Independent-Republicans flipped one of two special elections to the state House conducted this year caused by DFL resignations – winning HD 52A in February and losing HD 63B in November.
Elections
Date
Office
Stage
Winners
Details
11/07/1989
State House, District 63B
Special
Alice Hausman (Democratic-Farmer-Labor) won with 5,258 votes (62.54%) and a winning margin of +25.09
Candidate
Gender
Party
Votes
Percent
Alice Hausman
Woman
Democratic-Farmer-Labor
5,258
62.54
Joy Strane Albrecht
Woman
Independent-Republican
3,149
37.46
Special election to the fill the vacancy due to the resignation of DFL Representative Ann Wynia on September 1, 1989 who was appointed Minnesota Department of Human Services Commissioner.
Joy Strane Albrecht (Independent-Republican) won with 982 votes (81.29%) and a winning margin of +62.58
Candidate
Gender
Party
Votes
Percent
Joy Strane Albrecht
Woman
Independent-Republican
982
81.29
Jay W. Sorg
Man
Independent-Republican
226
18.71
Special primary election to the fill the vacancy after the resignation of DFL Representative Ann Wynia on September 1, 1989 who was appointed Minnesota Department of Human Services Commissioner.
Alice Hausman (Democratic-Farmer-Labor) won with 2,222 votes (66.47%) and a winning margin of +32.93
Candidate
Gender
Party
Votes
Percent
Alice Hausman
Woman
Democratic-Farmer-Labor
2,222
66.47
Donald W. Cheatham
Man
Democratic-Farmer-Labor
1,121
33.53
Special primary election to the fill the vacancy after the resignation of DFL Representative Ann Wynia on September 1, 1989 who was appointed Minnesota Department of Human Services Commissioner.
Linda Runbeck (Independent-Republican) won with 3,427 votes (58.44%) and a winning margin of +16.88
Candidate
Gender
Party
Votes
Percent
Linda Runbeck
Woman
Independent-Republican
3,427
58.44
Dawn Schnickels
Woman
Democratic-Farmer-Labor
2,437
41.56
Special election to the fill the vacancy due to the resignation of DFL Representative Gordon O. Voss on January 4, 1989 who was appointed Chief Administrator of the Minnesota Metropolitan Waste Control Commission. Runbeck was an advertising director from Circle Pines. Schnickles was a communications company service representative.