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A special election was held in the
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of
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on February 4, 2020, to elect a new member for District 60A in the
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, caused by the death of Democratic–Farmer–Labor (DFL) member Diane Loeffler. A primary election was held on January 21, 2020, to nominate a DFL candidate.
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, the DFL nominee, won the special election.


Background

On November 16, 2019, District 60A 15-year incumbent Diane Loeffler died of cancer. On November 27, 2019, Governor
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announced the date of the primary and special elections. Walz chose the date of the primary election to accommodate the large student population in the district, while still taking place before the February 11 reconvening of the
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. District 60A is located in
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, representing northeast
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. Loeffler first represented the area when it was District 59A after winning election in
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, succeeding fellow DFL member Len Biernat, who did not seek re-election. In the last election in
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, Loeffler won with 86 percent of the vote.


Candidates

The candidate filing period was from December 3 to December 10, 2019.


Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

* Mohamed Barre, employee for the Hennepin County Health and Human Services Department * Piyali Nath Dalal, writer * Amal Ibrahim, interpreter * Jessica Intermill, attorney *
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, state director of Save the Boundary Waters * Sonia Neculescu, political action director of Women for Political Change * Aaron Neumann, real estate broker; former aide for then-U.S. Representative
Keith Ellison Keith Maurice Ellison (born August 4, 1963) is an American politician and lawyer serving as the 30th attorney general of Minnesota. A member of the Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), Ellison was the U.S. representative for from 2007 to ...
* Aswar Rahman, social media director for U.S. Senator
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's 2020 presidential campaign; candidate for mayor of Minneapolis in
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* Saciido Shaie, cofounder and executive director of the Ummah Project * Zachary Wefel, attorney * Susan Whitaker, human resources employee for Hennepin County


Legal Marijuana Now Party

* Marty Super, candidate for the
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in District 60 in
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Primary election

The area represented by District 60A has in recent decades voted overwhelmingly for DFL candidates. The winner of the DFL nomination would likely be the winner of the special election.


Results


Results


See also

*
2020 Minnesota House of Representatives District 30A special election A special election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on February 4, 2020, to elect a new member for District 30A in the Minnesota House of Representatives, caused by the resignation of Republican member Nick Zerwas. A primary election was h ...
*
List of special elections to the Minnesota House of Representatives This is a list of special elections to the Minnesota House of Representatives. Such elections are called by the governor of Minnesota to fill vacancies that occur when a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives dies or resigns before the b ...


References


External links


Elections & Voting - Minnesota Secretary of State

District 60A special election - Minnesota Secretary of State
;Official campaign websites
Aaron Neumann (DFL) for MN House 60ASydney Jordan (DFL) for Minnesota HouseZachary Weifel (DFL) for MN State HousePeople for Piyali Dalal (DFL), House 60AAmal Ibrahim (DFL) for MN House 60ANeighbors for Sonia Neculescu (DFL)Susan Whitaker (DFL) for State Representative

Jessica Intermill for Eastside (DFL)Aswar Rahman for State Representative (DFL)
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