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Minnesota House District 43B
Jess Lewis has no major-party opponent.
Jess Lewis has no major-party opponent.
The candidates
The district
Lean D+53: how much more Democratic or Republican than the nation it votes for president.
Presidential vote
Precinct results re-aggregated to the current district lines.
Who lives here
- Population
- 37,649
- People per km²
- 946
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 53%
- White, no degree
- 33%of adults
- White 73%
- Hispanic 7%
- Black 10%
- Asian 3%
- Other / multiracial 7%
American Community Survey 2020–2024, aggregated from census tracts.
Past results
Results in the same-numbered district; earlier elections may have used different lines.
2024
25,300 votes · D+50.6✓ Mike Freiberg (D)75.2%
Steve Merriman (R)24.6%
2024 President Vote in this district
25,857 two-party votes · D+53.2 · D+54.7 vs. the nation✓ Kamala Harris (D)76.6%
Donald Trump (R)23.4%
2022
17,575 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Mike Freiberg (D)97.5%
Write-In (—)2.5%
2020 Earlier district lines
22,312 votes · D+20.6✓ Leon M Lillie (D)56.7%
Jordan Herzog (R)37.3%
Antonio Nerios (—)5.9%
2020 President Vote in this district
27,068 two-party votes · D+50.6 · D+46.1 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)75.3%
Donald Trump (R)24.7%
2016 President Vote in this district
22,392 two-party votes · D+44.0 · D+41.8 vs. the nation✓ Hillary Clinton (D)72.0%
Donald Trump (R)28.0%
Also on the ballot in Minnesota
Neighboring districts
HD-38BSamantha VangRobert Marvin>99%Dem.>99%Dem. HD-42ANed CarrollKathy Burkett>99%Dem.99%Dem. HD-42BGinny Klevorn—>99%Dem.>99%Dem. HD-43AKyrstin SchuetteTodd Hesemann>99%Dem.>99%Dem. HD-45BPatty AcombThomas Bergerson>99%Dem.>99%Dem. HD-46ALarry KraftKarl Olson>99%Dem.>99%Dem. HD-59AFue Lee—>99%Dem.>99%Dem. HD-59BEsther AgbajeKenneth Smoron>99%Dem.>99%Dem. HD-61AKatie Jones—>99%Dem.>99%Dem.