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Pat Bacon
Pat Bacon (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Minnesota House of Representatives to represent District 23A. She 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 23A
Bjorn Olson defeated Pat Bacon in the general election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 23A on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Bjorn Olson (R)  | 68.4 | 14,324 |
 | Pat Bacon (D) | 31.2 | 6,523 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 80 | ||
| Total votes: 20,927 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 23A
Pat Bacon advanced from the Democratic primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 23A on August 11, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Pat Bacon | 100.0 | 1,409 |
| Total votes: 1,409 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 23A
Bjorn Olson defeated Michael Sukalski in the Republican primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 23A on August 11, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bjorn Olson | 57.3 | 2,484 |
 | Michael Sukalski | 42.7 | 1,848 | |
| Total votes: 4,332 | |||
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Campaign finance
2014
Elections for the Minnesota House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election was held on August 12, 2014, and a general election took place on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 3, 2014. Pat Bacon was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Bob Gunther was unopposed in the Republican primary. Gunther defeated Bacon in the general election.[1][2][3]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Bob Gunther Incumbent |
61.7% | 9,232 | |
| Democratic | Pat Bacon | 38.3% | 5,735 | |
| Write-in | Write-in | 0% | 6 | |
| Total Votes | 14,973 | |||
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Pat Bacon did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2014
Bacon's website highlighted the following campaign themes:
| “ | AGRICULTURAL IN RURAL MINNESOTA We must recognize and work for our hard working farming families. We also need to protect family farms and sustain their growth. Large corporations take away rural community growth, while farming families from rural Minnesota give back to all of us. Family farms support and help rural Minnesota grow. HEALTHCARE IN RURAL MINNESOTA NURSING IN RURAL MINNESOTA EDUCATION |
” |
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "2014 general election results," accessed November 5, 2014
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "State Canvassing Board Report," August 19, 2014
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "2014 State General Election Candidate Filings," accessed July 25, 2014
- ↑ Bacon for MN House, "Issues," accessed October 19, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
