2025Final resultsSpecial election
2025 special election for Minnesota House District 40B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
David Gottfried (D) won with 70.2% of the vote, defeating Paul Wikstrom (R) by 40.4 points.
David GottfriedDemocrat · winner
70.2%9,352
Paul WikstromRepublican
29.8%3,966
13,331 votes
Source: English WikipediaUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 8:26 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2025
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)