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Frank Pafko
Frank Pafko (Republican Party) ran for election to the Minnesota State Senate to represent District 51. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Pafko was a 2016 Republican candidate for District 63B of the Minnesota House of Representatives.
Elections
2022
See also: Minnesota State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for Minnesota State Senate District 51
Incumbent Melissa Halvorson Wiklund defeated Frank Pafko in the general election for Minnesota State Senate District 51 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Melissa Halvorson Wiklund (D)  | 69.6 | 23,141 |
 | Frank Pafko (R) | 30.2 | 10,049 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 38 | ||
| Total votes: 33,228 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Melissa Halvorson Wiklund advanced from the Democratic primary for Minnesota State Senate District 51.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Frank Pafko advanced from the Republican primary for Minnesota State Senate District 51.
Campaign finance
2020
See also: Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 63B
Emma Greenman defeated Frank Pafko and Dennis Schuller in the general election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 63B on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Emma Greenman (D) | 72.9 | 18,980 |
| Frank Pafko (R) | 19.1 | 4,960 | |
 | Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now Party) | 7.8 | 2,039 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 40 | ||
| Total votes: 26,019 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 63B
Emma Greenman defeated Jerome Evans and Husniyah Dent Bradley in the Democratic primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 63B on August 11, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Emma Greenman | 64.0 | 7,380 |
 | Jerome Evans | 26.3 | 3,032 | |
| Husniyah Dent Bradley | 9.7 | 1,123 | ||
| Total votes: 11,535 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 63B
Frank Pafko advanced from the Republican primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 63B on August 11, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Frank Pafko | 100.0 | 775 |
| Total votes: 775 | |||
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Legal Marijuana Now Party primary election
Legal Marijuana Now Party primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 63B
Dennis Schuller advanced from the Legal Marijuana Now Party primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 63B on August 11, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dennis Schuller | 100.0 | 73 |
| Total votes: 73 | |||
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Campaign finance
2018
General election
General election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 63B
Incumbent Jean Wagenius defeated Frank Pafko in the general election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 63B on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jean Wagenius (D) | 80.8 | 18,403 |
| Frank Pafko (R) | 18.9 | 4,307 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 58 | ||
| Total votes: 22,768 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 63B
Incumbent Jean Wagenius advanced from the Democratic primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 63B on August 14, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Jean Wagenius |
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 63B
Frank Pafko advanced from the Republican primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 63B on August 14, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Frank Pafko |
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2016
Elections for the Minnesota House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 9, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was May 31, 2016.
Incumbent Jean Wagenius defeated Frank Pafko in the Minnesota House of Representatives District 63B general election.[1][2]
| Minnesota House of Representatives, District 63B General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Jean Wagenius Incumbent |
76.48% | 17,769 | |
| Republican | Frank Pafko | 23.52% | 5,465 | |
| Total Votes | 23,234 | |||
| Source: Minnesota Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Jean Wagenius ran unopposed in the Minnesota House of Representatives District 63B Democratic primary.[3][4]
| Minnesota House of Representatives, District 63B Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Jean Wagenius Incumbent (unopposed) | |
Frank Pafko ran unopposed in the Minnesota House of Representatives District 63B Republican primary.[3][4]
| Minnesota House of Representatives, District 63B Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Frank Pafko (unopposed) | |
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Frank Pafko did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Frank Pafko did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Candidate Filing Search," accessed August 25, 2016
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "General election results, 2016," accessed December 19, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Minnesota Secretary of State, "Candidate Filings," accessed June 3, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Minnesota Secretary of State, "Minnesota State Primary: Tuesday, August 9, 2016," accessed August 9, 2016
