Minnesota's 1st Congressional District

Minnesota's 1st Congressional District

Incumbent

Brad Finstad

Assumed office: August 12, 2022

Minnesota's 1st Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by Brad Finstad (R).

As of the 2020 Census, Minnesota representatives represented an average of 713,719 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 664,360 residents.

Elections

• 2030
• 2028
• 2026
• 2024
• 2022
• 2020
• 2018

See also: Minnesota's 1st Congressional District election, 2030

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

See also: United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota, 2028

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

See also: Minnesota's 1st Congressional District election, 2026

Note: At this time, Ballotpedia is combining all declared candidates for this election into one list under a general election heading. As primary election dates are published, this information will be updated to separate general election candidates from primary candidates as appropriate.

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

General election for U.S. House Minnesota District 1

Incumbent Brad Finstad (R), Jake Johnson (D), and Oliver Morlan (Independent) are running in the general election for U.S. House Minnesota District 1 on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Brad Finstad (R)
		Jake Johnson (D)
		Oliver Morlan (Independent)

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Andy Smith (D)

See also: Minnesota's 1st Congressional District election, 2024

General election

General election for U.S. House Minnesota District 1

Incumbent Brad Finstad (R) defeated Rachel Bohman (D) in the general election for U.S. House Minnesota District 1 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brad Finstad (R)	58.5	220,929
		Rachel Bohman (D)	41.4	156,375
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1%	297

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 377,601
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 1

Rachel Bohman (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 1 on August 13, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Rachel Bohman	100.0	26,406

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 26,406
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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 1

Incumbent Brad Finstad (R) defeated Shawn Tweten (R) and Gregory Goetzman (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 1 on August 13, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brad Finstad	90.9	30,057
		Shawn Tweten	4.8	1,599
	Submit photo	Gregory Goetzman	4.3	1,409

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 33,065
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Special election

See also: Minnesota's 1st Congressional District special election, 2022

General election

Special general election for U.S. House Minnesota District 1

Brad Finstad (R) defeated Jeff Ettinger (D), Richard Reisdorf (Legal Marijuana Now Party), and Haroun McClellan (Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis Party of Minnesota) in the special general election for U.S. House Minnesota District 1 on August 9, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brad Finstad (R)	50.7	59,788
		Jeff Ettinger (D)	46.8	55,155
		Richard Reisdorf (Legal Marijuana Now Party)	1.3	1,536
		Haroun McClellan (Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis Party of Minnesota)	0.7	865
		Other/Write-in votes	0.5%	548

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 117,892
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Democratic primary

Special Democratic primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 1

The following candidates ran in the special Democratic primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 1 on May 24, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jeff Ettinger	64.4	12,130
		Sarah Brakebill-Hacke	13.2	2,492
		Richard Painter	9.1	1,718
	Submit photo	Candice Deal-Bartell	6.2	1,158
	Submit photo	James Rainwater	2.4	446
		Rick DeVoe	2.0	379
	Submit photo	Warren Anderson	1.9	363
	Submit photo	George Kalberer	0.7	137

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 18,823
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Brandon Millholland-Corcoran (D)

Republican primary

Special Republican primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 1

The following candidates ran in the special Republican primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 1 on May 24, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brad Finstad	38.1	13,695
		Jeremy Munson	36.9	13,268
	Submit photo	Jennifer Carnahan	8.0	2,887
	Submit photo	Matt Benda	7.3	2,629
		Nels Pierson	5.2	1,878
	Submit photo	Kevin Kocina	2.7	960
		Bob Carney Jr.	0.5	193
		Roger Ungemach	0.4	151
	Submit photo	J.R. Ewing	0.4	142
		Ken Navitsky (Withdrew, appeared on ballot)	0.4	127

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 35,930
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Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis Party of Minnesota primary

Special Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis of Minnesota primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 1

Haroun McClellan (Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis Party of Minnesota) advanced from the special Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis Party of Minnesota primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 1 on May 24, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Haroun McClellan	100.0	194

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Legal Marijuana Now Party primary

Special Legal Marijuana Now primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 1

Richard Reisdorf (Legal Marijuana Now Party) advanced from the special Legal Marijuana Now Party primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 1 on May 24, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Richard Reisdorf	100.0	363

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 363
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Regular election

See also: Minnesota's 1st Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Minnesota District 1

Incumbent Brad Finstad (R) defeated Jeff Ettinger (D), Richard Reisdorf (Legal Marijuana Now Party), Brian Abrahamson (Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis Party of Minnesota), and Garth Coughlin Weir (Independent) in the general election for U.S. House Minnesota District 1 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brad Finstad (R)	53.8	159,621
		Jeff Ettinger (D)	42.3	125,457
		Richard Reisdorf (Legal Marijuana Now Party)	2.2	6,389
		Brian Abrahamson (Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis Party of Minnesota)	1.7	4,943
	Submit photo	Garth Coughlin Weir (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	0
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0%	137

