Minnesota's 2nd Congressional District

Minnesota's 2nd Congressional District

Incumbent

Angie Craig

Assumed office: January 3, 2019

Minnesota's 2nd Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by Angie Craig (D).

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 2nd Congressional District election, 2030

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

See also: Minnesota's 2nd Congressional District election, 2028

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

See also: Minnesota's 2nd 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 2

Kaela Berg (D), Matt Klein (D), Matt Little (D), Tyler Kistner (R), and Eric Pratt (R) are running in the general election for U.S. House Minnesota District 2 on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Kaela Berg (D)
		Matt Klein (D)
		Matt Little (D)
		Tyler Kistner (R)
		Eric Pratt (R)

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Angie Craig (D)
• Michael Stefanko (D)

See also: Minnesota's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024

General election

General election for U.S. House Minnesota District 2

Incumbent Angie Craig (D) defeated Joe Teirab (R) and Thomas Bowman (Conservative Party) (Withdrew, appeared on ballot) 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) (Withdrew, appeared on ballot)	2.3	9,492
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1%	455

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 417,319
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 2

Incumbent Angie Craig (D) defeated Marc Ives (D) 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

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 29,514
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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 2

Joe Teirab (R) defeated Tayler Rahm (R) (Withdrew, appeared on ballot) 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 (Withdrew, appeared on ballot)	24.0	5,290

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 22,038
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Mike Murphy (R)

See also: Minnesota's 2nd Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Minnesota District 2

Incumbent Angie Craig (D) defeated Tyler Kistner (R) and Paula Overby (Legal Marijuana Now Party) (Withdrew, appeared on ballot) in the general election for U.S. House Minnesota District 2 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Angie Craig (D)	50.9	165,583
		Tyler Kistner (R)	45.6	148,576
		Paula Overby (Legal Marijuana Now Party) (Withdrew, appeared on ballot)	3.3	10,728
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2%	585

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 325,472
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Democratic primary

The Democratic primary scheduled for August 9, 2022, was canceled. Incumbent Angie Craig (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 2 without appearing on the ballot.

Republican primary

The Republican primary scheduled for August 9, 2022, was canceled. Tyler Kistner (R) advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 2 without appearing on the ballot.

Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis Party of Minnesota primary

The Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis Party of Minnesota primary scheduled for August 9, 2022, was canceled.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Patrick Bradley (Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis Party of Minnesota)

Legal Marijuana Now Party primary

The Legal Marijuana Now Party primary scheduled for August 9, 2022, was canceled. Paula Overby (Legal Marijuana Now Party) advanced from the Legal Marijuana Now Party primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 2 without appearing on the ballot.

See also: Minnesota's 2nd Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House Minnesota District 2

Incumbent Angie Craig (D) defeated Tyler Kistner (R) and Adam Weeks (Legal Marijuana Now Party) (Withdrew, appeared on ballot) in the general election for U.S. House Minnesota District 2 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Angie Craig (D)	48.2	204,534
		Tyler Kistner (R)	45.9	194,954
	Submit photo	Adam Weeks (Legal Marijuana Now Party) (Withdrew, appeared on ballot)	5.8	24,751
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1%	273

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 424,512
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Democratic primary

The Democratic primary scheduled for August 11, 2020, was canceled. Incumbent Angie Craig (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 2 without appearing on the ballot.

Republican primary

The Republican primary scheduled for August 11, 2020, was canceled. Tyler Kistner (R) advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 2 without appearing on the ballot.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Regina Barr (R)
• Erika Cashin (R)
• Edward Moritz (R)
• Rick Olson (R)
• Kerry Zeiler (R)

Legal Marijuana Now Party primary

The Legal Marijuana Now Party primary scheduled for August 11, 2020, was canceled. Adam Weeks (Legal Marijuana Now Party) advanced from the Legal Marijuana Now Party primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 2 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 2

Angie Craig (D) defeated incumbent Jason Lewis (R) in the general election for U.S. House Minnesota District 2 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Angie Craig (D)	52.7	177,958
		Jason Lewis (R)	47.1	159,344
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2%	666

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 337,968 (100% precincts reporting)
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Bradley Svenson (Independence Party)

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 2

Angie Craig (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 2 on August 14, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Angie Craig

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Jeff Erdmann (D)

Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 2

Incumbent Jason Lewis (R) advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 2 on August 14, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Jason Lewis

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Previous election results

2016

See also: Minnesota's 2nd Congressional District election, 2016

Minnesota's 2nd Congressional District was a battleground district in 2016. Republican incumbent John Kline, who began serving in Congress in 2002, chose not to run for re-election in 2016, leaving the seat open. Jason Lewis (R) defeated Angie Craig (D) and Paula Overby (I) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Craig faced no primary opponent, while Lewis defeated Matthew Erickson, John Howe, and Darlene Miller in the Republican primary on August 9, 2016.

