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Matthew Zinda
Matthew Zinda (Republican Party) ran in a special election to the Minnesota State Senate to represent District 6. He lost in the special Republican primary on April 15, 2025.
Elections
2025
See also: Minnesota state legislative special elections, 2025
General election
Special general election for Minnesota State Senate District 6
Denise Slipy and Keri Heintzeman are running in the special general election for Minnesota State Senate District 6 on April 29, 2025.
Candidate | ||
| Denise Slipy (D) | ||
| Keri Heintzeman (R) | ||
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Democratic primary election
Special Democratic primary for Minnesota State Senate District 6
Denise Slipy advanced from the special Democratic primary for Minnesota State Senate District 6 on April 15, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Denise Slipy | 100.0 | 1,195 | |
| Total votes: 1,195 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Samuel Patrick Grigsby (D)
- Nicky Hardy (D)
- Emily LeClaire (D)
Republican primary election
Special Republican primary for Minnesota State Senate District 6
The following candidates ran in the special Republican primary for Minnesota State Senate District 6 on April 15, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Keri Heintzeman | 46.8 | 3,404 | |
| John Howe | 15.5 | 1,127 | ||
| Jennifer Carnahan | 11.2 | 812 | ||
| Josh Gazelka | 9.3 | 679 | ||
| Steve Cotariu | 6.3 | 458 | ||
| Angela Zierden | 5.6 | 407 | ||
| Doug Kern | 5.0 | 363 | ||
| Matthew Zinda | 0.4 | 28 | ||
| Total votes: 7,278 | |||
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Endorsements
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2024
See also: Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 6B
Incumbent Josh Heintzeman defeated Emily LeClaire and Troy Scheffler in the general election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 6B on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Josh Heintzeman (R) | 63.4 | 15,744 |
 | Emily LeClaire (D) | 33.1 | 8,209 | |
| Troy Scheffler (Americans First Party) | 3.4 | 848 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 32 | ||
| Total votes: 24,833 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 6B
Emily LeClaire advanced from the Democratic primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 6B on August 13, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Emily LeClaire | 100.0 | 1,062 |
| Total votes: 1,062 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 6B
Incumbent Josh Heintzeman defeated Matthew Zinda in the Republican primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 6B on August 13, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Josh Heintzeman | 91.0 | 2,032 |
| Matthew Zinda | 9.0 | 200 | ||
| Total votes: 2,232 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Zinda in this election.
Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2024
Matthew Zinda did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2025 Elections
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