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 296,547
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Logan Wajer (Independent)

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 1

Jeff Ettinger (D) defeated James Rainwater (D) and George Kalberer (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 1 on August 9, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jeff Ettinger	92.1	51,391
	Submit photo	James Rainwater	5.6	3,115
	Submit photo	George Kalberer	2.3	1,266

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 55,772
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Richard Painter (D)

Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 1

Incumbent Brad Finstad (R) defeated Jeremy Munson (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 1 on August 9, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brad Finstad	76.0	48,252
		Jeremy Munson	24.0	15,207

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 63,459
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Matt Benda (R)
• Michael Hastings (R)

Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis Party of Minnesota primary

Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis of Minnesota primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 1

Brian Abrahamson (Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis Party of Minnesota) advanced from the Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis Party of Minnesota primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 1 on August 9, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brian Abrahamson	100.0	361

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 361
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Legal Marijuana Now Party primary

Legal Marijuana Now primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 1

Richard Reisdorf (Legal Marijuana Now Party) advanced from the Legal Marijuana Now Party primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 1 on August 9, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Richard Reisdorf	100.0	565

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 565
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See also: Minnesota's 1st Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House Minnesota District 1

Incumbent Jim Hagedorn (R) defeated Dan Feehan (D) and Bill Rood (Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis Party of Minnesota) in the general election for U.S. House Minnesota District 1 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jim Hagedorn (R)	48.6	179,234
		Dan Feehan (D)	45.5	167,890
		Bill Rood (Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis Party of Minnesota)	5.8	21,448
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1%	284

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 368,856
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Hans Tinsley (Unaffiliated)

Democratic primary

The Democratic primary scheduled for August 11, 2020, was canceled. Dan Feehan (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 1 without appearing on the ballot.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Johnny Akzam (D)
• Ralph Kaehler (D)
• Mark Schroepfer (D)
• Rich Wright (D)

Republican primary

The Republican primary scheduled for August 11, 2020, was canceled. Incumbent Jim Hagedorn (R) advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 1 without appearing on the ballot.

Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis Party of Minnesota primary

The Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis Party of Minnesota primary scheduled for August 11, 2020, was canceled. Bill Rood (Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis Party of Minnesota) advanced from the Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis Party of Minnesota primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 1 without appearing on the ballot.

See also: United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Minnesota District 1

Jim Hagedorn (R) defeated Dan Feehan (D) in the general election for U.S. House Minnesota District 1 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jim Hagedorn (R)	50.1	146,200
		Dan Feehan (D)	49.7	144,885
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2%	576

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 291,661 (100% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 1

Dan Feehan (D) defeated Colin Minehart (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 1 on August 14, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dan Feehan	83.1	39,252
	Submit photo	Colin Minehart	16.9	7,979

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 47,231
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Johnny Akzam (D)
• Vicki Jensen (D)
• Regina Mustafa (D)
• Bob Ries (D)
• Joe Sullivan (D)
• Rich Wright (D)

Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 1

Jim Hagedorn (R) defeated Carla Nelson (R), Steve Williams (R), and Andrew Candler (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 1 on August 14, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jim Hagedorn	60.1	25,431
		Carla Nelson	32.2	13,631
		Steve Williams	5.1	2,144
		Andrew Candler	2.6	1,107

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 42,313
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Previous election results

2016

See also: Minnesota's 1st Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Tim Walz (D) defeated Jim Hagedorn (R) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Walz faced no primary challenger, while Hagedorn defeated Steve Williams in the Republican primary on August 9, 2016.

U.S. House, Minnesota District 1 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Tim Walz Incumbent	50.3%	169,074
	Republican	Jim Hagedorn	49.6%	166,526
	N/A	Write-in	0.1%	277
Total Votes				335,877
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State

U.S. House, Minnesota District 1 Republican Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Jim Hagedorn	76.5%	10,851
Steve Williams	23.5%	3,330
Total Votes		14,181
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State

2014

See also: Minnesota's 1st Congressional District elections, 2014

The 1st Congressional District of Minnesota held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Tim Walz (D) defeated challenger Jim Hagedorn (R) in the general election.

U.S. House, Minnesota District 1 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Tim Walz Incumbent	54.2%	122,851
	Republican	Jim Hagedorn	45.7%	103,536
	N/A	Write-in	0.1%	308
Total Votes				226,695
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State

General election candidates

• Tim Walz - Incumbent a
• Jim Hagedorn

August 12, 2014, primary results

Democratic Primary

• Tim Walz - Incumbenta

Republican Primary

• Aaron Miller - account manager

• Jim Hagedorna

Withdrew from race

• Mike Benson

2012

See also: Minnesota's 1st Congressional District elections, 2012

The 1st Congressional District of Minnesota held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012, which incumbent Tim Walz won.

