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Minnesota House District 65B
Sebastian Ellefson has no major-party opponent.
Sebastian Ellefson has no major-party opponent.
The candidates
The district
Lean D+56: 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
- 37,592
- People per km²
- 1,580
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 40%
- White, no degree
- 34%of adults
- White 57%
- Hispanic 15%
- Black 12%
- Asian 8%
- 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
19,735 votes · D+53.5✓ Maria Isa Perez-Vega (D)76.5%
Mike Hilborn (R)23.2%
2024 President Vote in this district
20,901 two-party votes · D+55.3 · D+56.8 vs. the nation✓ Kamala Harris (D)77.7%
Donald Trump (R)22.3%
2022
15,221 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Maria Isa Pérez-Hedges (—)78.5%
Kevin Fjelsted (R)21.3%
2020 Earlier district lines
20,671 votes · D+60.3✓ Carlos Mariani (D)80.0%
Margaret Mary Stokely (R)19.8%
2020 President Vote in this district
20,655 two-party votes · D+57.2 · D+52.7 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)78.6%
Donald Trump (R)21.4%
2016 President Vote in this district
17,193 two-party votes · D+54.5 · D+52.3 vs. the nation✓ Hillary Clinton (D)77.2%
Donald Trump (R)22.8%
Also on the ballot in Minnesota
Neighboring districts
HD-53AMary Frances ClardyAJ Gubash>99%Dem.99%Dem. HD-53BRick HansenPatti Mikulski>99%Dem.97%Dem. HD-64AMeg Luger-Nikolai—>99%Dem.>99%Dem. HD-64BDave Pinto—>99%Dem.>99%Dem. HD-65ASamakab Hussein—>99%Dem.>99%Dem. HD-66BAthena HollinsMary O'Neal>99%Dem.>99%Dem. HD-67ALiz LeeJennifer McPherson>99%Dem.>99%Dem. HD-67BJay Xiong—>99%Dem.>99%Dem.