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Minnesota's 1st Congressional District election, 2016

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Minnesota's 1st Congressional District

General Election Date
November 8, 2016

Primary Date
August 9, 2016

November 8 Election Winner:
Tim Walz Democratic Party
Incumbent prior to election:
Tim Walz Democratic Party
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Race Ratings
Cook Political Report: Solid D[1]
Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe D[2]
Rothenberg & Gonzales: Safe D[3]

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2016 U.S. House Elections

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The 1st Congressional District of Minnesota held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 8, 2016.

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Tim Walz (D) narrowly 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.[4][5]

Candidate Filing Deadline Primary Election General Election
May 31, 2016
August 9, 2016
November 8, 2016

Primary: A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Minnesota utilizes an open primary system, in which registered voters do not have to be members of a party to vote in that party's primary.[6][7][8]

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.


Incumbent: Heading into the election the incumbent was Tim Walz (D), who was first elected in 2006.

Minnesota's 1st Congressional District extends across southern Minnesota from the border with South Dakota to the border with Wisconsin. It includes Blue Earth, Brown, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Houston, Jackson, Le Sueur, Martin, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Rock, Steele, Waseca, Watonwan, and Winona counties. Areas of Cottonwood and Rice counties also lie within the district.[9]

Election results

General election

U.S. House, Minnesota District 1 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngTim 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

Primary election

U.S. House, Minnesota District 1 Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngJim Hagedorn 76.5% 10,851
Steve Williams 23.5% 3,330
Total Votes 14,181
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State

Candidates

General election candidates:

Democratic Party Tim Walz Approveda
Republican Party Jim Hagedorn

Primary candidates:[10]

Democratic

Tim Walz - Incumbent[4] Approveda

Republican

Jim Hagedorn[4] Approveda
Steve Williams[4]


District history

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. Tim Walz (D) defeated Jim Hagedorn (R) in the general election.

U.S. House, Minnesota District 1 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngTim 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

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. Tim Walz (D) won the election in the district.[11]

U.S. House, Minnesota District 1 General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngTim 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)

Important dates and deadlines

See also: Minnesota elections, 2016

The calendar below lists important dates for political candidates in Minnesota in 2016.

Dates and requirements for candidates in 2016
Deadline Event type Event description
February 1, 2016 Campaign finance 2015 year-end report of receipts and expenditures due
May 17, 2016 Ballot access Candidate filing period opens
May 31, 2016 Ballot access Candidate filing period closes
July 25, 2016 Campaign finance First report of receipts and expenditures due (covering January 1 through July 18)
August 9, 2016 Election date Primary election
October 31, 2016 Campaign finance Second report of receipts and expenditures due (covering January 1 through November 24)
November 8, 2016 Election date General election
January 31, 2017 Campaign finance 2016 year-end report of receipts and expenditures due
Sources: Minnesota Secretary of State, "Filing Periods," accessed June 12, 2015
Minnesota Votes, "2016 Election Dates," accessed June 12, 2015
Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board, "2016 Disclosure Calendar," accessed October 28, 2015

See also

Footnotes


For information about public policy issues in the 2016 elections, see: Public policy in the 2016 elections!


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