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Murray Smart
Murray Smart (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Minnesota House of Representatives to represent District 12A. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Elections
2020
See also: Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 12A
Incumbent Jeff Backer defeated Murray Smart in the general election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 12A on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jeff Backer (R) | 66.9 | 14,769 |
| Murray Smart (D) | 33.0 | 7,299 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 17 | ||
| Total votes: 22,085 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Murray Smart advanced from the Democratic primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 12A.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Jeff Backer advanced from the Republican primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 12A.
Campaign finance
2018
General election
General election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 12A
Incumbent Jeff Backer defeated Murray Smart in the general election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 12A on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jeff Backer (R) | 62.0 | 11,382 |
| Murray Smart (D) | 37.9 | 6,959 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 10 | ||
| Total votes: 18,351 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 12A
Murray Smart advanced from the Democratic primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 12A on August 14, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | Murray Smart | |
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| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 12A
Incumbent Jeff Backer advanced from the Republican primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 12A on August 14, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Jeff Backer |
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| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Murray Smart did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
