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The 2022 Minnesota's 1st congressional district special election was a special election held on August 9, 2022. The seat became vacant when incumbent Republican representative Jim Hagedorn died on February 17, 2022, from kidney cancer.[2][3]
A primary was held on May 24, 2022, with the special election being held eleven weeks later, on August 9, alongside state primaries for other races.[4][5][6] The special election was won by Republican Brad Finstad by a margin of 3.9%.
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Brad Finstad, former Minnesota Director of USDA Rural Development and former state representative[7]
Eliminated in primary
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- Matt Benda, agricultural law attorney[8]
- Jennifer Carnahan, former chair of the Republican Party of Minnesota and Hagedorn's widow[9]
- Bob Carney Jr., perennial candidate[10]
- J. R. Ewing, general manager of a biofuels plant[11]
- Kevin Kocina, U.S. Marine Corps veteran[12][11]
- Jeremy Munson, state representative[13]
- Nels Pierson, state representative[14][15]
- Roger Ungemach, engineer and business analyst[16]
Withdrawn
[edit]- Ken Navitsky, sales executive and former Minnesota State University placekicker[17] (running for state senate)[18]
Declined
[edit]- Jason Baskin, Austin city councilor[19]
- Carla Nelson, state senator (running for re-election, endorsed Pierson)[20][21]
- Julie Rosen, state senator (endorsed Finstad)[14][21]
Endorsements
[edit]Individuals
- Stanley Hubbard, chairman and chief executive officer of Hubbard Broadcasting (1983–present)[21]
U.S. Representatives
- Michelle Fischbach, U.S. Representative for Minnesota's 7th congressional district (2021–present) and former lieutenant governor of Minnesota (2018–2019)[21][22]
- Pete Stauber, U.S. Representative for Minnesota's 8th congressional district (2019–present)[21][22]
- Glenn Thompson, U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district (2019–present) and Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district (2009–2019)[21][23]
State legislators
- Paul Anderson, former state senator for the 44th district (2017–2021)[24]
- Gary Dahms, state senator for the 16th district (2013–present) and the 21st district (2011–2013)[21]
- Brian Daniels, state representative for the 24B district (2015–present)[21]
- Rod Hamilton, state representative for the 22B district (2005–present)[21]
- John Jasinski, state senator for the 24th district (2017–present)[21]
- John Petersburg, state representative for the 24A district (2013–present)[21]
- Julie Rosen, state senator for the 23rd district (2003–present)[21]
- Marty Seifert, former Minority Leader of the Minnesota House of Representatives (2007–2009) for the 21A district (1997–2011)[24]
- Paul Torkelson, state representative for the 16B district (2013–present) and the 21B district (2009–2013)[21]
Individuals
- Bob Ulrich, former chief executive officer and chairman of the Target Corporation (1994–2009)[21]
Organizations
U.S. Senators
- Ted Cruz, U.S. Senator from Texas (2013–present)[26]
- Rand Paul, U.S. Senator from Kentucky (2011–present)[27][28]
U.S. Representatives
- Michele Bachmann, former U.S. Representative for Minnesota's 6th congressional district (2007–2015) and candidate for President of the United States in 2012[29]
- Jim Jordan, U.S. Representative for Ohio's 4th congressional district (2007–present)[21][22][28][30][31]
- Thomas Massie, U.S. Representative for Kentucky's 4th congressional district (2013–present)[21][28][30]
- Scott Perry, U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district (2013–present)[21][22][30][31]
State legislators
- Susan Akland, state representative for the 19A district (2021–present)[21]
- Keith Downey, former state representative for the 41A district (2009–2013) and former chair of the Minnesota Republican Party (2013–2017)[22][31]
- Scott Jensen, former state senator for the 47th district (2017–2021)[24]
- Tim Miller, state representative for the 17A district (2015–present)[32]
- Dennis Smith, former state representative for the 34B district (2015–2019)[24]
Organizations
State legislators
- Greg Davids, state representative for the 28B district (2013–present), the 31B district (1993–2013), and the 32B district (1991–1993)[21]
- Carla Nelson, state senator for the 26th district (2013–present) and the 30th district (2011–2013)[21]
- David Senjem, state senator for the 25th district (2013–present) and the 29th district (2003–2013); Majority Leader of the Minnesota Senate (2011–2013); Minority Leader of the Minnesota Senate (2007–2011)[21]
