Early voting begins Friday, Feb. 21, in a special election for the Minnesota House 40B seat that will determine whether that chamber stays in Republican control or moves into a party tie.
The district includes areas of Roseville and Shoreview.
The special election was originally scheduled for January, but the Supreme Court canceled the election after ruling Walz didn't provide enough notice for potential candidates. Gov. Tim Walz rescheduled the election.
The vacancy in this seat was caused by the resignation of Representative-elect Curtis Johnson, effective Dec. 27, after a Ramsey County judge disqualified Johnson on residency grounds amid a challenge by his Republican opponent. Johnson said in a Facebook post that he would let the ruling stand despite his belief it was wrong.
Candidate filing for this race closed on Feb. 11.
The candidates running in this special election are DFLer David Gottfried and Republican Paul Wikstrom.
MPR News reached out to the candidates, providing a three-question survey for them to fill out and inform voters about who they are and their priorities if elected.
Click on each question and scroll down to see the candidates’ responses.
using the Secretary of State's website
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