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Gaylene Spolarich
Gaylene Spolarich (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Minnesota House of Representatives to represent District 10B. She lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Spolarich also ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Minnesota's 8th Congressional District. She did not appear on the ballot for the Democratic primary on August 11, 2020.
Elections
2020
Minnesota House of Representatives
See also: Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 10B
Incumbent Dale Lueck defeated Gaylene Spolarich in the general election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 10B on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Dale Lueck (R) | 69.4 | 17,031 |
 | Gaylene Spolarich (D) | 30.6 | 7,497 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 10 | ||
| Total votes: 24,538 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Gaylene Spolarich advanced from the Democratic primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 10B.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Dale Lueck advanced from the Republican primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 10B.
U.S. House
See also: Minnesota's 8th Congressional District election, 2020
Minnesota's 8th Congressional District election, 2020 (August 11 Republican primary)
Minnesota's 8th Congressional District election, 2020 (August 11 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Minnesota District 8
Incumbent Pete Stauber defeated Quinn Nystrom, Judith Schwartzbacker, John Evans, and David Pipho in the general election for U.S. House Minnesota District 8 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Pete Stauber (R) | 56.8 | 223,432 |
 | Quinn Nystrom (D) | 37.6 | 147,853 | |
| Judith Schwartzbacker (Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis Party of Minnesota) | 5.6 | 22,190 | ||
| John Evans (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| David Pipho (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 236 | ||
| Total votes: 393,711 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 8
Quinn Nystrom advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 8 on August 11, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Quinn Nystrom | 100.0 | 46,050 |
| Total votes: 46,050 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 8
Incumbent Pete Stauber defeated Harry Welty in the Republican primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 8 on August 11, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Pete Stauber | 93.7 | 39,058 |
 | Harry Welty | 6.3 | 2,606 | |
| Total votes: 41,664 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis Party of Minnesota primary election
Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis Party of Minnesota primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 8
Judith Schwartzbacker advanced from the Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis Party of Minnesota primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 8 on August 11, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Judith Schwartzbacker | 100.0 | 540 | |
| Total votes: 540 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Campaign finance
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Gaylene Spolarich did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
