The 2020 Minnesota State House Special Election took place in 2020 to elect 2 seats. Democratic-Farmer-Labor secured 1 seats, which constitutes 50.0% of the total seats, alongside receiving 57.3% of the popular vote. A total number of 5,275 votes were cast in this election. There were totally 4 candidates ran for 2 seats across the 2 districts.
Summary by Party
There were totally 4 candidates competed for 2 seats. Democratic-Farmer-Labor won 1 seats, making up 50.0% of the total seats being elected, while receiving 57.3% of the popular vote. Republican won 1 seats (50.0%).
| 2020 Minnesota State House Special Election - Summary by Political Party
|
| Party |
Votes |
% Votes |
Candidates |
Elected |
% Seats |
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| Democratic-Farmer-Labor |
3,020 |
57.3% |
2 |
1 |
50.0%
|
| Republican |
1,983 |
37.6% |
1 |
1 |
50.0%
|
| Legal Marijuana Now |
247 |
4.7% |
1 |
0 |
0.0%
|
| Total |
5,275 |
100% |
4 |
2 |
100%
|
Summary by Seats
| 2020 Minnesota State House Special Election - Summary by Party in Seats
|
| Seat |
Democratic-Farmer-Labor |
Republican |
Others |
Valid Votes
|
| Votes |
% |
Votes |
% |
Votes |
%
|
| District 30A |
1,141 |
36.5% |
1,983 |
63.4% |
2 |
0.1% |
3,126
|
| District 60A |
1,879 |
87.4% |
- |
- |
270 |
12.6% |
2,149
|
| Total |
3,020 |
57.3% |
1,983 |
37.6% |
272 |
5.2% |
5,275
|
Elected Candidates
| 2020 Minnesota State House Special Election - Elected Candidates
|
| Seat |
Elected Candidate |
Second Candidate |
Margin
|
| Name |
Party |
Votes |
% |
Name |
Party |
Votes |
%
|
| District 30A |
Paul Novotny |
Republican |
1,983 |
63.4% |
Chad Hobot |
Democratic-Farmer-Labor |
1,141 |
36.5% |
26.9%
|
| District 60A |
Sydney Jordan |
Democratic-Farmer-Labor |
1,879 |
87.4% |
Marty Super |
Legal Marijuana Now |
247 |
11.5% |
75.9%
|
Results by Candidates
There are 4 candidates competed for 2 seats.
| 2020 Minnesota State House Special Election - Summary by Candidate
|
| Seat |
Candidate |
Affiliation |
Valid Votes |
%
|
| District 30A |
Paul Novotny |
Republican |
1,983 |
63.4%
|
| Chad Hobot |
Democratic-Farmer-Labor |
1,141 |
36.5%
|
| District 60A |
Sydney Jordan |
Democratic-Farmer-Labor |
1,879 |
87.4%
|
| Marty Super |
Legal Marijuana Now |
247 |
11.5%
|
Results by Seats
District 30A
Paul Novotny of Republican received 63.4% of the votes, totaling 1,983 votes, to win the election. Chad Hobot of Democratic-Farmer-Labor was defeated by a margin of 26.9%, receiving 36.5% of the votes, totaling 1,141 votes. The total votes cast was 3,126.
| 2020 Minnesota State House Special Election in District 30A
|
| General
|
| Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
% |
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| Paul Novotny |
Republican |
1,983 |
63.4%
|
| Chad Hobot |
Democratic-Farmer-Labor |
1,141 |
36.5%
|
| Write-In Votes |
|
2 |
0.1%
|
| Date: 2020-02-04, Margin: 26.9%, Valid Votes: 3,126
|
| Republican Primary
|
| Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
% |
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| Paul Novotny |
Republican |
1,136 |
87.0%
|
| Kathy Ziebarth |
Republican |
170 |
13.0%
|
| Date: 2020-01-14, Margin: 74.0%, Valid Votes: 1,306
|
| Democratic-Farmer-Labor Primary
|
| Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
% |
|
| Chad Hobot |
Democratic-Farmer-Labor |
152 |
100.0%
|
| Date: 2020-01-14, Valid Votes: 152
|
The election took place in two counties. The breakdown of results by county is shown below.
