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Keith MacDonald

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Keith MacDonald

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November 6, 2018

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Keith MacDonald (Republican Party) ran for election to the Minnesota House of Representatives to represent District 3B. MacDonald lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.

MacDonald was a 2012 Republican candidate for District 3B, Minnesota House of Representatives in 2012. He unsuccessfully ran for the District 6B seat in 2010.

Campaign themes

MacDonald's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[1]

Second Amendment

  • Excerpt: "Keith is an avid sportsman and member of the N.R.A.. He will fight in St. Paul to preserve our Second Amendment rights."

Strong Families

  • Excerpt: "Keith believes that strong families are critical to a society. He supports traditional marriage."

Property Rights

  • Excerpt: "As the former Mayor of Hermantown, Keith worked hard to protect property rights. "

Life

  • Excerpt: "Keith is pro-life and will work to protect life from conception to natural death."

Fiscal Conservative

  • Excerpt: "MacDonald is fiscal conservative who fought to keep property taxes from increasing while he served as Mayor of Hermantown."

Elections

2018

See also: Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 3B

Incumbent Mary Murphy defeated Keith MacDonald in the general election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 3B on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Mary Murphy (D)
 
60.0
 
12,282
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Keith MacDonald (R)
 
39.9
 
8,162
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
15

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Total votes: 20,459
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 3B

Incumbent Mary Murphy advanced from the Democratic primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 3B on August 14, 2018.

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 3B

Keith MacDonald advanced from the Republican primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 3B on August 14, 2018.

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2012

See also: Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2012

MacDonald ran in the 2012 election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 3B. He ran unopposed in the Republican primary on August 7 and was defeated by incumbent Mary Murphy (D) in the general election on November 6.[2][3]

Minnesota House of Representatives, District 3B, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngMary Murphy Incumbent 65% 14,366
     Republican Keith MacDonald 35% 7,727
Total Votes 22,093

2010

See also: Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2010

MacDonald ran for election to the District 6B seat in 2010. He had no primary opposition. He was defeated by Mary Murphy (DFL) in the general election on November 2, 2010.[4]

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ "macdonald4staterep," Official Campaign Website
  2. ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "2012 State General Election Candidate Filings," accessed June 18, 2012
  3. ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Minnesota State Canvassing Report - State Primary - Tuesday, August 14, 2012," accessed April 23, 2014
  4. ↑ Secretary of State Official general election results


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