2019 Minnesota State Senate Special Election

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The 2019 Minnesota State Senate Special Election took place on February 5, 2019. Republican won the seat by receiving 52.0% of the popular vote. A total number of 15,623 votes were cast in this election. There were totally 3 candidates ran for the seat.

Results by Seats

District 11

Jason Rarick of Republican received 52.0% of the votes, totaling 8,127 votes, to win the election. Stu Lourey of Democratic-Farmer-Labor was defeated by a margin of 6.1%, receiving 45.9% of the votes, totaling 7,171 votes. The total votes cast was 15,623.

2019 Minnesota State Senate Special Election in District 11
General
Candidate Party Votes %
Jason Rarick Republican 8,127 52.0%
Stu Lourey Democratic-Farmer-Labor 7,171 45.9%
John "Sparky" Birrenbach Legal Marijuana Now 298 1.9%
Write-In Votes 27 0.2%
Date: 2019-02-05, Margin: 6.1%, Valid Votes: 15,623
Republican Primary
Candidate Party Votes %
Jason Rarick Republican 689 100.0%
Date: 2019-01-22, Valid Votes: 689
Legal Marijuana Now Primary
Candidate Party Votes %
John "Sparky" Birrenbach Legal Marijuana Now 69 100.0%
Date: 2019-01-22, Valid Votes: 69
Democratic-Farmer-Labor Primary
Candidate Party Votes %
Stu Lourey Democratic-Farmer-Labor 1,932 53.2%
Michelle Lee Democratic-Farmer-Labor 1,699 46.8%
Date: 2019-01-22, Margin: 6.4%, Valid Votes: 3,631

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

2019 Minnesota State Senate Special Election in District 11 (General) - Results by County
County Jason Rarick
Republican
Stu Lourey
Democratic-Farmer-Labor
John "Sparky" Birrenbach
Legal Marijuana Now
Write-In Votes
Valid Votes Margin
Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %
Carlton 2,970 41.5% 4,034 56.3% 137 1.9% 22 0.3% 7,163 -14.9%
Kanabec 1,314 63.0% 735 35.3% 36 1.7% - 0.0% 2,085 27.8%
Pine 3,717 61.4% 2,216 36.6% 118 2.0% - 0.0% 6,051 24.8%
St. Louis 126 38.9% 186 57.4% 7 2.2% 5 1.5% 324 -18.5%
Total 8,127 52.0% 7,171 45.9% 298 1.9% 27 0.2% 15,623 6.1%
2019 Minnesota State Senate Special Election in District 11 (Republican Primary) - Results by County
County Jason Rarick
Republican
Valid Votes Margin
Votes %
Carlton 224 100.0% 224 100.0%
Kanabec 93 100.0% 93 100.0%
Pine 362 100.0% 362 100.0%
St. Louis 10 100.0% 10 100.0%
Total 689 100.0% 689 100.0%
2019 Minnesota State Senate Special Election in District 11 (Legal Marijuana Now Primary) - Results by County
County John "Sparky" Birrenbach
Legal Marijuana Now
Valid Votes Margin
Votes %
Carlton 27 100.0% 27 100.0%
Kanabec 6 100.0% 6 100.0%
Pine 32 100.0% 32 100.0%
St. Louis 4 100.0% 4 100.0%
Total 69 100.0% 69 100.0%
2019 Minnesota State Senate Special Election in District 11 (Democratic-Farmer-Labor Primary) - Results by County
County Stu Lourey
Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Michelle Lee
Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Valid Votes Margin
Votes % Votes %
Carlton 896 43.8% 1,151 56.2% 2,047 -12.5%
Kanabec 191 70.0% 82 30.0% 273 39.9%
Pine 812 66.4% 411 33.6% 1,223 32.8%
St. Louis 33 37.5% 55 62.5% 88 -25.0%
Total 1,932 53.2% 1,699 46.8% 3,631 6.4%

