Winners, losers, likely recounts: An updated look at MN legislature
MPR reporter Tom Weber spent last night tracking Minnesota House and Senate races and just sent this updated list of winners, losers and potential recounts. Take a look and post any thoughts below.
We also have links to easy-to-read totals on Minnesota legislative races:
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Races where there will be a recount, probably:
District 15b - 0.5% appears to be 54 votes; Carol Lewis lost by 28 votes (This is an open seat; DFLer Larry Hawks not running again)
District 25b - 0.5% appears to be 88 votes; David Bly lost by 30 votes
District 27A - 0.5% appears to be 75 votes; Robin Brown lost by 58 votes
Here's a list of 34 incumbents (21 in the House; 13 in the Senate) that lost their seats - Note: They're all DFLers; not a single Republican incumbent lost.
HOUSE --- 21 total:
- Dave Olin, of Thief River Falls (district 1a)
- Bernard Lieder, of Crookston (district 1b)
- Brita Sailer, of Park Rapids (district 2b)
- Loren Solberg, of Grand Rapids (district 3b)
- Tim Faust, of Hinckley (district 8b)
- Al Doty, of Royalton (district 12b)
- Al Juhnke, of Willmar (district 13b)
- Gail Kulick Jackson, of Milaca (district 16a)
- David Bly, of Northfield (district 25b)
- Robin Brown, of Moscow Township (district 27a)
- Andy Welti, of Plainview (district 30b)
- Phil Sterner, of Rosemount (district 37b)
- Sandra Masin, of Eagan (district 38a)
- Mike Obermueller, of Eagan (district 38b)
- Will Morgan, of Burnsville (district 40a)
- Paul Rosenthal, of Edina (district 41b)
- Maria Ruud of Minnetonka (district 42a)
- Jerry Newton, of Coon Rapids (district 49b)
- Paul Gardner, of Shoreview (district 53a)
- Julie Bunn, of Lake Elmo (district 56a)
- Marsha Swails, of Woodbury (district 56b)
SENATE - 13 total:
- Mary Olson, of Bemidji (district 4)
- Dan Skogen, of Hewitt (district 10)
- Lisa Fobbe, of Zimmerman (district 16)
- Rick Olseen, of Harris (district 17)
- Kevin Dahle (pronounced 'dall'), of Northfield (district 25)
- Ann Lynch, of Rochester (district 30)
- Sharon Erickson Ropes, of Winona (district 31)
- Jim Carlson, of Eagan (district 38)
- John Doll, of Burnsville (district 40)
- Leo Foley, of Coon Rapids (district 47)
- Don Betzold, of Fridley (district 51)
- Sandy Rummel, of White Bear Lake (district 53)
- Kathy Saltzman, of Woodbury (district 56)