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Last election

November 8, 2022

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Fred Turk (Republican Party) ran for election to the Minnesota House of Representatives to represent District 67B. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Turk completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.

Elections

2022

See also: Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 67B

Incumbent Jay Xiong defeated Fred Turk in the general election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 67B on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Jay Xiong (D)
 
75.2
 
7,702
Image of Fred Turk
Fred Turk (R) Candidate Connection
 
24.7
 
2,527
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
17

Total votes: 10,246
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Jay Xiong advanced from the Democratic primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 67B.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Fred Turk advanced from the Republican primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 67B.

2020

See also: Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 67B

Incumbent Jay Xiong defeated Fred Turk in the general election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 67B on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Jay Xiong (D)
 
75.7
 
12,474
Image of Fred Turk
Fred Turk (R)
 
24.0
 
3,952
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.3
 
46

Total votes: 16,472
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Jay Xiong advanced from the Democratic primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 67B.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Fred Turk advanced from the Republican primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 67B.

Campaign finance

2018

See also: Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 67B

Jay Xiong defeated Fred Turk in the general election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 67B on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Jay Xiong (D)
 
78.1
 
10,235
Image of Fred Turk
Fred Turk (R)
 
21.6
 
2,827
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.3
 
43

Total votes: 13,105
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 67B

Jay Xiong advanced from the Democratic primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 67B on August 14, 2018.


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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 67B

Fred Turk advanced from the Republican primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 67B on August 14, 2018.

Candidate
Image of Fred Turk
Fred Turk

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Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Candidate Connection

Fred Turk completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Turk's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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East Sider for nearly 50 years. Married for 40 years. Two sons.

Former member of the Democratic Party and proud to have met Hubert Humphrey, Walter Mondale, and Norm Coleman. Became a Republican in 1978. Active Republican for over 40 years.

BS in Mechanical Engineering degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Worked for 35 years as an engineer for the 3M Company and Goodrich Aerospace. Six patents. Experienced problem solver.

Army veteran, six years with the 247th Military Intelligence Detachment as an intelligence analyst and foreign language interrogator.

Supports law enforcement.

Licensed for 10 years to teach high school mathematics.

Avid runner and bicyclist for over 50 years. Between running and bicycling I have put on more than 100,000 miles over 50 years.

Coached soccer and baseball for 15 years at Battle Creek Recreation Center.

Award-winning amateur historian.

Kidney cancer survivor.

  • We Must Address Minnesota's Crime Epidemic, especially drug crimes.
  • It's Time to get Serious about Inflation, the Economy, and over-taxation.
  • Fund Kids, not Broken Schools, and Keep our Classrooms Open.
Living within our means.

Energy.

Law enforcement and crime.

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2020

Fred Turk did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

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