Howard A. Knutson Candidate
Born: |
May 16, 1929 Grand Forks, North Dakota Grand Forks County United States |
Resided: |
Burnsville,
Minnesota
Dakota County |
Death: | October 1, 2006 |
Gender: | Man |
Occupation: | Attorney |
Military Service: | U.S. Army (1951-1953). |
Political Party: | Nonpartisan (Conservative Caucus); Republican; Independent-Republican |
Offices Held: | State Representative: HD 12B (1967-1973). State Senator: SD 53 (1973-1983); SD 38 (1983-1991). |
Notes: | Knutson was the father of State Senator David L. Knutson (SD 36, 1993-2003; SD 37, 2003-2004). |
Sources: | Minnesota Death Certificate Index (2006-MN-027623). Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. The Minneapolis Star, September 5, 1966 (p. B1). |
Minnesota State Senate, Minnesota Digital Library.
Election Details
Number of state/federal offices sought | Number of campaigns | Number of winning campaigns |
---|---|---|
3 | 16 | 15 |
Date | Election | Stage | Party | Votes | Percent | Result |
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11/04/1986 | State Senate, District 38 | General | Independent-Republican | 12,854 | 65.46% | Won |
09/09/1986 | State Senate, District 38 | Primary | Independent-Republican | 3,731 | 100.00% | Won |
11/02/1982 | State Senate, District 38 | General | Independent-Republican | 15,134 | 60.09% | Won |
09/14/1982 | State Senate, District 38 | Primary | Independent-Republican | 3,918 | 100.00% | Won |
11/04/1980 | State Senate, District 53 | General | Independent-Republican | 25,316 | 56.88% | Won |
09/09/1980 | State Senate, District 53 | Primary | Independent-Republican | 2,170 | 100.00% | Won |
11/07/1978 | Attorney General | General | Independent-Republican | 612,122 | 39.88% | Lost |
09/12/1978 | Attorney General | Primary | Independent-Republican | 182,712 | 100.00% | Won |
11/02/1976 | State Senate, District 53 | General | Independent-Republican | 21,354 | 56.83% | Won |
11/07/1972 | State Senate, District 53 | General | Nonpartisan | 18,488 | 74.05% | Won |
11/03/1970 | State House, District 12B | General | Nonpartisan | 12,237 | 60.93% | Won |
09/15/1970 | State House, District 12B | Primary | Nonpartisan | 4,421 | 50.11% | Won |
11/05/1968 | State House, District 12B | General | Nonpartisan | 16,296 | 78.02% | Won |
09/10/1968 | State House, District 12B | Primary | Nonpartisan | 3,222 | 65.86% | Won |
11/08/1966 | State House, District 12B | General | Nonpartisan | 8,681 | 55.54% | Won |
09/13/1966 | State House, District 12B | Primary | Nonpartisan | 3,833 | 46.19% | Won |