Robert Farnsworth
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Robert Farnsworth (Republican Party) is a member of the Minnesota State Senate, representing District 7. He assumed office on January 3, 2023. His current term ends on January 5, 2027.
Farnsworth (Republican Party) ran for election to the Minnesota State Senate to represent District 7. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Biography
Robert Farnsworth was born in Chisholm, Minnesota, and lives in Hibbing. Farnsworth graduated from Chisholm High School in 1996. He earned a B.A. in history and social studies from the University of St. Thomas and an M.S. in special education from Minnesota State University, Mankato. His career experience includes working as a teacher at Mounds View High School, as a special education teacher with the Hibbing school district, and as a real estate agent with Village Realty.[1][2]
Sponsored legislation
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Committee assignments
2023-2024
Farnsworth was assigned to the following committees:
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Elections
2022
See also: Minnesota State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for Minnesota State Senate District 7
Robert Farnsworth defeated Ben DeNucci and Kim McLaughlin in the general election for Minnesota State Senate District 7 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Robert Farnsworth (R) | 53.1 | 20,797 |
 | Ben DeNucci (D)  | 46.1 | 18,056 | |
 | Kim McLaughlin (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.8 | 304 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 42 | ||
| Total votes: 39,199 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Minnesota State Senate District 7
Ben DeNucci defeated Kim McLaughlin in the Democratic primary for Minnesota State Senate District 7 on August 9, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ben DeNucci | 50.3 | 4,003 |
| Kim McLaughlin | 49.7 | 3,962 | |
| Total votes: 7,965 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Minnesota State Senate District 7
Robert Farnsworth advanced from the Republican primary for Minnesota State Senate District 7 on August 9, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Robert Farnsworth | 100.0 | 6,884 |
| Total votes: 6,884 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- David Sims (R)
Campaign finance
2020
See also: Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 6A
Incumbent Julie Sandstede defeated Robert Farnsworth in the general election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 6A on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Julie Sandstede (D) | 50.0 | 10,777 |
| Robert Farnsworth (R) | 49.9 | 10,747 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 24 | ||
| Total votes: 21,548 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Julie Sandstede advanced from the Democratic primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 6A.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Robert Farnsworth advanced from the Republican primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 6A.
Campaign finance
2016
Elections for the Minnesota House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 9, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was May 31, 2016. Incumbent Carly Melin (D) did not seek re-election.
Julie Sandstede defeated Robert Farnsworth in the Minnesota House of Representatives District 6A general election.[3][4]
| Minnesota House of Representatives, District 6A General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Julie Sandstede |
59.08% | 11,852 | |
| Republican | Robert Farnsworth | 40.92% | 8,209 | |
| Total Votes | 20,061 | |||
| Source: Minnesota Secretary of State | ||||
Julie Sandstede defeated Tom Whiteside, Mike Thompson, and Ben DeNucci in the Minnesota House of Representatives District 6A Democratic primary.[5][6]
| Minnesota House of Representatives, District 6A Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Julie Sandstede |
35.61% | 1,676 | |
| Democratic | Tom Whiteside | 31.19% | 1,468 | |
| Democratic | Mike Thompson | 5.50% | 259 | |
| Democratic | Ben DeNucci | 27.69% | 1,303 | |
| Total Votes | 4,706 | |||
Robert Farnsworth ran unopposed in the Minnesota House of Representatives District 6A Republican primary.[5][6]
| Minnesota House of Representatives, District 6A Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Robert Farnsworth (unopposed) | |
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2020
Robert Farnsworth did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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2023
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Candidate Minnesota State Senate District 7 |
Officeholder Minnesota State Senate District 7 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Minnesota State Senate, "Senator Robert D. Farnsworth," accessed March 30, 2023
- ↑ Robert Farnsworth 2022 campaign website, "About," accessed March 31, 2023
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Candidate Filing Search," accessed August 25, 2016
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "General election results, 2016," accessed December 19, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Minnesota Secretary of State, "Candidate Filings," accessed June 3, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Minnesota Secretary of State, "Minnesota State Primary: Tuesday, August 9, 2016," accessed August 9, 2016
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| Preceded by Jen McEwen (D) |
Minnesota State Senate District 7 2023-Present |
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