1993 Election Cycle

Independent-Republicans picked up two seats in special elections to the state House following DFL resignations: HD 44B in January and HD 01B in July.

Elections

Date Office Stage Winners Details
07/13/1993 State House, District 01B Special Tim Finseth (Independent-Republican) won with 3,309 votes (54.22%) and a winning margin of +8.50
Candidate Gender Party Votes Percent
Tim Finseth Man Independent-Republican 3,309 54.22
Joel Swanson Man Democratic-Farmer-Labor 2,790 45.72

Special election to the fill the vacancy due to the resignation of DFL Representative Wallace Sparby on May 18, 1993 after being appointed Director of the state Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service for the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Finseth was manager of the Marshall County Soil and Conservation District and resident of Angus. Swanson was a radio station general manager from Thief River Falls.

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01/12/1993 State House, District 44B Special Jim Rhodes (Independent-Republican) won with 2,414 votes (51.93%) and a winning margin of +3.85
Candidate Gender Party Votes Percent
Jim Rhodes Man Independent-Republican 2,414 51.93
Gail Dorfman Woman Democratic-Farmer-Labor 2,235 48.07

Special election to the fill the vacancy due to the resignation of DFL Representative Gloria Segal on December 14, 1992. Segal had been reelected to a 6th term on November 3, 1992 but resigned due to health reasons.

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