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Chris Whitfield
Chris Whitfield (Democratic Party) ran in a special election to the Minnesota House of Representatives to represent District 52B. Whitfield lost in the special Democratic primary on November 16, 2023.
Whitfield completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Chris Whitfield earned a bachelor's degree from Minnesota State University, Mankato in 2011 and a graduate degree from Capella University in 2020.[1]
Elections
2023
See also: Minnesota state legislative special elections, 2023
General election
Special general election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 52B
Bianca Ward Virnig defeated Cynthia Lonnquist and Charles Kuchlenz in the special general election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 52B on December 5, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Bianca Ward Virnig (D) | 58.2 | 3,853 |
 | Cynthia Lonnquist (R) | 40.9 | 2,705 | |
| Charles Kuchlenz (L) | 0.9 | 59 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 1 | ||
| Total votes: 6,618 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Special Democratic primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 52B
Bianca Ward Virnig defeated Jay Miller, Cynthia Callais, and Chris Whitfield in the special Democratic primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 52B on November 16, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bianca Ward Virnig | 39.7 | 781 |
 | Jay Miller | 36.7 | 721 | |
| Cynthia Callais | 19.1 | 376 | ||
 | Chris Whitfield | 4.4 | 87 | |
| Total votes: 1,965 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Carl Yaeger (D)
Republican primary election
Special Republican primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 52B
Cynthia Lonnquist advanced from the special Republican primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 52B on November 16, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Cynthia Lonnquist | 100.0 | 230 |
| Total votes: 230 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Whitfield in this election.
Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Chris Whitfield completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Whitfield's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- I will work for and answer to the people.
- I will build trust by listening to and working with members of the community.
- I have a history of getting results, and will use my background in communication and leadership to deliver for 52B.
Note: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.
See also
2023 Elections
External links
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Candidate Minnesota House of Representatives District 52B |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on October 2, 2023
