DemocraticIncumbent
Leon M. Lillie
- Experience
- State legislature
Minnesota › Minnesota House of Representatives · State legislature · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Minnesota House District 44B
Leon M. Lillie has no major-party opponent.
Leon M. Lillie has no major-party opponent.
The candidates
Independent
TJ Hawthorne
The district
Lean D+17: 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
- 41,931
- People per km²
- 1,037
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 34%
- White, no degree
- 46%of adults
- White 63%
- Hispanic 6%
- Black 9%
- Asian 16%
- Other / multiracial 6%
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
21,950 votes · D+20.0✓ Leon M Lillie (D)56.4%
Bill Dahn (R)37.6%
Tj Hawthorne (L)5.9%
2024 President Vote in this district
22,825 two-party votes · D+16.7 · D+18.2 vs. the nation✓ Kamala Harris (D)58.4%
Donald Trump (R)41.6%
2022
16,250 votes · D+19.0✓ Leon M Lillie (D)56.6%
William Johnston (R)38.5%
T J Hawthorne (L)4.8%
2020 Earlier district lines
27,836 votes · D+24.7✓ Patty Acomb (D)62.3%
Gary Porter (R)37.6%
2020 President Vote in this district
23,612 two-party votes · D+18.0 · D+13.5 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)59.0%
Donald Trump (R)41.0%
2016 President Vote in this district
20,379 two-party votes · D+11.9 · D+9.6 vs. the nation✓ Hillary Clinton (D)55.9%
Donald Trump (R)44.1%