| 2020 Minnesota State House Special Election in District 30A (General) - Results by County
|
| County |
Paul Novotny
Republican |
Chad Hobot
Democratic-Farmer-Labor |
Write-In Votes
|
Valid Votes |
Margin
|
| Votes |
% |
Votes |
% |
Votes |
%
|
| Sherburne |
1,961 |
63.6% |
1,120 |
36.3% |
2 |
0.1% |
3,083 |
27.3%
|
| Wright |
22 |
51.2% |
21 |
48.8% |
- |
0.0% |
43 |
2.3%
|
| Total |
1,983 |
63.4% |
1,141 |
36.5% |
2 |
0.1% |
3,126 |
26.9%
|
| 2020 Minnesota State House Special Election in District 30A (Republican Primary) - Results by County
|
| County |
Paul Novotny
Republican |
Kathy Ziebarth
Republican |
Valid Votes |
Margin
|
| Votes |
% |
Votes |
%
|
| Sherburne |
1,126 |
87.1% |
167 |
12.9% |
1,293 |
74.2%
|
| Wright |
10 |
76.9% |
3 |
23.1% |
13 |
53.8%
|
| Total |
1,136 |
87.0% |
170 |
13.0% |
1,306 |
74.0%
|
| 2020 Minnesota State House Special Election in District 30A (Democratic-Farmer-Labor Primary) - Results by County
|
| County |
Chad Hobot
Democratic-Farmer-Labor |
Valid Votes |
Margin
|
| Votes |
%
|
| Sherburne |
151 |
100.0% |
151 |
100.0%
|
| Wright |
1 |
100.0% |
1 |
100.0%
|
| Total |
152 |
100.0% |
152 |
100.0%
|
Sherburne
| Results by Precinct in Sherburne - District 30A (General)
|
| Precinct |
Paul Novotny |
Chad Hobot |
Write-In Votes |
Valid Votes
|
| Big Lake City P-01 |
135 |
73 |
- |
208
|
| Big Lake City P-02 |
92 |
44 |
- |
136
|
| Big Lake City P-03 |
165 |
91 |
- |
256
|
| Big Lake Twp P1 |
158 |
73 |
- |
231
|
| Big Lake Twp P2 |
105 |
47 |
- |
152
|
| Big Lake Twp P3 |
56 |
28 |
- |
84
|
| Elk River W1 P1a |
183 |
103 |
- |
286
|
| Elk River W1 P1b |
202 |
111 |
- |
313
|
| Elk River W2 P2a |
180 |
65 |
1 |
246
|
| Elk River W2 P2b |
179 |
99 |
- |
278
|
| Elk River W3 P3a |
102 |
61 |
- |
163
|
| Elk River W3 P3b |
157 |
137 |
1 |
295
|
| Elk River W4 P4a |
112 |
83 |
- |
195
|
| Elk River W4 P4b |
135 |
105 |
- |
240
|
| Total |
1,961 |
1,120 |
2 |
3,083
|
| Results by Precinct in Sherburne - District 30A (Republican Primary)
|
| Precinct |
Paul Novotny |
Kathy Ziebarth |
Valid Votes
|
| Big Lake City P-01 |
85 |
16 |
101
|
| Big Lake City P-02 |
47 |
7 |
54
|
| Big Lake City P-03 |
89 |
26 |
115
|
| Big Lake Twp P1 |
103 |
15 |
118
|
| Big Lake Twp P2 |
59 |
7 |
66
|
| Big Lake Twp P3 |
32 |
24 |
56
|
| Elk River W1 P1a |
110 |
20 |
130
|
| Elk River W1 P1b |
133 |
6 |
139
|
| Elk River W2 P2a |
98 |
6 |
104
|
| Elk River W2 P2b |
96 |
13 |
109
|
| Elk River W3 P3a |
61 |
6 |
67
|
| Elk River W3 P3b |
84 |
11 |
95
|
| Elk River W4 P4a |
51 |
4 |
55
|
| Elk River W4 P4b |
78 |
6 |
84
|
| Total |
1,126 |
167 |
1,293
|
| Results by Precinct in Sherburne - District 30A (Democratic-Farmer-Labor Primary)
|
| Precinct |
Chad Hobot |
Valid Votes
