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2024 Minnesota Senate District 45 special election

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2024 District 45 special election

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Minnesota Senate
District 45
 
Nominee Ann Johnson Stewart Kathleen Fowke
Party Democratic (DFL) Republican
Popular vote 29,791 26,969
Percentage 52.4% 47.5%

Senator before election

Kelly Morrison
Democratic (DFL)

Elected Senator

Ann Johnson Stewart
Democratic (DFL)

A special election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 5, 2024, concurrently with the state general election, to elect a new member for District 45 in the Minnesota Senate. This was caused by the resignation of Democratic–Farmer–Labor (DFL) member Kelly Morrison, who sought election to the United States House of Representatives.

Background

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On June 6, 2024, District 45 incumbent Kelly Morrison resigned her seat, citing her full-time campaign for Minnesota's 3rd congressional district and her desire for the special election to her seat to be held during a general election.[1]

District 45 is located in southwestern Hennepin County, containing the municipalities around Lake Minnetonka.[2] In the last election in 2022, Morrison won with 56 percent of the vote.[3]

Candidates

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The special candidate filing period is from June 10 to June 11, 2024.[4]

Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

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Republican Party

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  • Kathleen Fowke, candidate for the seat in 2022[7]

Primary election

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The primary election was held on August 13, 2024.[8]

Results

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2024 Minnesota Senate District 45 Special Democratic-Farmer-Labor Primary[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Ann Johnson Stewart 3,701 58.92
Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Emily Reitan 2,432 38.72
Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Kyle Jasper Meinen 148 2.36
Total 6281 100
2024 Minnesota Senate District 45 Special Republican Primary[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kathleen Fowke 2,574 100
Total 2,574 100

General election

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The special general election was held November 5, 2024.[8]

Results

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2024 Minnesota Senate District 45 Special Election[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Ann Johnson Stewart 29,791 52.43
Republican Kathleen Fowke 26,969 47.47
Write-in 58 0.10
Total 56,818 100

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Morrison, Kelly (6 June 2024). ""Today I am stepping down from my seat in the MN Senate"". twitter/x. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Senate District 45 Map" (PDF). Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Results for State Senator District 45". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  4. ^ "SENATE DISTRICT 45 SPECIAL ELECTION". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  5. ^ "I'm running for senate behind Kelly Morrison!". Facebook. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  6. ^ "About Emily". Emily Reitan for Minnesota Senate. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  7. ^ a b "Candidate Filings - Senate District 45 special election". Office of the Secretary of State. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  8. ^ a b Walz, Tim. "Writ of Special Election". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  9. ^ a b "Results for State Senator District 45". Office Of The Minnesota Secretary Of State. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  10. ^ "Results for State Senator District 45". Office of the Minnesota Secretary State. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
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Official campaign websites

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