U.S. House, Minnesota District 1 General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Tim Walz Incumbent	57.5%	193,211
	Republican	Allen Quist	42.3%	142,164
	NA	Write-in	0.2%	505
Total Votes				335,880
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State, "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" (dead link)

2010
On November 2, 2010, Tim Walz (D) won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Randy Demmer (R), Steven Wilson (I) and Lars Johnson (Party Free) in the general election.

U.S. House, Minnesota District 1 General Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Tim Walz incumbent	49.3%	122,365
	Republican	Randy Demmer	44%	109,242
	Independent	Steven Wilson	5.3%	13,242
	Party Free	Lars Johnson	1.2%	3,054
	N/A	Write-in	0%	102
Total Votes				248,005

2008
On November 4, 2008, Tim Walz (D) won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Brian J. Davis (R) and Gregory Mikkelson (I) in the general election.

U.S. House, Minnesota District 1 General Election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Tim Walz incumbent	62.5%	207,753
	Republican	Brian J. Davis	32.9%	109,453
	Independent	Gregory Mikkelson	4.5%	14,904
	N/A	N/A	0.1%	290
Total Votes				332,400

2006
On November 7, 2006, Tim Walz (D) won election to the United States House. He defeated Gil Gutknecht (R) in the general election.

U.S. House, Minnesota District 1 General Election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Tim Walz	52.7%	141,556
	Republican	Gil Gutknecht incumbent	47.1%	126,486
	N/A	Write-in	0.1%	379
Total Votes				268,421

2004
On November 2, 2004, Gil Gutknecht (R) won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Leigh Pomeroy (D) and Gregory Mikkelson (Independence) in the general election.

U.S. House, Minnesota District 1 General Election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Gil Gutknecht incumbent	59.6%	193,132
	Democratic	Leigh Pomeroy	35.5%	115,088
	Independence	Gregory Mikkelson	4.8%	15,569
	N/A	Write-in	0.1%	266
Total Votes				324,055

2002
On November 5, 2002, Gil Gutknecht (R) won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Steve Andreasen (D) and Greg Mikkelson (G) in the general election.

U.S. House, Minnesota District 1 General Election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Gil Gutknecht incumbent	61.5%	163,570
	Democratic	Steve Andreasen	34.7%	92,165
	Green	Greg Mikkelson	3.7%	9,964
	N/A	Write-in	0.1%	283
Total Votes				265,982

2000
On November 7, 2000, Gil Gutknecht (R) won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Mary Rieder (D) and Rich Osness (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Minnesota District 1 General Election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Gil Gutknect incumbent	56.4%	159,835
	Democratic	Mary Rieder	41.6%	117,946
	Libertarian	Rich Osness	1.9%	5,440
Total Votes				283,221

1998
On November 3, 1998, Gil Gutknecht (R) won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Tracy L. Beckman (D) in the general election.

U.S. House, Minnesota District 1 General Election, 1998
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Gil Gutknect incumbent	54.7%	131,233
	Democratic	Tracy L. Beckman	45.2%	108,420
	N/A	Write-in	0.1%	250
Total Votes				239,903

1996
On November 5, 1996, Gil Gutknecht (R) won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Mary Rieder (D) in the general election.

U.S. House, Minnesota District 1 General Election, 1996
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Gil Gutknecht incumbent	52.7%	137,486
	Democratic	Mary Rieder	47.2%	123,147
	N/A	Write-in	0.2%	429
Total Votes				261,062

1994
On November 8, 1994, Gil Gutknecht (R) won election to the United States House. He defeated John C. Hottinger (D) in the general election.

U.S. House, Minnesota District 1 General Election, 1994
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Gil Gutknect	55.2%	117,613
	Democratic	John C. Hottinger	44.7%	95,328
	N/A	Write-In	0.1%	277
Total Votes				213,218

1992
On November 3, 1992, Timothy J. Penny (D) won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Timothy R. Droogsma (R) in the general election.

U.S. House, Minnesota District 1 General Election, 1992
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Timothy J. Penny incumbent	73.9%	206,369
	Republican	Timothy R. Droogsma	25.9%	72,367
	N/A	Write-In	0.2%	694
Total Votes				279,430

1990
On November 6, 1990, Timothy J. Penny (D) won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Doug Anderson (R) in the general election.

U.S. House, Minnesota District 1 General Election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Timothy J. Penny incumbent	78.1%	156,749
	Republican	Doug Anderson	21.9%	43,856
	N/A	Write-in	0%	58
Total Votes				200,663

1988
On November 8, 1988, Timothy J. Penny won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Curt Schrimpf (R) and Craig Honta (Socialist Workers) in the general election.