Polling
[edit]Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Jennifer Carnahan |
Brad Finstad |
Jeremy Munson |
Other | Undecided |
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National Journal Hotline[35][A] | April 13–14, 2022 | 287 (LV) | ± 5.7% | 37% | 9% | 20% | 14% | 20% |
Results
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Brad Finstad | 13,695 | 38.12 | |
Republican | Jeremy Munson | 13,268 | 36.93 | |
Republican | Jennifer Carnahan | 2,887 | 8.04 | |
Republican | Matt Benda | 2,629 | 7.32 | |
Republican | Nels Pierson | 1,878 | 5.22 | |
Republican | Kevin Kocina | 960 | 2.67 | |
Republican | Bob Carney Jr. | 193 | 0.54 | |
Republican | Roger Ungemach | 151 | 0.42 | |
Republican | J.R. Ewing | 142 | 0.40 | |
Republican | Ken Navitsky | 127 | 0.35 | |
Total votes | 35,930 | 100.00 |
Democratic–Farmer–Labor primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Jeff Ettinger, corporate executive and former CEO of Hormel Foods[37]
Eliminated in primary
[edit]![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Richard_Painter_MSNBC_YouTube_2017.png/143px-Richard_Painter_MSNBC_YouTube_2017.png)
- Warren Lee Anderson, retiree of retail[38]
- Sarah Brakebill-Hacke, MPhil candidate at Cambridge University and former business owner in direct voter contact[39][40][16]
- Candice Deal-Bartell, founder of Cultivate Mankato, founding board member of CultivateMN, and early childhood education advocate[38]
- Richard DeVoe, Red Wing bookseller[41]
- George H. Kalberer, CEO and president of Kalberer Financial Management and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2018 (Washington)[16]
- Richard Painter, University of Minnesota Law School professor, former White House ethics lawyer under President George W. Bush, and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2018[42]
- James Rainwater, attorney-mediator and arbitrator[38]
Declined
[edit]- Dan Feehan, U.S. Army veteran, former U.S. Department of Defense official, nominee for this district in 2018 and 2020[43][44]
Endorsements
[edit]State legislators
- Kathy Brynaert, former state representative for the 19B district (2013–2015) and the 23B district (2007–2013)[21]
- Jack Considine, former state representative for the 19B district (2015–2021)[21]
- Gene Pelowski, state representative for the 28A district (2013–present), the 31A district (2003–2013), the 32A district (1993–2003), and the 34B district (1987–1993)[21]
- Jeanne Poppe, former state representative for the 27B district (2005–2021)[21]
- Dan Sparks, former state senator for the 27th district (2003–2021)[21]
Local officials
- Pat Baustian, mayor of Luverne (2010–present)[21]
- Mike Kuhle, mayor of Worthington (2015–present)[21]
- Tom Stiehm, former mayor of Austin (2007–2021)[21]
Organizations
U.S. Representatives
- Jamie Raskin, U.S. Representative from Maryland's 8th congressional district (2017–present)[46]
Results
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic (DFL) | Jeff Ettinger | 12,130 | 64.44 | |
Democratic (DFL) | Sarah Brakebill-Hacke | 2,492 | 13.24 | |
Democratic (DFL) | Richard Painter | 1,718 | 9.13 | |
Democratic (DFL) | Candice Deal-Bartell | 1,158 | 6.15 | |
Democratic (DFL) | James Rainwater | 446 | 2.37 | |
Democratic (DFL) | Richard DeVoe | 379 | 2.01 | |
Democratic (DFL) | Warren Anderson | 363 | 1.93 | |
Democratic (DFL) | George Kalberer | 137 | 0.73 | |
Total votes | 18,823 | 100.00 |
Legal Marijuana Now primary
[edit]Candidate
[edit]Nominee
[edit]Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Legal Marijuana Now | Richard B. Reisdorf | 363 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 363 | 100.00 |
Grassroots—Legalize Cannabis primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Haroun McClellan, attorney and contracts manager[38]
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Grassroots—LC | Haroun McClellan | 194 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 194 | 100.00 |
General election
[edit]Predictions
[edit]Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report[47] | Likely R | July 19, 2022 |
Inside Elections[48] | Solid R | April 7, 2022 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball[49] | Safe R | February 23, 2022 |
Endorsements
[edit]U.S. Representatives
- Michelle Fischbach, U.S. Representative for Minnesota's 7th congressional district (2021–present) and former lieutenant governor of Minnesota (2018–2019)[21][22]
- Pete Stauber, U.S. Representative for Minnesota's 8th congressional district (2019–present)[21][22]