Carlton

Results by Precinct in Carlton - District 11 (General)
Precinct Stu Lourey Jason Rarick John "Sparky" Birrenbach Write-In Votes Valid Votes
Atkinson Twp 47 65 1 2 115
Automba Twp 15 13 - - 28
Barnum 42 14 4 - 60
Barnum Twp 144 129 6 - 279
Beseman Twp 10 25 4 - 39
Blackhoof Twp 126 117 3 1 247
Carlton 135 72 3 - 210
Clear Creek Unorg 28 23 - - 51
Cloquet W-1 283 213 5 - 501
Cloquet W-2 153 122 6 1 282
Cloquet W-3 234 118 6 - 358
Cloquet W-4 260 138 11 1 410
Cloquet W-5 P-1 245 184 8 2 439
Cloquet W-5 P-2 58 7 6 - 71
Corona Unorg 30 17 - - 47
Cromwell 28 12 1 1 42
Eagle Twp 83 58 1 - 142
Holyoke Twp 36 34 2 1 73
Kalevala Twp 37 49 2 2 90
Kettle River 22 11 2 - 35
Lakeview Twp 37 28 - - 65
Mahtowa Twp 82 63 1 - 146
Moose Lake 192 104 7 2 305
Moose Lake Twp 122 112 7 - 241
Perch Lake Twp 124 66 5 2 197
Progress Unorg 10 - - - 10
Red Clover Unorg 37 49 3 2 91
Sawyer Unorg 33 31 3 1 68
Scanlon 98 73 5 - 176
Silver Brook Twp 74 86 3 1 164
Silver Twp 69 64 3 - 136
Skelton Twp 57 43 3 - 103
Split Rock Twp 30 26 1 - 57
Thomson Twp 595 455 3 2 1,055
Twin Lakes Twp 281 238 11 - 530
Wrenshall 82 36 8 1 127
Wrenshall Twp 89 64 3 - 156
Wright 6 11 - - 17
Total 4,034 2,970 137 22 7,163
Results by Precinct in Carlton - District 11 (Republican Primary)
Precinct Jason Rarick Valid Votes
Atkinson Twp 9 9
Automba Twp 1 1
Barnum 4 4
Barnum Twp 12 12
Beseman Twp 3 3
Carlton 5 5
Clear Creek Unorg 3 3
Cloquet W-1 9 9
Cloquet W-2 4 4
Cloquet W-3 7 7
Cloquet W-4 5 5
Cloquet W-5 P-1 16 16
Corona Unorg 4 4
Cromwell 3 3
Eagle Twp 6 6
Holyoke Twp 10 10
Kalevala Twp 7 7
Lakeview Twp 4 4
Mahtowa Twp 6 6
Moose Lake 5 5
Moose Lake Twp 6 6
Perch Lake Twp 7 7
Red Clover Unorg 7 7
Sawyer Unorg 10 10
Silver Brook Twp 8 8
Silver Twp 2 2
Skelton Twp 3 3
Split Rock Twp 2 2
Thomson Twp 13 13
Twin Lakes Twp 10 10
Wrenshall 15 15
Wrenshall Twp 14 14
Wright 4 4
Total 224 224
Results by Precinct in Carlton - District 11 (Legal Marijuana Now Primary)
Precinct John "Sparky" Birrenbach Valid Votes
Barnum Twp 1 1
Carlton 1 1
Cloquet W-2 1 1
Cloquet W-5 P-2 3 3
Cromwell 1 1
Moose Lake 4 4
Perch Lake Twp 4 4
Red Clover Unorg 1 1
Sawyer Unorg 2 2
Skelton Twp 1 1
Thomson Twp 1 1
Twin Lakes Twp 2 2
Wrenshall 4 4
Wright 1 1
Total 27 27
Results by Precinct in Carlton - District 11 (Democratic-Farmer-Labor Primary)
Precinct Michelle Lee Stu Lourey Valid Votes
Atkinson Twp 13 10 23
Automba Twp 11 2 13
Barnum 17 3 20
Barnum Twp 48 42 90
Beseman Twp 4 3 7
Blackhoof Twp 43 30 73
Carlton 25 32 57
Clear Creek Unorg 4 5 9
Cloquet W-1 94 48 142
Cloquet W-2 46 36 82
Cloquet W-3 67 51 118
Cloquet W-4 61 54 115
Cloquet W-5 P-1 61 60 121
Cloquet W-5 P-2 38 5 43
Corona Unorg 4 3 7
Cromwell 8 6 14
Eagle Twp 27 17 44
Holyoke Twp 9 16 25
Kalevala Twp 13 8 21
Kettle River 3 4 7
Lakeview Twp 12 11 23
Mahtowa Twp 26 27 53
Moose Lake 54 92 146
Moose Lake Twp 39 51 90
Perch Lake Twp 45 19 64
Progress Unorg 3 - 3
Red Clover Unorg 13 5 18
Sawyer Unorg 7 5 12
Scanlon 35 12 47
Silver Brook Twp 29 10 39
Silver Twp 13 25 38
Skelton Twp 13 19 32
Split Rock Twp 7 3 10
Thomson Twp 135 87 222
Twin Lakes Twp 75 52 127
Wrenshall 24 19 43
Wrenshall Twp 22 22 44
Wright 3 2 5
Total 1,151 896 2,047

