Historical Legislative Special Election Contests

Minnesota Report There are a number of unseen variables in Minnesota legislative special election contests and many assumptions are included in the mix of races. The Secretary of State’s Election Results only show elections dating back to 1992, and so we will use this...

McGuire Set for Return to the Legislature

The Special Election to fill the seat vacancy of Sen Ellen Anderson (DFL-66, St. Paul) after her appointment by Governor Mark Dayton (DFL) to Chair the Public Utilities Commission results in a return to the state legislature by former Rep Mary Jo McGuire (DFL-Falcon...

Activities in Senate District 66

In recent years the DFL Party has relied heavily on the Voters Action Network (VAN), which is an integrated database where allied groups, unions, community activist organizations and the Democratic Party have shared lists of political information on their membership....

2008 Democratic National Delegate Apportionment

For those not familiar with the process on precinct caucus night, all attendees to the DFL Precinct Caucuses will be able to cast a ballot in a binding straw poll for their candidate of choice. This means the resulting percentages will determine the apportionment of...