Paul Holmgren
Paul Holmgren (Republican Party) ran for election to the Minnesota State Senate to represent District 65. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Biography
Holmgren was born on June 28, 1975, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He graduated from Saint Paul Technical College in 1998. Holmgren's professional experience includes working as a tax preparer, accountant, and retail associate.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Minnesota State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for Minnesota State Senate District 65
Incumbent Sandra Pappas defeated Paul Holmgren in the general election for Minnesota State Senate District 65 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Sandra Pappas (D)  | 80.1 | 20,228 |
 | Paul Holmgren (R) | 19.6 | 4,960 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 58 | ||
| Total votes: 25,246 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Minnesota State Senate District 65
Incumbent Sandra Pappas defeated Sheigh Freeberg and Zuki Ellis in the Democratic primary for Minnesota State Senate District 65 on August 9, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sandra Pappas | 65.6 | 4,842 |
 | Sheigh Freeberg | 22.6 | 1,672 | |
 | Zuki Ellis | 11.8 | 872 | |
| Total votes: 7,386 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Minnesota State Senate District 65
Paul Holmgren advanced from the Republican primary for Minnesota State Senate District 65 on August 9, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Paul Holmgren | 100.0 | 931 |
| Total votes: 931 | |||
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Campaign finance
2020
See also: Minnesota State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for Minnesota State Senate District 65
Incumbent Sandra Pappas defeated Paul Holmgren in the general election for Minnesota State Senate District 65 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sandra Pappas (D) | 81.5 | 31,552 |
| Paul Holmgren (R) | 18.2 | 7,064 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 113 | ||
| Total votes: 38,729 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Minnesota State Senate District 65
Incumbent Sandra Pappas defeated Laverne McCartney Knighton in the Democratic primary for Minnesota State Senate District 65 on August 11, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sandra Pappas | 63.7 | 7,484 |
| Laverne McCartney Knighton | 36.3 | 4,270 | ||
| Total votes: 11,754 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Minnesota State Senate District 65
Paul Holmgren advanced from the Republican primary for Minnesota State Senate District 65 on August 11, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Paul Holmgren | 100.0 | 902 |
| Total votes: 902 | |||
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Campaign finance
2010
Holmgren ran for election to the District 65A seat in 2010. He had no primary opposition. He was defeated by Jeremiah Ellis (DFL) in the general election on November 2, 2010.[2]
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Paul Holmgren did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Paul Holmgren completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Holmgren's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Public Safety
- Simpler Taxes
- Fewer Regulations
Viewing elected office as public service, not a career to be held onto cycle after cycle. A servant of the people who know the voter is right, not what the lobbyist sells.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on October 18, 2020
- ↑ Secretary of State Official general election results