|
| Big Lake City P-01 |
16 |
16
|
| Big Lake City P-02 |
7 |
7
|
| Big Lake City P-03 |
14 |
14
|
| Big Lake Twp P1 |
8 |
8
|
| Big Lake Twp P2 |
9 |
9
|
| Big Lake Twp P3 |
2 |
2
|
| Elk River W1 P1a |
15 |
15
|
| Elk River W1 P1b |
15 |
15
|
| Elk River W2 P2a |
5 |
5
|
| Elk River W2 P2b |
13 |
13
|
| Elk River W3 P3a |
6 |
6
|
| Elk River W3 P3b |
17 |
17
|
| Elk River W4 P4a |
10 |
10
|
| Elk River W4 P4b |
14 |
14
|
| Total |
151 |
151
|
Wright
| Results by Precinct in Wright - District 30A (General)
|
| Precinct |
Paul Novotny |
Chad Hobot |
Valid Votes
|
| Otsego P-3 |
22 |
21 |
43
|
| Total |
22 |
21 |
43
|
| Results by Precinct in Wright - District 30A (Republican Primary)
|
| Precinct |
Paul Novotny |
Kathy Ziebarth |
Valid Votes
|
| Otsego P-3 |
10 |
3 |
13
|
| Total |
10 |
3 |
13
|
| Results by Precinct in Wright - District 30A (Democratic-Farmer-Labor Primary)
|
| Precinct |
Chad Hobot |
Valid Votes
|
| Otsego P-3 |
1 |
1
|
| Total |
1 |
1
|
District 60A
Sydney Jordan of Democratic-Farmer-Labor received 87.4% of the votes, totaling 1,879 votes, to win the election. Marty Super of Legal Marijuana Now was defeated by a margin of 75.9%, receiving 11.5% of the votes, totaling 247 votes. The total votes cast was 2,149.
| 2020 Minnesota State House Special Election in District 60A
|
| General
|
| Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
% |
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| Sydney Jordan |
Democratic-Farmer-Labor |
1,879 |
87.4%
|
| Marty Super |
Legal Marijuana Now |
247 |
11.5%
|
| Write-In Votes |
|
23 |
1.1%
|
| Date: 2020-02-04, Margin: 75.9%, Valid Votes: 2,149
|
| Legal Marijuana Now Primary
|
| Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
% |
|
| Marty Super |
Legal Marijuana Now |
69 |
100.0%
|
| Date: 2020-01-21, Valid Votes: 69
|
| Democratic-Farmer-Labor Primary
|
| Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
% |
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| Sydney Jordan |
Democratic-Farmer-Labor |
1,318 |
28.5%
|
| Jessica Intermill |
Democratic-Farmer-Labor |
976 |
21.1%
|
| Sonia Neculescu |
Democratic-Farmer-Labor |
792 |
17.2%
|
| Amal Ibrahim |
Democratic-Farmer-Labor |
342 |
7.4%
|
| Aaron Neumann |
Democratic-Farmer-Labor |
269 |
5.8%
|
| Zachary Wefel |
Democratic-Farmer-Labor |
179 |
3.9%
|
| Aswar Rahman |
Democratic-Farmer-Labor |
175 |
3.8%
|
| Susan Whitaker |
Democratic-Farmer-Labor |
171 |
3.7%
|
| Saciido Shaie |
Democratic-Farmer-Labor |
157 |
3.4%
|
| Piyali Nath Dalal |
Democratic-Farmer-Labor |
149 |
3.2%
|
| Mohamed Issa Barre |
Democratic-Farmer-Labor |
89 |
1.9%
|
| Date: 2020-01-21, Margin: 7.4%, Valid Votes: 4,617
|
The election took place in the county of Hennepin.
