1989 Election Cycle

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.

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09/12/1989 State House, District 63B Special Primary 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.

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09/12/1989 State House, District 63B Special Primary 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.

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02/04/1989 State House, District 52A Special 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.

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