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
Scattering
Write-In
4
0.07
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.
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.