1979 Election Cycle

In special legislative elections, the DFL held two state Senate seats (SD 41 in June and SD 55 in November) and picked up one seat in the state House (HD 67A in June).

Elections

Date Office Stage Winners Details
12/18/1979 State Senate, District 66 Special Primary Emery G. Barrette (Independent-Republican) won with 342 votes (100.00%) and a winning margin of +100.00
Candidate Gender Party Votes Percent
Emery G. Barrette Man Independent-Republican 342 100.00

Special primary election to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of DFL Senator John C. Chenoweth on November 26, 1979 to become Director of the Minneapolis Municipal Employees Retirement Fund.

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12/18/1979 State Senate, District 66 Special Primary Randy C. Kelly (Democratic-Farmer-Labor) won with 1,992 votes (81.61%) and a winning margin of +63.21
Candidate Gender Party Votes Percent
Randy C. Kelly Man Democratic-Farmer-Labor 1,992 81.61
Bob Vannelli Man Democratic-Farmer-Labor 449 18.39

Special primary election to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of DFL Senator John C. Chenoweth on November 26, 1979 to become Director of the Minneapolis Municipal Employees Retirement Fund.

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11/06/1979 State Senate, District 55 Special Anne K. Stokowski (Democratic-Farmer-Labor) won with 7,564 votes (76.25%) and a winning margin of +52.50
Candidate Gender Party Votes Percent
Anne K. Stokowski Woman Democratic-Farmer-Labor 7,564 76.25
Wally Schrade Man Independent-Republican 2,356 23.75

Special election to fill the vacancy caused by the death of DFL Senator Eugene Stokowski on August 1, 1979.

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10/16/1979 State Senate, District 55 Special Primary Wally Schrade (Independent-Republican) won with 229 votes (100.00%) and a winning margin of +100.00
Candidate Gender Party Votes Percent
Wally Schrade Man Independent-Republican 229 100.00

Special primary election to fill the vacancy caused by the death of DFL Senator Eugene Stokowski on August 1, 1979.

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10/16/1979 State Senate, District 55 Special Primary Anne K. Stokowski (Democratic-Farmer-Labor) won with 2,108 votes (89.51%) and a winning margin of +79.02
Candidate Gender Party Votes Percent
Anne K. Stokowski Woman Democratic-Farmer-Labor 2,108 89.51
Lester (Les) Betts Man Democratic-Farmer-Labor 247 10.49

Special primary election to fill the vacancy caused by the death of DFL Senator Eugene Stokowski on August 1, 1979.

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