Chad Anderson (Republican) was a candidate who sought election to the Minnesota House of Representatives to represent District 50B. Anderson lost the general election on November 6, 2018, after advancing from the primary on August 14, 2018.
Anderson is a former Republican member of the Minnesota House of Representatives, representing District 50B from 2016 to 2017. He was first elected to the chamber in a special election on February 9, 2016.
Incumbent Andrew Carlson (D) defeated Chad Anderson (R) in the general election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 50B on November 6, 2018.
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Andrew Carlson (D) |
60.8
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12,745 |
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Chad Anderson (R) |
39.0
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8,180 | |
Other/Write-in votes |
0.1
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28 |
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Total votes: 20,953 (100% precincts reporting) |
Incumbent Andrew Carlson advanced from the Democratic primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 50B on August 14, 2018.
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Andrew Carlson (D) |
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Chad Anderson advanced from the Republican primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 50B on August 14, 2018.
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Chad Anderson (R) |
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Elections for the Minnesota House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 9, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was May 31, 2016.
Andrew Carlson defeated incumbent Chad Anderson in the Minnesota House of Representatives District 50B general election.Minnesota House of Representatives, District 50B General Election, 2016 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Democratic | Andrew Carlson | 53.68% | 12,084 | |
Republican | Chad Anderson Incumbent | 46.32% | 10,429 | |
Total Votes | 22,513 | |||
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State |
Minnesota House of Representatives, District 50B Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Democratic | Andrew Carlson | 88.58% | 2,125 | |
Democratic | Christopher Seymore Sr. | 11.42% | 274 | |
Total Votes | 2,399 |
Minnesota House of Representatives, District 50B Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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Party | Candidate | |
Republican | Chad Anderson Incumbent (unopposed) |
A special election for the position of Minnesota House of Representatives District 50B was called for February 9, 2016. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was December 14, 2015.
The seat was vacant following Ann Lenczewski's (D) resignation on December 15.
Andrew Carlson (DFL) was defeated by Chad Anderson (R) in the special election.
Minnesota House of Representatives, District 50b, Special Election, 2016 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Republican | Chad Anderson | 51.2% | 2,582 | |
Democratic | Andrew Carlson | 48.7% | 2,452 | |
Write-in | Write-in | 0.1% | 5 | |
Total Votes | 5,039 |