US EditionSpecial primary happening Tuesday to fill Kaohly Her's seat in State House
Six DFL candidates compete in St. Paul and three in Woodbury to secure nominations for special House elections that will decide control of the Minnesota House.
- On Tuesday, Ramsey County voters selected DFL candidates for two vacant Minnesota House seats, with results expected late Tuesday night.
- The vacancies arose after the election of representatives and senators from the district, prompting Jan. 27 special elections, following wins by Kaohly Her and Amanda Hemmingsen-Jaeger.
- Six Democrats are on the St. Paul ballot for 64A, including Beth Fraser, John Zwier, Matt Hill, Dan McGrath, Lois Quam and Meg Luger-Nikolai, while three Democrats—Shelley Buck, David Azcona and Juli Servatius—compete for 47A.
- With the House at 67 Republicans and 65 Democrats, January’s special-election results could create a 67-67 tie or give Republicans a majority in the Minnesota House of Representatives.
- Statewide, Minnesota has seen an unusually high number of special elections, with six special elections in 2025 and early voting beginning Dec. 9.
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Duluth News Tribune
Tuesday special election primary will pick DFL candidates for 2 Minnesota House seats
ST. PAUL — A special election primary on Tuesday, Dec. 16, will pick the DFL candidates for two vacant Minnesota House seats in Woodbury and St. Paul. The special election is set for Jan. 27. The two seats were left vacant following two wins for House DFLers on Nov. 4. Former Rep. Kaohly Vang Her left House seat 64A for her new role as St. Paul mayor, and former Rep. Amanda Hemmingsen-Jaeger left House seat 47A to serve Woodbury in the Senate — …
Tuesday special primary will pick DFL candidates for vacant MN House seats
Two special primary elections on Tuesday will determine the Democratic-Farmer-Labor candidates who will advance to the January general election in St. Paul’s House District 64A and Woodbury’s House District 47A. Both seats have been vacant since their former representatives won election to new offices in November. Rep. Kaohly Her, DFL-St. Paul, was elected St. Paul’s next mayor, and Rep. Amanda Hemmingsen-Jaeger, DFL-Woodbury, won a special elec…
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