A special election was held in the

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on February 12, 2013 to elect a new representative for District 14A in the

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, caused by the resignation of Representative

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on January 7, 2013. A primary election was not held. The election coincided with the District 19A special election.

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, the

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nominee, won the special election.

Background

On January 3, 2013, Representative

announced that he would resign to take a job as the director of state legislative policy for the Center for Diagnostic Imaging. He resigned on January 7, 2013, the day before the beginning of the new session of the

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Candidates

Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

Nominee

*Joanne Dorsher (party endorsed), former St. Cloud school board member

Declined

*Jerry McCarter, former candidate for the

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Republican Party of Minnesota

Nominee

(party endorsed), small business owner

Withdrawn

*Scott Mac Hardy, Iraq War veteran *James Parmele *John Severson, former St. Cloud city council member

Independence Party of Minnesota

Nominee

*Todd McKee, small business owner; part-time truck driver

Results

Previous election results

References

External links

Information on the special election
at the Minnesota Secretary of State website ;Official campaign websites
Joanne DorsherTama Theis
{{Minnesota elections

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Minnesota special elections