1971 Election Cycle

One special election to the state House was held in 1971 with the Liberal Caucus holding HD 02B following the death of Representative Charles Miller.

Elections

Date Office Stage Winners Details
05/04/1971 State House, District 02B Special Richard R. (Dick) Lemke (Nonpartisan) won with 3,601 votes (56.17%) and a winning margin of +12.34
Candidate Gender Party Votes Percent
Richard R. (Dick) Lemke Man Nonpartisan 3,601 56.17
Francis Kottschade Man Nonpartisan 2,810 43.83

Special election to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Representative Charles Miller. Kottschade was a farmer from Plainview.

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04/20/1971 State House, District 02B Special Primary Richard R. (Dick) Lemke (Nonpartisan) won with 1,958 votes (38.92%) and a winning margin of +21.61
Candidate Gender Party Votes Percent
Richard R. (Dick) Lemke Man Nonpartisan 1,958 38.92
Francis Kottschade Man Nonpartisan 1,112 22.10
Arthur (Doc) Carlson Man Nonpartisan 871 17.31
Hans Peters Man Nonpartisan 428 8.51
Herbert Hinck Man Nonpartisan 340 6.76
James N. (Jim) Enga Man Nonpartisan 201 4.00
Charles Joseph (Charlie) Johnson Man Nonpartisan 121 2.41

Special primary election to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Representative Charles Miller. Kottschade was a farmer from Plainview.

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