U.S. House, Minnesota District 2 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Jason Lewis	47%	173,970
	Democratic	Angie Craig	45.2%	167,315
	Independent	Paula Overby	7.8%	28,869
	N/A	Write-in	0.1%	360
Total Votes				370,514
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State

U.S. House, Minnesota District 2 Republican Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Jason Lewis	48.9%	11,641
Darlene Miller	30.7%	7,305
John Howe	13.6%	3,244
Matthew Erickson	6.8%	1,612
Total Votes		23,802
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State

2014

See also: Minnesota's 2nd Congressional District elections, 2014

The 2nd Congressional District of Minnesota held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent John Kline (R) defeated challengers Mike Obermueller (D) and Paula Overby (IND) in the general election.

U.S. House, Minnesota District 2 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	John Kline Incumbent	56%	137,778
	Democratic	Mike Obermueller	38.9%	95,565
	Independence	Paula Overby	5%	12,319
	N/A	Write-in	0.1%	186
Total Votes				245,848
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State

General election candidates

• John Kline - Incumbent a
• Mike Obermueller
• Paula Overby

August 12, 2014, primary results

Republican Primary

• John Kline - Incumbenta

Independence Party Primary

• Paula Overbya

Democratic Primary

• Mike Obermuellera

• Michael J. Roberts

Withdrew from race

• David Gerson

• Thomas Craft

• Sona Mehring

2012

See also: Minnesota's 2nd Congressional District elections, 2012

On November 6, 2012, John Kline won re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives 2nd Congressional District of Minnesota.

U.S. House, Minnesota District 2 General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	John Kline Incumbent	54%	193,587
	Democratic	Mike Obermueller	45.8%	164,338
	NA	Write-in	0.1%	521
Total Votes				358,446
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State, "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" (dead link)

2010
On November 2, 2010, John Kline (R) won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Shelley Madore (D) in the general election.

U.S. House, Minnesota District 2 General Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	John Kline incumbent	63.3%	181,341
	Democratic	Shelley Madore	36.6%	104,809
	N/A	Write-in	0.1%	303
Total Votes				286,453

2008
On November 4, 2008, John Kline (R) won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Steve Sarvi (D), Kevin Masrud (Write-in) and Curt Walor (Write-in) in the general election.

U.S. House, Minnesota District 2 General Election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	John Kline incumbent	57.3%	220,924
	Democratic	Steve Sarvi	42.5%	164,093
	Write-in	Kevin Masrud	0%	41
	Write-in	Curt Walor	0%	1
	N/A	Write-in	0.2%	597
Total Votes				385,656

2006
On November 7, 2006, John Kline (R) won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Coleen Rowley (D) and Douglas Williams (Independence) in the general election.

U.S. House, Minnesota District 2 General Election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	John Kline incumbent	56.2%	163,269
	Democratic	Coleen Rowley	40%	116,343
	Independence	Douglas Williams	3.7%	10,802
	N/A	Write-in	0%	126
Total Votes				290,540

2004
On November 2, 2004, John Kline (R) won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Teresa Daly (D) and Gregory Mikkelson (Independence) in the general election.

U.S. House, Minnesota District 2 General Election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	John Kline incumbent	56.4%	206,313
	Democratic	Teresa Daly	40.3%	147,527
	Independence	Gregory Mikkelson	3.2%	11,822
	N/A	Write-in	0.1%	283
Total Votes				365,945

2002
On November 5, 2002, John Kline (R) won election to the United States House. He defeated Bill Luther (D) and Samuel D. Garst (No New Taxes) in the general election.

U.S. House, Minnesota District 2 General Election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	John Kline	53.3%	152,970
	Democratic	Bill Luther	42.2%	121,121
	No New Taxes	Samuel D. Garst	4.3%	12,430
	N/A	Write-in	0.1%	339
Total Votes				286,860

2000
On November 7, 2000, Mark Kennedy (R) won election to the United States House. He defeated David Minge (D), Gerald W. Brekke (Indendence), Dennis A. Burda (Constitution) amd Ron Helwig (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Minnesota District 2 General Election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Mark Kennedy	48.1%	138,957
	Democratic	David Minge	48%	138,802
	Independence	Gerald W. Brekke	2.7%	7,875
	Constitution	Dennis A. Burda	0.5%	1,337
	Libertarian	Ron Helwig	0.7%	1,929
Total Votes				288,900

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 2nd 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 D+3. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 3 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Minnesota's 2nd the 182nd most Democratic 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 D+1. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 1 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Minnesota's 2nd the 207th most Democratic 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 defeated Donald Trump (R) 52.5%-45.4%.

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 D+1. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 1 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Minnesota's 2nd the 208th most Democratic 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 52.5% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 45.4%.

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+2. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 2 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Minnesota's 2nd Congressional District the 221st 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 1.02. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 1.02 points toward that party.

See also

• Redistricting in Minnesota
• Minnesota's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024
• Minnesota's 2nd Congressional District election, 2022
• Minnesota's 2nd Congressional District election, 2020
• Minnesota's 2nd Congressional District election, 2018

External links

• GovTrack District 2

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)