove P-08 18 18
Cottage Grove P-09 12 12
Cottage Grove P-10 5 5
Cottage Grove P-11 18 18
Denmark Twp. 7 7
Grey Cloud Island Twp. 2 2
Newport 14 14
St. Paul Park P-1 4 4
St. Paul Park P-2 3 3
St. Paul Park P-3 7 7
St. Paul Park P-4 7 7
Total 304 304

See Also

List of Minnesota State Senate Elections

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