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This is a list of special elections to the Minnesota Senate . Such elections are called by the governor of Minnesota to fill vacancies that occur when a member of the Minnesota Senate dies or resigns before the next general election. Winners of these elections serve the remainder of the term and are usually candidates in the next election for their districts.
General elections are held in November of the second year following the decennial United States Census and every four years thereafter. New Legislatures convene on the first Tuesday following the first Monday of the following year.
List of special elections [ edit ]
District
Legislature
Date
Predecessor
Winner
Cause
32
81st
April 13, 1999
Steven Morse (DFL)
Bob Kierlin (R)
Resigned to become Deputy Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources .
18
81st
November 2, 1999
Janet Johnson (DFL)
Twyla Ring (DFL)
Death (brain tumor).
4
81st
December 14, 1999
David Ten Eyck (DFL)
Tony Kinkel (DFL)
Resigned to accept appointment to the Crow Wing County District Court.
7
82nd
January 29, 2002
Sam Solon (DFL)
Yvonne Prettner Solon (DFL)
Death (malignant melanoma )
67
82nd
January 29, 2002
Randy Kelly (DFL)
Mee Moua (DFL)
Resigned upon election to the mayoralty of Saint Paul .
37
83rd
July 13, 2004
David Knutson (R)
Chris Gerlach (R)
Resigned to accept appointment to the Minnesota 1st Judicial District Court .
19
84th
November 22, 2005
Mark Ourada (R)
Amy Koch (R)
Resigned to take a position with non-profit Center for Energy and Economic Development.
43
84th
November 22, 2005
David Gaither (R)
Terri Bonoff (DFL)
Resigned to become Chief of Staff to Governor Tim Pawlenty .
15
84th
December 27, 2005
Dave Kleis (R)
Tarryl Clark (DFL)
Resigned upon election to the mayoralty of Saint Cloud .
25
85th
January 3, 2008
Tom Neuville (R)
Kevin Dahle (DFL)
Resigned to accept appointment to the Minnesota 3rd Judicial District Court .
63
86th
November 4, 2008
Dan Larson (DFL)
Kenneth Kelash (DFL)
Resigned to become a lobbyist .
16
86th
November 4, 2008
Betsy Wergin (R)
Lisa Fobbe (DFL)
Resigned to serve on the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission .
26
86th
January 26, 2010
Dick Day (R)
Mike Parry (R)
Resign to become a full-time lobbyist for the state's two horse-racing tracks.
66
87th
April 10, 2011
Ellen Anderson (DFL)
Mary Jo McGuire (DFL)
Resigned to accept chair of the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission .
61
87th
October 10, 2011
Linda Berglin (DFL)
Jeff Hayden (DFL)
Resigned to accept a job as a Hennepin County health policy program manager.
46
87th
October 10, 2011
Linda Scheid (DFL)
Chris Eaton (DFL)
Death (ovarian cancer ).
59
87th
January 10, 2012
Larry Pogemiller (DFL)
Kari Dziedzic (DFL)
Resigned to become Director of Higher Education.
20
87th
April 10, 2012
Gary Kubly (DFL)
Lyle Koenen (DFL)
Death (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ).
35
89th
Branden Petersen (R)
Jim Abeler (R)
Resigned effective October 31, 2015.[ 1]
54
90th
February 12, 2018 Dan Schoen (DFL)
Karla Bigham (DFL)
Resigned due to allegations of sexual harassment.[ 2]
13
90th
November 6, 2018 Michelle Fischbach (R)
Jeff Howe (R)
Resigned to take the oath of office as lieutenant governor .[ 3]
11
91st
February 5, 2019 Tony Lourey (DFL)
Jason Rarick (R)
Resigned to be appointed Commissioner of Human Services.[ 4]
45
93rd
November 5, 2024 Kelly Morrison (DFL)
Ann Johnson Stewart (DFL)
Resigned to run for Minnesota's 3rd congressional district .[ 5]
^ Stassen-Berger, Rachel E. (September 24, 2015). "Sen. Branden Petersen, pro-gay-marriage GOPer, resigning" . Pioneer Press . Retrieved October 23, 2015 . ^ Xiong, Chao; Coolican, J. Patrick (November 23, 2017). "Despite resignation, Sen. Dan Schoen's lawyer says DFLer 'never meant to sexually harass anybody' . Star Tribune . Retrieved December 4, 2017 . ^ Golden, Erin; Coolican, J. Patrick (May 25, 2018). "Fischbach resigns from state Senate, is sworn in as lieutenant governor" . Star Tribune . Retrieved May 25, 2018 . ^ Coolican, J. Patrick (January 3, 2019). "Gov.-elect Tim Walz names seven new commissioners, including state Sen. Tony Lourey" . Star Tribune . Retrieved February 5, 2019 . ^ Morrison, Kelly (6 June 2024). " . twitter/x . Retrieved 7 June 2024 .
