Incumbent Angie Craig (D) defeated Tyler Kistner (R) in the general election in Minnesota's 2nd Congressional District on November 8, 2022. Both Craig and Kistner were unopposed for their respective parties' nominations. Legal Marijuana Now Party candidate Paula Overby qualified for the election but died on October 5, 2022.^[1] Because she died after early voting started, her name also appeared on the ballot.^[2]

Craig was first elected in 2018, defeating then-incumbent Jason Lewis (R), 53% to 47%. She was re-elected in 2020 against Kistner, 48% to 46%. Before serving in the U.S. House, Craig worked as a journalist and in corporate communications and executive roles in the medical device industry. Craig stated why she ran on her campaign website as follows: "I worked hard to get where I am, but I was pretty lucky, too. For too many Americans, hard work doesn’t pay off like it used to. College is unaffordable and technical training is unavailable. Healthcare costs too much. Incomes aren’t keeping up with the costs of groceries and prescription drugs. We can do better."^[3]

Kistner served as an officer in the U.S. Marine Corps and was a consultant at the time of the 2022 election. Kistner stated his campaign's mission on his website: "I’m running for Congress to 'serve' – not to serve big business, not to serve the political elites – but to serve Minnesotans who are increasingly concerned about our country’s future. I will be a check and balance to the Biden Administration and work to make a greater prosperity for our children and future generations."^[4]

Nathan L. Gonzales of Inside Elections wrote in Roll Call in April 2022 that "The suburban Twin Cities seat didn’t change much in redistricting; just 8 percent of the 2nd District is new to both candidates."^[5]

As of September 2022, three election race newsletters rated the contest as a Toss-up. Kyle Kondik of the University of Virginia’s Center for Politics told MPR News in June 2022, “Look, this is a race that Craig only won by a couple of points in 2020. And we have a pretty good feeling that the political environment for Democrats is going to be worse, perhaps significantly worse, than it was in 2020."^[6]

The outcome of this race affected the partisan balance of the U.S. House of Representatives in the 118th Congress. All 435 House districts were up for election.

Republicans won a 222-213 majority in the U.S. House in 2022.

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%.^[7] Biden carried the previous version of the district in the 2020 presidential election, 52.4% to 45.5%. Trump carried the district in 2016 with 47% of the vote to Hillary Clinton's (D) 45%.

For more information about the Democratic primary, click here.
For more information about the Republican primary, click here.

Election News

November 9, 2022: Angie Craig (D) was projected as the winner over Tyler Kistner (R) in the November 8, 2022, general election in Minnesota's 2nd Congressional District.
October 15, 2022: Quarterly campaign finance filings were due. Craig reported raising $6.8 million and spending $4.8 million and Kistner reported raising $2.9 million and spending $2.4 million over the election cycle.^[8]^[9]

Candidates and election results

General election

General election for U.S. House Minnesota District 2

Incumbent Angie Craig defeated Tyler Kistner and Paula Overby (Unofficially withdrew) 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) (Unofficially withdrew)	3.3	10,728
	Other/Write-in votes	0.2	585

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

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Angie Craig advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 2.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Tyler Kistner advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 2.

Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis Party of Minnesota primary election

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Patrick Bradley (Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis Party of Minnesota)

Legal Marijuana Now Party primary election

The Legal Marijuana Now Party primary election was canceled. Paula Overby advanced from the Legal Marijuana Now Party primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 2.

Voting information

See also: Voting in Minnesota

Election information in Minnesota: Nov. 8, 2022, election.

What was the voter registration deadline?

In-person: Nov. 8, 2022
By mail: Received by Oct. 18, 2022
Online: Oct. 18, 2022

Was absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?

N/A

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?

In-person: Nov. 7, 2022
By mail: Received by Nov. 7, 2022
Online: Nov. 7, 2022

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?

In-person: Nov. 8, 2022
By mail: Received by Nov. 8, 2022

Was early voting available to all voters?

Yes

What were the early voting start and end dates?

Sep. 23, 2022 to Nov. 7, 2022

Were all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, was a photo or non-photo ID required?

N/A

When were polls open on Election Day?