U.S. House, Minnesota District 1 General Election, 1988
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Timothy J. Penny incumbent	70.1%	161,118
	Republican	Curt Schrimpf	29.5%	67,709
	Socialist Workers	Craig Honta	0.4%	957
	N/A	Write-in	0%	29
Total Votes				229,813

1986
On November 4, 1986, Timothy J. Penny won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Paul H. Grawe (R) in the general election.

U.S. House, Minnesota District 1 General Election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Timothy J.Penny incumbent	72.4%	125,115
	Republican	Paul H. Grawe	27.6%	47,750
	N/A	Write-in	0%	12
Total Votes				172,877

1984
On November 6, 1984, Timothy J. Penny won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Keith Spicer (R) in the general election.

U.S. House, Minnesota District 1 General Election, 1984
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Timothy J.Penny incumbent	57%	140,095
	Republican	Keith Spicer	43%	105,723
	N/A	Other	0%	19
Total Votes				245,837

1982
On November 2, 1982, Timothy J. Penny won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Tom Hagedorn (R) and Clare H. Jarvis (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Minnesota District 1 General Election, 1982
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Timothy J. Penny	51.2%	109,257
	Republican	Tom Hagedorn	47.9%	102,298
	Libertarian	Clare H. Jarvis	0.9%	1,965
Total Votes				213,520

District map

Redistricting

2020-2021

See also: Redistricting in Minnesota after the 2020 census

Minnesota enacted new congressional district boundaries on February 15, 2022, when a special judicial redistricting panel issued an order adopting final maps. In its unanimous order, the panel wrote, "To afford counties and municipalities time to complete local redistricting, the statutory deadline for completing congressional and legislative redistricting is '25 weeks before the state primary election in the year ending in two.' In this decennium, that date is February 15, 2022. That date has arrived, and the legislature has not yet enacted a congressional redistricting plan. To avoid delaying the electoral process, the panel must now act."

After the panel issued their order, Dave Orrick of the Twin Cities Pioneer Press wrote, "The impacts of the new maps weren’t immediately clear...Since Minnesota averted losing a congressional seat, the state’s eight districts for U.S. House members don’t appear jarringly different from current maps." Briana Bierschbach and Hunter Woodall wrote in the Star Tribune, “Under the new maps, the eighth Congressional district grew larger geographically to accommodate population declines in many rural counties.”Kyle Brown of Saint Paul television station KSTP wrote, “The state’s current balance of four Republican and four Democratic representatives in the U.S. House could be thrown for a loop with a radical shift in geography for the 2nd Congressional District, which by far had the most competitive race in 2020.”

How does redistricting in Minnesota work? In Minnesota, congressional and state legislative district boundaries are drawn by the Minnesota State Legislature. These lines are subject to veto by the governor.

The Minnesota Constitution requires "that state Senate districts be contiguous, and that Representative districts be nested within Senate districts." State statutes apply contiguity requirements to all congressional and state legislative districts. Furthermore, state statutes stipulate that political subdivisions should not be divided "more than necessary."

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2010-2011

This is the 1st Congressional District of Minnesota after the 2001 redistricting process.

See also: Redistricting in Minnesota after the 2010 census

In 2011, the Minnesota State Legislature re-drew the congressional districts based on updated population information from the 2010 census.

District analysis

See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

See also: FiveThirtyEight's elasticity scores

2026

Heading into the 2026 elections, based on results from the 2024 and 2020 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district is R+6. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 6 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Minnesota's 1st the 178th most Republican district nationally.

2024

Heading into the 2024 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+7. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 7 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Minnesota's 1st the 173rd most Republican district nationally.

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Donald Trump (R) would have defeated Joe Biden (D) 53.5%-44.3%.

2022

Heading into the 2022 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+7. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 7 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Minnesota's 1st the 171st most Republican district nationally.

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have received 44.3% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 53.5%.

2018

Heading into the 2018 elections, based on results from the 2016 and 2012 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+5. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 5 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Minnesota's 1st Congressional District the 190th most Republican nationally.

FiveThirtyEight's September 2018 elasticity score for states and congressional districts measured "how sensitive it is to changes in the national political environment." This district's elasticity score was 1.03. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 1.03 points toward that party.

See also

• Redistricting in Minnesota
• Minnesota's 1st Congressional District election, 2024
• Minnesota's 1st Congressional District election, 2022
• Minnesota's 1st Congressional District election, 2020
• Minnesota's 1st Congressional District election, 2018

External links

• GovTrack District 1

Footnotes

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Minnesota's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Amy Klobuchar (D)

Tina Smith (D)

Representatives

District 1

Brad Finstad (R)

District 2

Angie Craig (D)

District 3

Kelly Morrison (D)

District 4

Betty McCollum (D)

District 5

Ilhan Omar (D)

District 6

Tom Emmer (R)

District 7

Michelle Fischbach (R)

District 8

Pete Stauber (R)

Democratic Party (6)

Republican Party (4)