- Glenn Thompson, U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district (2019–present) and Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district (2009–2019)[21][23]
State legislators
- Paul Anderson, state senator for the 44th district (2017–2021)[24]
- Gary Dahms, state senator for the 16th district (2013–present) and the 21st district (2011–2013)[21]
- Brian Daniels, state representative for the 24B district (2015–present)[21]
- Rod Hamilton, state representative for the 22B district (2005–present)[21]
- John Jasinski, state senator for the 24th district (2017–present)[21]
- John Petersburg, state representative for the 24A district (2013–present)[21]
- Julie Rosen, state senator for the 23rd district (2003–present)[21]
- Marty Seifert, former state representative for the 21A district (1997–2011) and former Minority Leader of the Minnesota House of Representatives (2007–2009)[24]
- Paul Torkelson, state representative for the 16B district (2013–present) and the 21B district (2009–2013)[21]
Individuals
- Bob Ulrich, former chief executive officer and chairman of the Target Corporation (1994–2009)[21]
Organizations
State officials
- Tim Walz, Governor of Minnesota (2019–present) and former U.S. Representative for Minnesota's 1st congressional district (2007–2019)[51]
State legislators
- Kathy Brynaert, former state representative for the 19B district (2013–2015) and the 23B district (2007–2013)[21]
- Jack Considine, former state representative for the 19B district (2015–2021)[21]
- Gene Pelowski, state representative for the 28A district (2013–present), the 31A district (2003–2013), the 32A district (1993–2003), and the 34B district (1987–1993)[21]
- Jeanne Poppe, former state representative for the 27B district (2005–2021)[21]
- Dan Sparks, former state senator for the 27th district (2003–2021)[21]
Local officials
- Pat Baustian, mayor of Luverne (2010–present)[21]
- Mike Kuhle, mayor of Worthington (2015–present)[21]
- Tom Stiehm, former mayor of Austin (2007–2021)[21]
Organizations
Polling
[edit]Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Brad Finstad (R) |
Jeff Ettinger (DFL) |
Other | Undecided |
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SurveyUSA[52] | July 26–30, 2022 | 544 (LV) | ± 4.7% | 46% | 38% | 7% | 8% |
Expedition Strategies (D)[53][B] | June 6–9, 2022 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 48% | 47% | – | 5% |
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Brad Finstad | 59,788 | 50.71% | +2.12% | |
Democratic (DFL) | Jeff Ettinger | 55,155 | 46.78% | +1.26% | |
Legal Marijuana Now | Richard Reisdorf | 1,536 | 1.30% | N/A | |
Grassroots—LC | Haroun McClellan | 865 | 0.73% | –5.08% | |
Write-in | 548 | 0.46% | +0.40% | ||
Total votes | 117,892 | 100.0% | |||
Republican hold |
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Notes
[edit]Partisan clients
References
[edit]- ^ a b "State Canvassing Board Certificate - Special Election for United States Representative First Congressional District". Office of Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
- ^ "Congressman Jim Hagedorn Dies: 'He Lived His Dream By Serving Others'". WCCO-TV. February 18, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
- ^ Oot, Torey Van (February 19, 2022). "Minnesota Rep. Jim Hagedorn dies after cancer battle". Axios. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
- ^ "Sec. 204D.29 MN Statutes". www.revisor.mn.gov. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
- ^ "Southern Minnesota voters to decide who will fill vacancy after Rep. Jim Hagedorn's death". Duluth News Tribune. February 18, 2022. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
- ^ "Governor Walz Issues Writ of Special Election to Fill Vacancy in First Congressional District". mn.gov. February 22, 2022. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
- ^ Karnowski, Steve (May 25, 2022). "Finstad, Ettinger head to special election for Hagedorn seat". KIMT. Archived from the original on May 25, 2022. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
- ^ Stultz, Sarah (March 10, 2022). "Longtime Albert Lea attorney running for Congress". www.albertleatribune.com. Albert Lea Tribune. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
- ^ O'Neil, Tyler (March 14, 2022). "Jim Hagedorn's widow, Jennifer Carnahan, announces run for his open House seat". Fox News. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
- ^ "Feehan won't run in special congressional election". March 1, 2022. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
- ^ a b "Who's running in Minnesota in 2022: Statewide offices and U.S. House". February 3, 2022.
