Lisa Demuth
Minnesota State Representative, District 13A since 2018. Did not run for re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027. Ran in 4 elections between 2018 and 2024, winning 4. Lost the 2026 race for Minnesota Governor.
- In office
- 7 yrs
- Since 2018
- Bills became law
- 0
- 4 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 0.0%
- Chamber median 0.0%
- With party
- 95%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- −12.8
- Lost 2026
- Elections
- 5
- 2018–2026
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 11:01 PM ET
Legislation
No bills in this list for the 2025–2026 session.
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Demuth sits in the Minnesota House of Representatives
Demuth is closer to the center than 87% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Danny Nadeau, Spencer Igo, Ripper Repinski
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:53 PM ET
With Demuth’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans95%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills0%
Black tick: the average of Republicans in the Minnesota House of Representatives.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Key votes
Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Demuth’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Demuth | Rep. majority | Dem. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 2026 | HF 1849: Term limits provided for governor and lieutenant governor, and constitutional amendment… | Yes | Yes | No | Failed 64–69 |
| May 17, 2026 | HF 5149: Law enforcement access to sensitive locations restricted, civil remedies established,… | No | No | Yes | Passed 67–63 |
| May 14, 2026 | HF 5140: Ownership, possession, and sale of semiautomatic military-style assault weapons and… | No | No | Yes | Failed 67–67 |
| Apr 16, 2026 | HF 5015: School safety plans enhanced, student discipline provisions modified, anonymous reporting… | Yes | Yes | No | Failed 63–68 |
| Apr 9, 2026 | HF 4907: Motor vehicle registration tax modified, and money transferred. | Yes | Yes | No | Failed 67–67 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Demuth was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Elections
Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.
| Year | Race | Result | Margin | Seat | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Governor of Minnesota | Lost | D+12.8 | D+4.3 | −8.5 |
| 2024 | Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-13A | Won | R+50.7 | R+42.8 | +7.9 |
| 2022 | Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-13A | Won | R+48.1 | R+39.4 | +8.7 |
| 2020 | Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-13A | Won | R+41.6 | R+34.4 | +7.2 |
| 2018 | Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-13A | Won | R+22.1 | R+34.4 | −12.3 |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Minnesota Secretary of State (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Seats Demuth has held
- Minnesota House of Representatives, District 13A · since 2018
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Demuth has run against
- Amy Klobuchar (D) · 2026 election, lost
- Cindy Aho (D) · 2024 election, won
- Andrea Robinson (D) · 2022 election, won
- Katy Westlund (D) · 2020 election, won
- Jim Read (D) · 2018 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Minnesota Secretary of State (unofficial)
In the polls
Included in 18 polls; Demuth’s best result was 45% (Minnesota Governor, 2026).
Demuth’s polls in the database →How we know Demuth
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/7b7b8d46-05d4-4285-b728-abcad1a430d5
- Wikidata Q58416642
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 11:01 PM ET