Kanabec

Results by Precinct in Kanabec - District 11 (General)
Precinct Jason Rarick Stu Lourey John "Sparky" Birrenbach Valid Votes
Arthur Twp. 194 132 4 330
Brunswick Twp. 142 73 4 219
Comfort Twp. 159 54 3 216
Grass Lake Twp. 143 34 4 181
Grasston 9 7 - 16
Knife Lake Twp. 142 83 6 231
Kroschel Twp. 48 17 2 67
Mora 253 238 7 498
Pomroy Twp. 85 24 3 112
Quamba 15 7 - 22
Whited Twp. 124 66 3 193
Total 1,314 735 36 2,085
Results by Precinct in Kanabec - District 11 (Republican Primary)
Precinct Jason Rarick Valid Votes
Arthur Twp. 9 9
Brunswick Twp. 7 7
Comfort Twp. 11 11
Grass Lake Twp. 10 10
Grasston 1 1
Knife Lake Twp. 16 16
Kroschel Twp. 7 7
Mora 19 19
Pomroy Twp. 4 4
Quamba 2 2
Whited Twp. 7 7
Total 93 93
Results by Precinct in Kanabec - District 11 (Legal Marijuana Now Primary)
Precinct John "Sparky" Birrenbach Valid Votes
Arthur Twp. 1 1
Brunswick Twp. 1 1
Comfort Twp. 1 1
Grass Lake Twp. 1 1
Knife Lake Twp. 1 1
Quamba 1 1
Total 6 6
Results by Precinct in Kanabec - District 11 (Democratic-Farmer-Labor Primary)
Precinct Stu Lourey Michelle Lee Valid Votes
Arthur Twp. 37 18 55
Brunswick Twp. 11 3 14
Comfort Twp. 7 6 13
Grass Lake Twp. 12 2 14
Grasston 2 1 3
Knife Lake Twp. 22 14 36
Kroschel Twp. 10 7 17
Mora 67 20 87
Pomroy Twp. 5 2 7
Quamba 1 3 4
Whited Twp. 17 6 23
Total 191 82 273

