House District 40B Special Election

The governor has issued a Writ of Special Election to fill a vacancy in House District 40B using the schedule below. The vacancy was caused by the resignation of Representative-elect Curtis Johnson effective December 27, 2024. House District 40B represents parts of Roseville and Shoreview in Ramsey County. 

Election Dates

• Special Election: January 28, 2025 

Filing Information

Candidates may file for this office during the filing period below with the Ramsey County election office, or at the Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State in Saint Paul. Candidates and their supporters are reminded that, in addition to filing their candidacy for office as described above, campaign committees must register with the Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board no later than 14 days after the committee has raised or spent $750.

• Candidate Filing Period: December 31 (until 5:00 p.m.)
  • Affidavit of Candidacy
  • Sample Combined Nominating and Filing Fee Petition (for minor party and independent candidates) print on 8.5" x 14" paper
  • Sample Petition in Place of Filing Fee Petition (optional petition for major party candidates) print on 8.5" x 14" paper
    See the Candidate Petitions page for more information about petition form and signatures.
• Withdrawal Period: ends January 2, 2025 (at 5:00 p.m.)
  • Affidavit of Withdrawal
• Write-in requests: due by January 21, 2025 (at 5:00 p.m.)
  • Write-in Candidate Request (to get write-in votes for an unfiled candidate counted)

Candidates Filed

Candidates filed for House District 40B as of January 2, 2025 at 5:00 p.m.

Name	Party/Principle	Filing Location	Filing Date
Paul Wikstrom	Republican	Secretary of State	12/31/24
David Gottfried	Democratic-Farmer-Labor	Ramsey County	12/31/24

Spreadsheet of filed candidates including contact information

 Note: withdrawn candidates have been removed from the list above

Voting Information

• Special Election: January 28, 2025
  • Absentee voting starts January 22 - Request an absentee ballot
    • Due to the short timeline, we recommend dropping off your ballot at one of the in-person locations below
  • Vote early in-person at one of the locations below. Open 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. on January 22 (Wed), January 23 (Thu), and January 24 (Fri); open 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. on January 25 (Sat); open 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. on January 27 (Mon).
    • Ramsey County Elections, 90 W Plato Blvd. Saint Paul, MN
  • Pre-register by January 21 or register on election day
  • Find your polling place - polling places will be open 7:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m. on January 28 (Tue)