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After the election, Republican candidate Paul Wikstrom challenged Johnson's eligibility in court, claiming that Johnson did not live in the district. [3] The judge ruled in favor of Wikstrom's claim, revoking the election result, creating a vacancy for the seat, and shifting control of the Minnesota House from a tie to a Republican majority. [4]
District 1B is located in northwestern Minnesota and includes East Grand Forks, Crookston, and Red Lake Falls. The incumbent is Republican Debra Kiel, who was first elected in 2010. She was re-elected in 2022 with 71.13% of the vote. Kiel announced that she was retiring at the end of the term and would not be seeking re-election.
Recounts in Minnesota are handled by the State Canvassing Board, as needed in the 2008 Senate election between Norm Coleman and Al Franken. According to the Minnesota Statutes, "the state canvassing board shall consist of the secretary of state, two judges of the supreme court, and two judges of the district court selected by the secretary of ...
Resigned to become Minnesota Commissioner of Labor and Industry. [4] 5B 87th: February 15, 2011 Tony Sertich (DFL) Carly Melin (DFL) Resigned following appointment to Commissioner of Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board. [5] 61B 87th: January 10, 2012 Jeff Hayden (DFL) Susan Allen (DFL) Resigned following election to Minnesota Senate ...
Minnesota Supreme Court justices Wilhelmina Wright and David Lillehaug sought election to six-year terms following their respective appointments in 2012 and 2013 by Governor Mark Dayton. Several seats on the Minnesota Court of Appeals and the Minnesota District Courts were up for election as well. [24] Both Wright and Lillehaug were elected.
A Minnesota appeals court on Thursday stepped in to protect voting rights recently granted to felons under a new law, undoing a judge's effort to strip two convicts of their right to vote. The ...
[33] [34] Craig challenged the law in court, arguing that Minnesota did not have the authority to delay a federal election; the judge agreed, ordering that the election be held on November 3 as originally planned. [35] Although Republicans appealed the decision, it stood after the United States Supreme Court refused to hear the appeal. [36]
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