- ^ a b "Two more file for 1st District congressional seat". The Free Press. March 8, 2022. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
- ^ "State rep. Jeremy Munson files paperwork to run for US Congress". KTTC. February 25, 2022. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
- ^ a b Croman, John (February 19, 2022). "Special election will decide Hagedorn's replacement". KARE 11.
- ^ "Nels Pierson announces candidacy to represent 1st Congressional District". KAAL. March 11, 2022. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
- ^ a b c "3 more file for 1st District election". The Free Press. March 9, 2022.
- ^ "Former MSU kicker, monster truck show emcee joins 1st District race". March 3, 2022.
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- ^ Ferguson, Dana (February 21, 2022). "State Sen. Carla Nelson won't seek 1st District seat left vacant after Jim Hagedorn death". Duluth News Tribune. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
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- ^ Woodall, Hunter. "After hours of voting, GOP fails to endorse in First District". Star Tribune. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
- ^ a b c Stolle, Matthew (April 25, 2022). "GOP district convention fails to endorse congressional candidate, but Munson claims win with most delegates". Rochester Post Bulletin. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
- ^ "Minnesota Holds Special Primary For Late Congressman Hagedorn's Seat". WCCO. May 20, 2022. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
- ^ a b c Orrick, Dave (April 5, 2022). "MN lawmaker claims per diem for day spent campaigning, but plans to pay it back". Twin Cities. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
- ^ a b c Drucker, David (April 19, 2022). "Ex-Minnesota GOP party leader backs state representative for open House seat". Washington Examiner.
- ^ Munson, Jeremy. "Thank you @timmiller_mn for your endorsement! #MN01 Let's Go!". Twitter. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
- ^ "FreedomWorks for America Endorses Jeremy Munson in Minnesota's First Congressional District". FreedomWorks for America. March 25, 2022. Archived from the original on March 25, 2022. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
- ^ @RLibertyCaucus (April 28, 2022). "The Republican Liberty Caucus proudly endorses Jeremy Munson for Congress in MN-1. @jeremymunson has been a bold an…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ National Journal Hotline
- ^ a b c d "Election Results". Minnesota Secretary of State. May 24, 2022. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
- ^ "Ettinger throwing his hat into 1st District race". Austin Daily Herald. March 10, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e "Who's running in Minnesota in 2022: Statewide offices and U.S. House". MinnPost. February 3, 2022. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
- ^ "CD1 race adds another potential candidate". KEYC. February 26, 2022.
- ^ "RCTC Student Senate provides emergency food aid". October 21, 2017.
- ^ Stolle, Matthew (February 22, 2022). "Special election to serve out Hagedorn's term has its first candidate". Post Bulletin. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
- ^ "Richard Painter announces MN-01 candidacy". KEYC. February 24, 2022.
- ^ "Race to succeed late Rep. Jim Hagedorn begins". Star Tribune. February 26, 2022.
- ^ "Democrat Dan Feehan opts against First Congressional District run". Star Tribune. March 1, 2022.
- ^ a b "Minnesota DFL endorses Jeff Ettinger for Congress in 1st District". Albert Lea Tribune. May 14, 2022.
- ^ Painter, Richard. "I can't wait to run against @jeremymunson for U.S. House in #MN01. He has support from @RandPaul and I have support from @jamie_raskin. We all know which of those two has better judgment". Twitter. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
- ^ Wasserman, Dave (July 19, 2022). "House Rating Changes: IN-01 and MN-01 Get More Competitive". Retrieved August 5, 2022.
- ^ Gonzalez, Nathan L. (April 7, 2022). "Minnesota Redistricting: Land of a Couple Interesting Races". The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
- ^ Kondik, Kyle (February 23, 2022). "Notes on the State of Politics: Feb. 23, 2022". Retrieved February 23, 2022.
- ^ "ELECTION ALERT: Tea Party Express Endorses Brad Finstad in Minnesota's First Congressional District". Tea Party Express. August 5, 2022. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
- ^ "Gov. Walz to appear at GOTV rally in Rochester on Saturday". August 4, 2022.
- ^ SurveyUSA
- ^ Expedition Strategies (D)
External links
[edit]Official campaign websites