Special election scheduled for Lenczewski House seat
State officials have scheduled a special election in Minnesota House District 50B for Feb. 9, 2016.
Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon announced Tuesday that he received a writ from Gov. Mark Dayton ordering the special election, which is needed to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Rep. Ann Lenczewski, DFL-Bloomington.
A special primary, if needed, will be Jan. 12. Candidates can begin filing for the contest on Dec. 8. The filing period closes on Dec. 14, at 5:00 p.m.
Lenczewski announced two weeks ago that she would leave the Legislature midway through her ninth House term to take a job as a lobbyist.
There’s another special election previously scheduled in Minnesota Senate District 35 on Feb. 9. That voting will fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Sen. Branden Petersen, R-Andover. The candidate filing period for that contest is the same as for House District 50B.
A special election is scheduled next Tuesday, Dec. 8, in House District 3A to fill the vacancy created by the death of Rep. David Dill, DFL-Crane Lake.
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