Pine

Results by Precinct in Pine - District 11 (General)
Precinct Jason Rarick Stu Lourey John "Sparky" Birrenbach Valid Votes
Arlone Twp. 61 31 1 93
Arna Twp. 9 7 2 18
Askov 36 43 2 81
Barry Twp. 69 39 1 109
Birch Creek Twp. 27 28 3 58
Bremen Twp. 32 25 3 60
Brook Park 8 4 - 12
Brook Park Twp. 57 17 1 75
Bruno 13 16 1 30
Bruno Twp. 23 26 2 51
Chengwatana Twp. 149 58 2 209
Clover Twp. 74 13 1 88
Crosby Twp. 20 9 - 29
Danforth Twp. 28 1 - 29
Dell Grove Twp. 114 65 3 182
Denham 7 1 - 8
Finlayson 50 18 1 69
Finlayson Twp. 101 33 - 134
Fleming Twp. 24 11 2 37
Henriette 5 5 1 11
Hinckley 136 127 7 270
Hinckley Twp. 158 57 3 218
Kerrick 4 14 - 18
Kerrick Twp. 43 57 5 105
Kettle River Twp. 75 55 - 130
Mission Creek Twp. 86 35 4 125
Munch Twp. 40 8 4 52
New Dosey Twp. 7 11 - 18
Nickerson Twp. 25 26 - 51
Norman Twp. 44 39 1 84
Ogema Twp. 23 23 - 46
Park Twp. 6 6 2 14
Partridge Twp. 137 64 - 201
Pine City 327 220 12 559
Pine City Twp. 224 107 5 336
Pine Lake Twp. 109 51 1 161
Pokegama Twp. 390 181 8 579
Rock Creek 221 77 6 304
Royalton Twp. 165 52 7 224
Rutledge 20 19 1 40
Sandstone 103 118 4 225
Sandstone Twp. 127 57 4 188
Sturgeon Lake P-1 50 37 4 91
Sturgeon Lake Twp. 55 43 1 99
Willow River 39 34 1 74
Wilma Twp. 12 12 2 26
Windemere Twp. 184 236 10 430
Total 3,717 2,216 118 6,051
Results by Precinct in Pine - District 11 (Republican Primary)
Precinct Jason Rarick Valid Votes
Arlone Twp. 12 12
Askov 2 2
Barry Twp. 5 5
Birch Creek Twp. 3 3
Bremen Twp. 2 2
Brook Park Twp. 3 3
Bruno 9 9
Bruno Twp. 6 6
Chengwatana Twp. 12 12
Clover Twp. 5 5
Crosby Twp. 3 3
Danforth Twp. 20 20
Dell Grove Twp. 11 11
Denham 1 1
Finlayson 7 7
Finlayson Twp. 3 3
Fleming Twp. 8 8
Henriette 3 3
Hinckley 8 8
Hinckley Twp. 17 17
Kerrick Twp. 19 19
Kettle River Twp. 5 5
Mission Creek Twp. 10 10
Munch Twp. 6 6
New Dosey Twp. 2 2
Nickerson Twp. 22 22
Norman Twp. 4 4
Ogema Twp. 4 4
Park Twp. 2 2
Partridge Twp. 6 6
Pine City 18 18
Pine City Twp. 13 13
Pine Lake Twp. 6 6
Pokegama Twp. 31 31
Rock Creek 12 12
Royalton Twp. 12 12
Rutledge 2 2
Sandstone 16 16
Sandstone Twp. 8 8
Sturgeon Lake P-1 8 8
Sturgeon Lake Twp. 1 1
Willow River 1 1
Wilma Twp. 1 1
Windemere Twp. 13 13
Total 362 362
Results by Precinct in Pine - District 11 (Legal Marijuana Now Primary)
Precinct John "Sparky" Birrenbach Valid Votes
Arna Twp. 3 3
Brook Park 1 1
Bruno 1 1
Bruno Twp. 1 1
Chengwatana Twp. 1 1
Danforth Twp. 2 2
Dell Grove Twp. 1 1
Finlayson 1 1
Finlayson Twp. 2 2
Henriette 1 1
Hinckley 1 1
Kettle River Twp. 1 1
Munch Twp. 1 1
Ogema Twp. 1 1
Partridge Twp. 2 2
Pine City 2 2
Pine Lake Twp. 1 1
Pokegama Twp. 7 7
Rutledge 1 1
Windemere Twp. 1 1
Total 32 32
Results by Precinct in Pine - District 11 (Democratic-Farmer-Labor Primary)
Precinct Stu Lourey Michelle Lee Valid Votes
Arlone Twp. 12 2 14
Arna Twp. 3 3 6
Askov 17 6 23
Barry Twp. 8 8 16
Birch Creek Twp. 5 8 13
Bremen Twp. 7 3 10
Brook Park Twp. 8 3 11
Bruno 10 3 13
Bruno Twp. 12 6 18
Chengwatana Twp. 18 8 26
Clover Twp. 6 9 15
Crosby Twp. 3 4 7
Dell Grove Twp. 32 16 48
Denham 3 - 3
Finlayson 6 4 10
Finlayson Twp. 15 2 17
Fleming Twp. 4 4 8
Henriette 3 2 5
Hinckley 37 18 55
Hinckley Twp. 16 20 36
Kerrick 11 2 13
Kerrick Twp. 38 14 52
Kettle River Twp. 21 19 40
Mission Creek Twp. 4 5 9
Munch Twp. 2 2 4
New Dosey Twp. 3 3 6
Nickerson Twp. 18 10 28
Norman Twp. 9 10 19
Ogema Twp. 10 6 16
Park Twp. 4 - 4
Partridge Twp. 33 9 42
Pine City 87 17 104
Pine City Twp. 42 14 56
Pine Lake Twp. 28 5 33
Pokegama Twp. 41 26 67
Rock Creek 24 12 36
Royalton Twp. 17 10 27
Rutledge 3 6 9
Sandstone 55 10 65
Sandstone Twp. 18 15 33
Sturgeon Lake P-1 14 7 21
Sturgeon Lake Twp. 16 13 29
Willow River 9 6 15
Wilma Twp. 4 3 7
Windemere Twp. 76 58 134
Total 812 411 1,223

St. Louis

Results by Precinct in St. Louis - District 11 (General)
Precinct Stu Lourey Jason Rarick John "Sparky" Birrenbach Write-In Votes Valid Votes
Arrowhead Twp. 22 12 - - 34
Brevator Twp. 97 85 5 5 192
Brookston 10 - 1 - 11
Culver Twp. 28 14 - - 42
Stoney Brook Twp. 29 15 1 - 45
Total 186 126 7 5 324
Results by Precinct in St. Louis - District 11 (Republican Primary)
Precinct Jason Rarick Valid Votes
Brevator Twp. 5 5
Culver Twp. 2 2
Stoney Brook Twp. 3 3
Total 10 10
Results by Precinct in St. Louis - District 11 (Legal Marijuana Now Primary)
Precinct John "Sparky" Birrenbach Valid Votes
Arrowhead Twp. 2 2
Brookston 1 1
Stoney Brook Twp. 1 1
Total 4 4
Results by Precinct in St. Louis - District 11 (Democratic-Farmer-Labor Primary)
Precinct Michelle Lee Stu Lourey Valid Votes
Arrowhead Twp. 11 2 13
Brevator Twp. 25 16 41
Brookston 2 4 6
Culver Twp. 7 5 12
Stoney Brook Twp. 10 6 16
Total 55 33 88

See Also

List of Minnesota State Senate Elections

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