N/A

Candidate comparison

Candidate profiles

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Angie Craig

Party: Democratic Party

Incumbent: Yes

Political Office:

U.S. House of Representatives - Minnesota District 2 (Assumed office: 2019)

Biography: Craig received a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Memphis. Her previous professional experience includes working as a reporter at The Commercial Appeal and in communications, public relations, and executive roles at Smith & Nephew and St. Jude Medical.

Key Messages

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Craig's campaign website stated that she voted to codify Roe v. Wade at the federal level and helped pass the Ensuring Access to Abortion Act, saying, "The decision about whether and when to start a family is between a woman, her family, her doctor, and her faith – not governments or politicians."

Craig listed public safety as one of her top issues, saying, "As a representative for our community, keeping Minnesotans safe is my most important job. That’s why I’m working to ensure that our police officers have all the tools, resources and funding they need to do their important work...I’ll continue working to ensure our public safety organizations work for all Minnesotans."

Craig wrote in a Star Tribune op-ed that she "was proud to play a role in making the Inflation Reduction Act a reality and ensuring that we are finally able to start tackling the cost of prescription drugs costs." She said on her website that she "wrote legislation to cap the cost of insulin at $35 a month — and then worked with both parties to pass it into law."

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Sources: Angie Craig for Congress, "Media," accessed September 15, 2022; Angie Craig for Congress, "The Issues," accessed September 15, 2022; Star Tribune, "Counterpoint from Angie Craig: Glen Taylor is simply wrong on health care savings," August 27, 2022; MinnPost, "Second District race: What it would mean to elect a former medical device executive to Congress," October 6, 2016; The Commercial Appeal, "Meet the former Commercial Appeal reporter who's now in Congress," November 9, 2018

This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House Minnesota District 2 in 2022.

Tyler Kistner

Party: Republican Party

Incumbent: No

Political Office: None

Biography: Kistner received a bachelor's degree in history from the University of Minnesota and a master's degree in international relations and affairs from New England College. His previous professional experience includes serving as an officer in the U.S. Marine Corps and as a consultant.

Key Messages

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Kistner listed inflation as one of his top issues, saying, "It’s time we rein in government spending, get inflation under control, strengthen our supply chain and bring back American energy independence. We achieve this through smart common-sense economic policies, and put our families here in Minnesota and across America first."

Kistner discussed public safety on his website: "The 'defund the police' movement has made America more dangerous and our communities less safe for Minnesotans and their families. Congress must work with state officials to support local law enforcement while we work to improve policing policies."

Kistner said he would be an "advocate for our small businesses and workers in Congress to help set the conditions to allow our businesses and workforce to grow...Economic prosperity is not achieved through endless regulations, over taxation and government spending; it is achieved through allowing individuals to start private businesses, grow their businesses while growing the American workforce, and succeed."

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Sources: Tyler Kistner for Congress, "Issues," accessed September 15, 2022; Linkedin, "Tyler Kistner," accessed September 15, 2022; Tyler Kistner for Congress, "Meet Tyler," accessed September 15, 2022

This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House Minnesota District 2 in 2022.

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No candidate in this race completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign advertisements

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Angie Craig

September 13, 2022

September 13, 2022

July 18, 2022

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Tyler Kistner

September 13, 2022

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Election competitiveness

Polls

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General election 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.^[12]
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.^[13]^[14]^[15]

Race ratings: Minnesota's 2nd Congressional District election, 2022
Race tracker	Race ratings
	November 8, 2022	November 1, 2022	October 25, 2022	October 18, 2022
The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter	Toss-up	Toss-up	Toss-up	Toss-up
Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales	Toss-up	Toss-up	Toss-up	Toss-up
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball	Lean Democratic	Toss-up	Toss-up	Toss-up
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Endorsements

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Election spending

Campaign finance

This section contains campaign finance figures from the Federal Election Commission covering all candidate fundraising and spending in this election.^[16] It does not include information on fundraising before the current campaign cycle or on spending by satellite groups. The numbers in this section are updated as candidates file new campaign finance reports. Candidates for Congress are required to file financial reports on a quarterly basis, as well as two weeks before any primary, runoff, or general election in which they will be on the ballot and upon the termination of any campaign committees.^[17] Click here to view the reporting schedule for candidates for U.S. Congress in 2022.

