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  MN House Seat 07B
RACE DETAILS
Parents > United States > Minnesota > MN State House > MN State House 07B
OfficeState House
HonorificState Representative - Abbr: St. Rep.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline June 05, 2012 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open November 06, 2012 - 07:00am Central
Polls Close November 06, 2012 - 08:00pm Central
Term Start January 08, 2013 - 12:00pm
Term End January 06, 2015 - 12:00pm
Contributoreddy 9_99
Last ModifiedRBH November 30, 2012 08:07pm
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Description Gauthier dropped out of the race in August. The local DFL chose to endorse Simonson and the Minnesota Supreme Court replaced Gauthier with Simonson on September 25th, 2012.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic-Farmer-Labor Won11/02/2010
NameKerry Gauthier Votes7,470 (66.85%)
Term01/04/2011 - 01/08/2013 Margin4,995 (+44.70%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic-Farmer-Labor Won11/04/2014
NameErik Simonson Votes9,435 (71.05%)
Term01/06/2015 - 01/03/2017 Margin5,632 (+42.41%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
08/22/2012 11/06/2012
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Erik Simonson 1 --1 --
Travis Silvers 1 ----1
Leaning Call: Travis Silvers (55.56%)
Weighted Call: Travis Silvers (97.97%)

CANDIDATES
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Name Erik Simonson Travis Silvers (W) City Councillor Jay Fosle (W) David Pipho  
PartyDemocratic-Farmer-Labor Republican Independent Independent  
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Certified Votes 12,450 (62.43%) 4,345 (21.79%) 3,144 (15.77%) 3 (0.02%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -8,105 (-40.64%) -9,306 (-46.67%) -12,447 (-62.42%)  
Predict Avg.55.00% 42.00% 1.10% 0.00%  
CincinnatiReds199055.00% (+0.73 pts) 42.00% (-10.84 pts) 1.10% (-7.60 pts) --
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $--  
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Entry Date 00/00/2012 00/00/2012 08/17/2012 --  
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Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Sep 25, 2012 09:00pm News State Supreme Court takes Gauthier, DFL-Duluth, off ballot  Article RBH 
Sep 05, 2012 05:00pm News Daughter of Minnesota House candidate says he abandoned her  Article RBH 
Aug 23, 2012 07:15pm News Duluth: DFLers regrouping after Gauthier drops out of race  Article RBH 
Aug 22, 2012 05:00pm News Minnesota Lawmaker In Sex Scandal Getting Out Of Race  Article RBH 
Aug 20, 2012 08:00pm News Two announce candidacy for Gauthier's House seat  Article RBH 

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