Republican Paul Wikstrom filed notice Nov. 20 he was contesting the election win of Democrat Curtis R. Johnson. The candidates competed Nov. for House District 40B and Johnson won 65% of the vote.

In a lawsuit filed in Ramsey County District Court, House District 40B candidate Paul Wikstrom claims Curtis Johnson, who won the Nov. 5 election by 30 percentage points, does not reside in the ...

On the ballot are DFLer David Gottfried and Republican Paul Wikstrom. But voters in House District 40B, which includes parts of Roseville and Shoreview, will be deciding far more in balloting that ...

Wikstrom’s lawsuit seeks to overturn certification and that a court order a new election. A hearing in the case has not been set. The 2025 legislative session begins on Jan. 14.

Gottfried was running against Republican candidate Paul Wikstrom. DFLer David Gottfried won the Tuesday, March 11, 2025, special election for Minnesota House District 40B.

Curtis Johnson, who won the election in House District 40B by 65% of the vote, argues his Republican opponent Paul Wikstrom “unreasonably delayed his investigation” of his residency and ...

The nominees for the seat are Democrat David Gottfried, an attorney, and Republican Paul Wikstrom, who also ran in 2024 and challenged Johnson’s residency status in court. Johnson received 65% ...

Johnson defeated Republican challenger Paul Wikstrom by 31 percentage points on Election Night; however, Wikstrom filed suit claiming Johnson never lived in the district and made his primary ...

The election pits Democrat David Gottfried against Republican Paul Wikstrom, who also ran for the seat in 2024 and had challenged Johnson’s residency status in court.

Paul Wikstrom. (Courtesy of the candidate) If Gottfried wins, a 67-67 tie returns to the House and a power sharing agreement resumes between the parties.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Voters in a Minnesota House district at the center of a post-election drama to control the chamber chose Democrat David Gottfried on Tuesday in a race that will leave ...