Don’t blame Pat if Sharon wins
Pat Anderson, the Republican candidate for state auditor, wants to make sure primary voters don't confuse her with Sharon Anderson, a GOP candidate for attorney general.
Sharon Anderson is a perennial candidate with a familiar Minnesota surname who's running against Chris Barden, the Republican endorsed candidate. She defeated a GOP endorsed candidate for the same office in 1994.
Pat Anderson is trying to win back the office she lost four years ago to DFLer Rebecca Otto. Pat Anderson does not have a primary challenge. Still, she does not want a repeat of 1994 and sent out the following warning today to supporters:
"Because none of the four candidates running for state auditor have a primary challenge from within their respective parties, there is no primary race for state auditor and it is not on the ballot," Pat Anderson wrote. "That means that the only Anderson on the primary ballot for a constitutional office is Chris Barden's opponent. Because of this, there is concern people may confuse the Andersons and inadvertently vote for Sharon Anderson. Please tell everyone you know to support Chris Barden, not Sharon Anderson in the primary."
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