Democrat David Gottfried defeated GOP opponent Paul Wikstrom in a Tuesday special election to fill a vacant House seat representing Roseville and Shoreview. - ThreadSky

mprnews.org • 1 day ago

Democrat David Gottfried defeated GOP opponent Paul Wikstrom in a Tuesday special election to fill a vacant House seat representing Roseville and Shoreview.

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indivistwincities.bsky.social•1 day ago

We checked the Mn Sec of State website and it doesn’t show any results yet. Where did @mprnews.org get their numbers?

heiz16.bsky.social•1 day ago

AP called it. Guessing this was a pretty safe DFL seat.

indivistwincities.bsky.social•1 day ago

Won’t believe it ‘til we see official numbers.

heiz16.bsky.social•1 day ago

6000 votes ahead with 12/12 reporting.

indivistwincities.bsky.social•1 day ago

@davidformn40b.bsky.social got over 70% of the vote! Just crushed it! 👏👏👏

heiz16.bsky.social•1 day ago

Agreed.

jon-eisenberg.bsky.social•1 day ago

Win. 100% reported. https://electionresults.sos.mn.gov/results/Index?ErsElectionId=181&scenario=StateRepresentative&DistrictId=434&show=Go

lijag.bsky.social•1 day ago

Was 70% for the DFLer expected? Or how does that compare to past elections?

jon-eisenberg.bsky.social•1 day ago

It was 65-35 in the Nov. 2024 result so this is +5%. It was a safe district, but still an improvement. Less than 50% of registered voters in the district voted. 😔

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/11/05/us/elections/results-minnesota.html

billasch.bsky.social•1 day ago

It was hoped for (and expected). David ran an amazing campaign. He was super organized and out knocking doors from the very beginning. That was January, for those keeping track at home. It was a cold Jan and Feb too.

Maximum effort.

indivistwincities.bsky.social•1 day ago

Gottfried absolutely stomped it! 👏👏👏