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Rob Ecklund
Rob Ecklund (Democratic Party) was a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives, representing District 3A. He assumed office on December 17, 2015. He left office on January 3, 2023.
Ecklund (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Minnesota House of Representatives to represent District 3A. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Ecklund served as State Representative for Minnesota House of Representatives District 3A from 2015-2023.
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Committee assignments
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2021-2022
Ecklund was assigned to the following committees:
- Labor, Industry, Veterans and Military Affairs Finance and Policy Committee, Chair
- Ways and Means Committee
- Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee
- Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee
2019-2020
Ecklund was assigned to the following committees:
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Minnesota committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Agriculture Finance |
| • Capital Investment |
| • Environment and Natural Resources |
Elections
2022
See also: Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 3A
Roger Skraba defeated incumbent Rob Ecklund in the general election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 3A on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Roger Skraba (R) | 50.0 | 10,867 | |
 | Rob Ecklund (D) | 49.9 | 10,852 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 22 | ||
| Total votes: 21,741 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 3A
Incumbent Rob Ecklund advanced from the Democratic primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 3A on August 9, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Rob Ecklund | 100.0 | 3,870 |
| Total votes: 3,870 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 3A
Roger Skraba defeated Blain Johnson in the Republican primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 3A on August 9, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Roger Skraba | 66.7 | 3,030 | |
 | Blain Johnson | 33.3 | 1,511 | |
| Total votes: 4,541 | |||
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2020
See also: Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 3A
Incumbent Rob Ecklund defeated Thomas Manninen in the general election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 3A on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Rob Ecklund (D) | 52.4 | 12,581 |
 | Thomas Manninen (R) | 47.5 | 11,400 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 21 | ||
| Total votes: 24,002 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Rob Ecklund advanced from the Democratic primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 3A.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Thomas Manninen advanced from the Republican primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 3A.
Campaign finance
2018
General election
General election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 3A
Incumbent Rob Ecklund defeated Randy Goutermont in the general election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 3A on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Rob Ecklund (D) | 59.4 | 11,783 |
 | Randy Goutermont (R) | 40.5 | 8,022 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 26 | ||
| Total votes: 19,831 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 3A
Incumbent Rob Ecklund advanced from the Democratic primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 3A on August 14, 2018.
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 3A
Randy Goutermont advanced from the Republican primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 3A on August 14, 2018.
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| ✔ | | Randy Goutermont |
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2016
Elections for the Minnesota House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 9, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was May 31, 2016.
Incumbent Rob Ecklund defeated Tom Long in the Minnesota House of Representatives District 3A general election.[1][2]
| Minnesota House of Representatives, District 3A General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Rob Ecklund Incumbent |
63.38% | 13,874 | |
| Republican | Tom Long | 36.62% | 8,017 | |
| Total Votes | 21,891 | |||
| Source: Minnesota Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Rob Ecklund ran unopposed in the Minnesota House of Representatives District 3A Democratic primary.[3][4]
| Minnesota House of Representatives, District 3A Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Rob Ecklund Incumbent (unopposed) | |
Tom Long ran unopposed in the Minnesota House of Representatives District 3A Republican primary.[3][4]
| Minnesota House of Representatives, District 3A Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Tom Long (unopposed) | |
2015
A special election for the position of Minnesota House of Representatives District 3A was called for December 8. A primary election was held on September 29. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was August 31.[5]
The seat was vacant following David Dill's (D) death from cancer on August 8.[6]
Rob Ecklund defeated Heidi Omerza, Eric Johnson and Bill Hansen in the Democratic primary. Roger Skraba was unopposed in the Republican primary. Kelsey Johnson ran as an independent candidate.[7] Ecklund defeated Skraba and Johnson (I) in the special general election.[5][8][9]
| Minnesota House of Representatives, District 3A, Special Election, 2015 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Rob Ecklund |
63.4% | 4,591 | |
| Republican | Roger Skraba | 19.3% | 1,399 | |
| Independent | Kelsey Johnson | 15.8% | 1,144 | |
| Other | Write-ins | 1.5% | 109 | |
| Total Votes | 7,243 | |||
Campaign themes
2022
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2020
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Campaign finance summary
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2023
In 2023, the Minnesota State Legislature was in session from January 3 to May 22.
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2022
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In 2022, the Minnesota State Legislature was in session from January 31 to May 23.
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2021
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In 2021, the Minnesota State Legislature was in session from January 5 to May 17.
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2020
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In 2020, the Minnesota State Legislature was in session from February 11 to May 17. Special sessions were convened: June 12 to June 19; July 13 to July 21; August 12; September 11; October 12 to October 15; and November 12.
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2019
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In 2019, the Minnesota State Legislature was in session from January 8 through May 20.
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2018
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In 2018, the Minnesota State Legislature was in session from February 20 through May 21.
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2017
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In 2017, the Minnesota State Legislature was in session from January 3 through May 22. The legislature held a special session from May 23 to May 26.
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2016
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In 2016, the Minnesota State Legislature was in session from March 8 through May 23.
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2015
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In 2015, the Minnesota State Legislature was in session from January 6 through May 18.
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See also
2022 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Candidate Filing Search," accessed August 25, 2016
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "General election results, 2016," accessed December 19, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Minnesota Secretary of State, "Candidate Filings," accessed June 3, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Minnesota Secretary of State, "Minnesota State Primary: Tuesday, August 9, 2016," accessed August 9, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Minnesota Secretary of State, "State Legislative District 3A Special Election," accessed August 24, 2015
- ↑ Lake County News-Chronicle, "State Rep. David Dill remember by local officials," accessed August 17, 2015
- ↑ Twincities.com, "Rob Ecklund wins northeast Minnesota special House seat primary," accessed September 30, 2015
- ↑ Duluth News Tribune, "Ecklund wins Minnesota House District 3A seat," accessed December 9, 2015
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Official special election results," accessed December 15, 2015
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| Preceded by - |
Minnesota House of Representatives District 3A 2015-2023 |
Succeeded by Roger Skraba (R) |
