Joe Teirab
Joe Teirab (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Minnesota's 2nd Congressional District. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Joe Teirab lives in Burnsville, Minnesota. Teirab earned a law degree from Harvard Law School. He served in the United States Marine Corps and reached the rank Captain. Teirab's career experience involves working as an Assistant County Attorney and an Assistant U.S. Attorney.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Minnesota's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024
Minnesota's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024 (August 13 Democratic primary)
Minnesota's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024 (August 13 Republican primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Minnesota District 2
Incumbent Angie Craig defeated Joe Teirab and Thomas Bowman (Unofficially withdrew) in the general election for U.S. House Minnesota District 2 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Angie Craig (D) | 55.5 | 231,751 |
 | Joe Teirab (R) | 42.1 | 175,621 | |
 | Thomas Bowman (Conservative Party) (Unofficially withdrew)  | 2.3 | 9,492 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 455 | ||
| Total votes: 417,319 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 2
Incumbent Angie Craig defeated Marc Ives in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 2 on August 13, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Angie Craig | 91.0 | 26,865 |
 | Marc Ives | 9.0 | 2,649 | |
| Total votes: 29,514 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 2
Joe Teirab defeated Tayler Rahm (Unofficially withdrew) in the Republican primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 2 on August 13, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Joe Teirab | 76.0 | 16,748 |
 | Tayler Rahm (Unofficially withdrew) | 24.0 | 5,290 | |
| Total votes: 22,038 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Mike Murphy (R)
Polls
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Election campaign finance
| Name | Party | Receipts* | Disbursements** | Cash on hand | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angie Craig | Democratic Party | $8,288,031 | $8,295,356 | $23,602 | As of December 31, 2024 |
| Marc Ives | Democratic Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| Tayler Rahm | Republican Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| Joe Teirab | Republican Party | $3,304,666 | $3,284,981 | $19,685 | As of December 31, 2024 |
| Thomas Bowman | Conservative Party | $19,800 | $19,800 | $0 | As of September 30, 2024 |
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Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2024. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee." |
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Satellite spending
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Race ratings
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- Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
- Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
- Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.[5]
- Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.
Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.[6][7][8]
| Race ratings: Minnesota's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024 | |||||||||
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| Race tracker | Race ratings | ||||||||
| November 5, 2024 | October 29, 2024 | October 22, 2024 | October 15, 2024 | ||||||
| The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter | Likely Democratic | Lean Democratic | Lean Democratic | Lean Democratic | |||||
| Decision Desk HQ and The Hill | Likely Democratic | Likely Democratic | Likely Democratic | Likely Democratic | |||||
| Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales | Likely Democratic | Likely Democratic | Likely Democratic | Likely Democratic | |||||
| Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball | Likely Democratic | Lean Democratic | Lean Democratic | Lean Democratic | |||||
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Endorsements
Teirab received the following endorsements.
- U.S. Rep. Mike Johnson (R)
- Former President Donald Trump (R)
- Congressional Leadership Fund
Pledges
Teirab signed the following pledges.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Campaign ads
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Campaign website
Teirab’s campaign website stated the following:
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Issues I will ALWAYS support law enforcement and ensure that criminals are held ACCOUNTABLE. ECONOMY I will fight to bring power back to your paycheck by rolling back taxes, slashing reckless spending, and rooting out waste, fraud, and abuse. BORDER SECURITY I will always fight for a secure border to ensure that we finally restore Law and Order. EDUCATION I will fight to improve our education system to ensure that parents’ rights are honored, and that our future generations aren’t left behind. [9] |
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| —Joe Teirab’s campaign website (2024)[10] | ||
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Joe Teirab for Congress, "Meet Joe," accessed August 1, 2024
- ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Outside Spending," accessed December 12, 2021
- ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Total Outside Spending by Election Cycle, All Groups," accessed December 12, 2021
- ↑ National Review.com, "Why the Media Hate Super PACs," December 12, 2021
- ↑ Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Joe Teirab’s campaign website, “Issues,” accessed August 1, 2024
