| Election Name: | District 19A special election, 2013 |
| Country: | Minnesota |
| Flag Year: | 1983 |
| Type: | by-election |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2012 |
| Previous Year: | 2012 |
| Next Election: | Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2014 |
| Next Year: | 2014 |
| Seats For Election: | The District 19A seat in the Minnesota House of Representatives |
| Nominee1: | Clark Johnson |
| Party1: | Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party |
| Popular Vote1: | 2,680 |
| Percentage1: | 53.69% |
| Nominee2: | Allen Quist |
| Party2: | Republican Party of Minnesota |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,801 |
| Percentage2: | 36.08% |
| Nominee3: | Tim Gieseke |
| Party3: | Independence Party of Minnesota |
| Popular Vote3: | 511 |
| Percentage3: | 10.24% |
| Representative | |
| Before Election: | Terry Morrow |
| Before Party: | Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party |
| After Election: | Clark Johnson |
| After Party: | Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party |
A special election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on February 12, 2013 to elect a new representative for District 19A in the Minnesota House of Representatives, caused by the resignation of Representative Terry Morrow on January 7, 2013. A primary election was held on January 29, 2013. The election coincided with the District 14A special election. Clark Johnson, the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) nominee, won the special election.
On December 19, 2012, Representative Terry Morrow announced he would resign to join the Uniform Law Commission as its legislative director.[1] [2] He resigned on January 7, 2013, the day before the beginning of the new session of the Minnesota Legislature.[3]
The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) did not endorse a candidate until after the deadline for withdrawing (January 16 at 5:00 p.m.), leaving the candidates that did not win the party endorsement unable to withdraw their candidacies, causing a primary election. The losing candidates said they would abide by the endorsement.
| Election | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District 19A special election, 2013: DFL primary[13] | Clark Johnson | 641 | 66.29 | ||
| Karl Johnson | 252 | 26.06 | |||
| Tim Strand | 51 | 5.27 | |||
| Robin Courrier | 23 | 2.38 | |||
| District 19A special election, 2013: Republican primary | Allen Quist | 105 | 100.00 | ||
| District 19A special election, 2013: Independence primary | Tim Gieseke | 55 | 100.00 | ||
| Election | Political result | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District 19A special election, 2013[14] Resignation of Terry Morrow Voters: 4,992 (−71.76%) | DFL hold Plurality: 879 (17.61 pp) | Clark Johnson | DFL | 2,680 | 53.69 | ||
| Allen Quist | Republican | 1,801 | 36.08 | ||||
| Tim Gieseke | Independence | 511 | 10.24 | ||||
| Election | Political result | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2012[15] Redrawn district Voters: 17,679 | DFL win | Terry Morrow | DFL | 17,263 | 97.65 | ||
| Write-in | N/A | 416 | 2.35 | ||||