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According to unofficial results, Keri Heintzeman earned 60.27% of the vote in the race against DFLer Denise Slipy for Senate District 6.

Republican Keri Heintzeman and DFLer Denise Slipy are running for the Minnesota Senate in the April 29 special election. Find results here after polls close.

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced Sen. Keri Heintzeman as one of his appointments to the Advisory Task Force on Future of Minnesota’s Water.

The DFL candidate answered questions about subjects ranging from rising cost of living, housing and child care to education, abortion and gun ownership.

According to a news release, Keri Heintzeman said she plans to prioritize face-to-face conversations with voters through door-knocking efforts before the election.

Precinct-level results from the April 15 special primary for Republicans reveal Keri Heintzeman's dominance in a crowded field.

Samuel Patrick Grigsby of Grand Rapids entered the Senate District 6 race, the fourth DFLer to do so. Two days later, the local party endorsed another candidate.

Emily LeClaire made the Senate District 6 announcement on her candidate Facebook page, which was originally for her 2024 run for the Minnesota House District 6B.

There are now eight GOP candidates from which voters will choose in the April 15, 2025, special primary election to fill the seat left by Justin Eichorn's resignation.

The local DFL organizing unit endorsed its own chair, Denise Slipy, at its convention Sunday, March 30, 2025 — two days before the special election filing window closes.

Everything voters in Crow Wing, Cass and Itasca counties should know about the upcoming special senate election, including dates and deadlines, polling places and candidates.

Doug Kern is the chairman of the Crow Wing Township Board and has run three small businesses. He lost in the Republican primary in 2022 in House District 6B.

Gazelka has not yet run for political office but pointed to experience as an organizer. He is the son of former Republican state Sen. Paul Gazelka.

She’s also the only candidate in the race to have donations from lobbyists. At least seven have donated a total of over $7,000 to Keri Heintzeman.

Former State Sen. Justin Eichorn resigned from the Senate on March 20. He had been arrested in Bloomington three days earlier for soliciting a minor for prostitution.

Candidates include Steve Cotariu, Josh Gazelka, Keri Heintzeman, John Howe, Doug Kern, Angel Zierden and Matthew Zinda. An eighth candidate, Jennifer Carnahan, did not attend, saying she was sick.

The longtime Grand Rapids resident previously sought to be elected in House District 6A after redistricting in 2022.

The field of eight GOP candidates will be narrowed to one after Northern Minnesota voters weigh in April 15, 2025. The winner will face DFLer Denise Slipy in the general election.

A special primary election for Senate District 6 will be April 15, and the general election will be April 29, to fill the seat vacated by Justin Eichorn's resignation.

Denise Slipy joins a widening pool of candidates filing ahead of the April 15 special primary. The election comes in the wake of Justin Eichorn's arrest and resignation.