On February 12, Minnesota held special elections to fill two legislative vacancies. In both special elections, the Independence Party ran a nominee against the two major party nominees.

In district 14A, in the St. Cloud area, the results are: Republican Tama Theis 54.59%; Democratic-Farmer-Labor Joanne Dorsher 42.75%; Independence Todd McKee 2.66%. When this seat had been up in November 2012, the results had been: Republican 54.06%; Democratic-Farmer-Labor 45.94%.

In district 19A, in the Mankato area, the results are: Democratic-Farmer-Labor Clark P. Johnson 53.69%, Republican Allen Quist 36.08%, Independence Tim Gieseke 10.24%. When this seat had been up in November 2012, only a Democratic-Farmer-Labor candidate had appeared on the ballot.