State House, District 15A, 1994 Election
Special
Date: | February 8, 1994 |
Cycle: | 1994 |
Office: | State House |
State: | Minnesota |
District: | 15A |
Counties: | Kandiyohi |
Candidate | Gender | Party | Votes | Percent | Margin |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tom Van Engen | Man | Independent-Republican | 3,447 | 50.68 | +1.35 |
Rolf Hage | Man | Democratic-Farmer-Labor | 3,355 | 49.32 |
Special election to the fill the vacancy after the resignation of DFL Representative Alan Welle on January 4, 1994 as part of a plea agreement to a gross misdemeanor charge of misconduct by a public official related to misuse of public telephones. Van Engen was a county social worker from Spicer and Kandiyohi County Republican Party Chairman. Hage worked in the pharmacy at Willmar's state Regional Treatment Center.
Sources
- State of Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1995-1996 (p. 334).