DemocraticIncumbent
Samakab Hussein
- Experience
- State legislature
Minnesota › Minnesota House of Representatives · State legislature · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Minnesota House District 65A
Samakab Hussein has no major-party opponent.
Samakab Hussein has no major-party opponent.
The candidates
The district
Lean D+60: 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
- 46,704
- People per km²
- 3,353
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 32%
- White, no degree
- 22%of adults
- White 35%
- Hispanic 9%
- Black 30%
- Asian 17%
- Other / multiracial 9%
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
10,372 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Samakab Hussein (D)97.1%
Write-In (—)2.9%
2024 President Vote in this district
13,699 two-party votes · D+58.0 · D+59.5 vs. the nation✓ Kamala Harris (D)79.0%
Donald Trump (R)21.0%
2022
9,855 votes · D+64.4✓ Samakab Hussein (D)71.2%
John Schonebaum (R)15.4%
Miki Frost (OTH)13.2%
2020 Earlier district lines
17,141 votes · D+66.7✓ Rena Moran (D)83.2%
Amy Anderson (R)16.6%
2020 President Vote in this district
17,423 two-party votes · D+65.3 · D+60.7 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)82.6%
Donald Trump (R)17.4%
2016 President Vote in this district
14,903 two-party votes · D+72.7 · D+70.5 vs. the nation✓ Hillary Clinton (D)86.4%
Donald Trump (R)13.6%