| Results by Precinct in Hennepin - District 60A (General)
|
| Precinct |
Sydney Jordan |
Marty Super |
Write-In Votes |
Valid Votes
|
| Minneapolis W-1 P-01 |
65 |
9 |
- |
74
|
| Minneapolis W-1 P-02 |
232 |
32 |
5 |
269
|
| Minneapolis W-1 P-03 |
221 |
18 |
3 |
242
|
| Minneapolis W-1 P-04 |
216 |
28 |
2 |
246
|
| Minneapolis W-1 P-05 |
175 |
19 |
1 |
195
|
| Minneapolis W-1 P-06 |
164 |
31 |
1 |
196
|
| Minneapolis W-1 P-07 |
66 |
14 |
- |
80
|
| Minneapolis W-1 P-08 |
117 |
19 |
- |
136
|
| Minneapolis W-1 P-09 |
113 |
12 |
3 |
128
|
| Minneapolis W-1 P-10 |
63 |
6 |
1 |
70
|
| Minneapolis W-3 P-04 |
96 |
22 |
1 |
119
|
| Minneapolis W-3 P-05 |
126 |
11 |
3 |
140
|
| Minneapolis W-3 P-06 |
179 |
18 |
3 |
200
|
| Minneapolis W-3 P-10 |
46 |
8 |
- |
54
|
| Total |
1,879 |
247 |
23 |
2,149
|
| Results by Precinct in Hennepin - District 60A (Legal Marijuana Now Primary)
|
| Precinct |
Marty Super |
Valid Votes
|
| Minneapolis W-1 P-01 |
5 |
5
|
| Minneapolis W-1 P-02 |
9 |
9
|
| Minneapolis W-1 P-03 |
3 |
3
|
| Minneapolis W-1 P-04 |
5 |
5
|
| Minneapolis W-1 P-05 |
3 |
3
|
| Minneapolis W-1 P-06 |
12 |
12
|
| Minneapolis W-1 P-07 |
7 |
7
|
| Minneapolis W-1 P-08 |
7 |
7
|
| Minneapolis W-1 P-09 |
7 |
7
|
| Minneapolis W-1 P-10 |
1 |
1
|
| Minneapolis W-3 P-04 |
4 |
4
|
| Minneapolis W-3 P-05 |
2 |
2
|
| Minneapolis W-3 P-06 |
1 |
1
|
| Minneapolis W-3 P-10 |
3 |
3
|
| Total |
69 |
69
|
| Results by Precinct in Hennepin - District 60A (Democratic-Farmer-Labor Primary)
|
| Precinct |
Sydney Jordan |
Jessica Intermill |
Sonia Neculescu |
Amal Ibrahim |
Aaron Neumann |
Zachary Wefel |
Aswar Rahman |
Susan Whitaker |
Saciido Shaie |
Piyali Nath Dalal |
Mohamed Issa Barre |
Valid Votes
|
| Minneapolis W-1 P-01 |
29 |
24 |
25 |
5 |
14 |
3 |
4 |
36 |
- |
1 |
1 |
142
|
| Minneapolis W-1 P-02 |
150 |
145 |
65 |
16 |
25 |
33 |
26 |
16 |
4 |
12 |
- |
492
|
| Minneapolis W-1 P-03 |
188 |
102 |
50 |
18 |
15 |
22 |
22 |
9 |
8 |
36 |
- |
470
|
| Minneapolis W-1 P-04 |
156 |
134 |
46 |
37 |
15 |
14 |
15 |
15 |
5 |
52 |
1 |
490
|
| Minneapolis W-1 P-05 |
112 |
94 |
37 |
9 |
18 |
23 |
20 |
9 |
7 |
23 |
- |
352
|
| Minneapolis W-1 P-06 |
138 |
80 |
74 |
49 |
21 |
20 |
6 |
16 |
23 |
3 |
2 |
432
|
| Minneapolis W-1 P-07 |
40 |
36 |
79 |
22 |
4 |
- |
5 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
- |
196
|
| Minneapolis W-1 P-08 |
91 |
52 |
63 |
26 |
20 |
5 |
12 |
10 |
13 |
2 |
4 |
298
|
| Minneapolis W-1 P-09 |
101 |
89 |
85 |
49 |
40 |
11 |
14 |
13 |
44 |
5 |
9 |
460
|
| Minneapolis W-1 P-10 |
50 |
31 |
18 |
6 |
10 |
2 |
8 |
10 |
1 |
3 |
- |
139
|
| Minneapolis W-3 P-04 |
40 |
37 |
41 |
24 |
9 |
13 |
6 |
5 |
17 |
2 |
1 |
195
|
| Minneapolis W-3 P-05 |
80 |
47 |
57 |
13 |
19 |
7 |
15 |
16 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
261
|
| Minneapolis W-3 P-06 |
113 |
80 |
117 |
62 |
57 |
18 |
8 |
8 |
27 |
4 |
68 |
562
|
| Minneapolis W-3 P-10 |
30 |
25 |
35 |
6 |
2 |
8 |
14 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
128
|
| Total |
1,318 |
976 |
792 |
342 |
269 |
179 |
175 |
171 |
157 |
149 |
89 |
4,617
|
See Also
List of Minnesota State House Elections
