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Minnesota House District 51A

State House District 51A

Covers part of Hennepin County.

Who Holds This Seat

Mike Howard

Democrat · State Representative

Holds This SeatOn the 2026 ballot

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Running in 2026

IncumbentNov 3 General
Mike Howard

Democrat · State Representative

Ballot
On the 2026 ballot
Last Change
Profile updated · Oct 4
Raised
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Cash on Hand
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ChallengerNov 3 General
Frank Pafko

Republican

Ballot
On the 2026 ballot
Last Change
Profile updated · Oct 4
Raised
Not on file
Cash on Hand
Not on file

No finance filing on record.

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The District

Includes Richfield and Minneapolis (part).

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16 precincts · District lines: State house lines: U.S. Census Bureau (1:500,000 cartographic boundary) · Precinct lines: Minnesota Secretary of State, voting districts (precincts) as of June 26 2026; links unchanged

Results in This District

ContestFirstSecondMarginVotes
2024 President16 precinctsMinnesota Secretary of StateOfficial canvassed resultsKamala D. Harris and Tim Walz (DFL)22,368 · 75.7%Donald J. Trump and JD Vance (R)6,415 · 21.7%Walz+54.029,534
2024 U.S. Senate16 precinctsMinnesota Secretary of StateOfficial canvassed resultsAmy Klobuchar (DFL)22,641 · 78.0%Royce White (R)5,373 · 18.5%Klobuchar+59.529,029
2022 Governor16 precinctsMinnesota Secretary of StateOfficial canvassed resultsTim Walz and Peggy Flanagan (DFL)17,706 · 76.3%Scott Jensen and Matt Birk (R)4,793 · 20.7%Flanagan+55.623,204
2020 President16 precinctsMinnesota Secretary of StateOfficial canvassed resultsJoseph R. Biden and Kamala Harris (DFL)24,503 · 77.2%Donald J. Trump and Michael R. Pence (R)6,509 · 20.5%Harris+56.731,743
2020 U.S. Senate16 precinctsMinnesota Secretary of StateOfficial canvassed resultsTina Smith (DFL)22,208 · 71.2%Jason Lewis (R)6,550 · 21.0%Smith+50.231,189

Totals add up the certified precinct results for the precincts inside today's district lines. A precinct split by the district line counts in full, or only in the district holding most of its voters where the linkage assigns it to one, and votes a county reported only countywide (some counties' absentee and early votes) are left out, so totals can differ from an official canvass.

Past Results

State Representative District 51A

2024 State General Election · Nov 5, 2024
CandidateVotesShare
Michael HowardDemocratic-Farmer-Labor15,44073.4%
Jeffrey ThompsonRepublican5,53326.3%
Write-inOther party510.2%

Official canvassed results — Minnesota Secretary of State (State Canvassing Board certified) · Minnesota Secretary of State — election results media files

State Representative District 51A

2022 State General Election · Nov 8, 2022
CandidateVotesShare
Michael HowardDemocratic-Farmer-Labor12,52474.2%
Ryan WiskerchenRepublican4,33925.7%
Write-inOther party250.1%

Official canvassed results — Minnesota Secretary of State (State Canvassing Board certified) · Minnesota Secretary of State — election results media files

State Representative District 51A

2020 State General Election · Nov 3, 2020
CandidateVotesShare
Sandra MasinDemocratic-Farmer-Labor14,56661.8%
Patrick J. ZurickRepublican8,97638.1%
Write-inOther party410.2%

Official canvassed results — Minnesota Secretary of State (State Canvassing Board certified) · Minnesota Secretary of State — election results media files