U.S. Congress campaign reporting schedule, 2022
Report	Close of books	Filing deadline
Year-end 2021	12/31/2021	1/31/2022
April quarterly	3/31/2022	4/15/2022
July quarterly	6/30/2022	7/15/2022
October quarterly	9/30/2022	10/15/2022
Pre-general	10/19/2022	10/27/2022
Post-general	11/28/2022	12/08/2022
Year-end 2022	12/31/2022	1/31/2023

Name	Party	Receipts*	Disbursements**	Cash on hand	Date
Angie Craig	Democratic Party	$7,801,458	$8,802,532	$30,926	As of December 31, 2022
Tyler Kistner	Republican Party	$3,409,855	$3,338,988	$104,878	As of December 31, 2022
Paula Overby	Legal Marijuana Now Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2022. 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." According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election. * Candidate either did not report any receipts or disbursements to the FEC, or Ballotpedia did not find an FEC candidate ID.

Satellite spending

See also: Satellite spending

Satellite spending describes political spending not controlled by candidates or their campaigns; that is, any political expenditures made by groups or individuals that are not directly affiliated with a candidate. This includes spending by political party committees, super PACs, trade associations, and 501(c)(4) nonprofit groups.^[18]^[19]^[20]

If available, links to satellite spending reports by the Federal Election Commission and OpenSecrets.org are linked below. Any satellite spending reported in other resources is displayed in a table. This table may not represent the actual total amount spent by satellite groups in the election. Satellite spending for which specific amounts, dates, or purposes are not reported are marked "N/A." To help us complete this information, or to notify us of additional satellite spending, email us.

By candidate	By election
Angie Craig Tyler Kistner	Minnesota's 2nd Congressional District election Minnesota's 2nd Congressional District election

District analysis

Click the tabs below to view information about voter composition, past elections, and demographics in both the district and the state.

District map - A map of the district before and after redistricting.
Effect of redistricting - How districts in the state changed as a result of redistricting following the 2020 census.
Competitiveness - Information about the competitiveness of 2022 U.S. House elections in the state.
Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the district and the state.
Demographics - Information about the state's demographics and how they compare to the country as a whole.
State party control - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.

District map

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Minnesota's 2nd Congressional District
	Democratic primary; Republican primary; General election
Election details
	Filing deadline: May 31, 2022
	Primary: August 9, 2022; General: November 8, 2022
How to vote
	Poll times: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Voting in Minnesota
Race ratings
	Cook Partisan Voter Index (2022): D+1; Cook Political Report: Toss-up; Inside Elections: Toss-up; Sabato's Crystal Ball: Lean Democratic
Ballotpedia analysis
	U.S. Senate battlegrounds; U.S. House battlegrounds; Federal and state primary competitiveness; Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2022
See also
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Below was the map in use at the time of the election, enacted as part of the 2020 redistricting cycle, compared to the map in place before the election.

Minnesota District 2
until January 2, 2023

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Minnesota District 2
starting January 3, 2023

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Effect of redistricting

See also: Redistricting in Minnesota after the 2020 census

The table below details the results of the 2020 presidential election in each district at the time of the 2022 election and its political predecessor district.^[21] This data was compiled by Daily Kos Elections.^[22]

2020 presidential results by Congressional district, Minnesota
District	2022 district		Political predecessor district
District	Joe Biden	Donald Trump	Joe Biden	Donald Trump
Minnesota's 1st	44.3%	53.5%	43.9%	54.0%
Minnesota's 2nd	52.5%	45.4%	52.4%	45.5%
Minnesota's 3rd	59.5%	38.5%	58.7%	39.4%
Minnesota's 4th	67.8%	30.2%	67.5%	30.5%
Minnesota's 5th	80.6%	17.4%	80.3%	17.7%
Minnesota's 6th	40.1%	57.7%	38.8%	59.0%
Minnesota's 7th	32.5%	65.7%	34.4%	63.8%
Minnesota's 8th	43.4%	54.7%	41.7%	56.3%

Competitiveness

See also: Primary election competitiveness in state and federal government, 2022

This section contains data on U.S. House primary election competitiveness in Minnesota.

Post-filing deadline analysis

The following analysis covers all U.S. House districts up for election in Minnesota in 2022. Information below was calculated on August 1, 2022, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.

Thirty-two candidates filed to run for Minnesota's eight U.S. House districts, including 18 Democrats and 14 Republicans. That's four candidates per district, less than the 4.63 candidates per district in 2020 and the 4.75 in 2018.

This was the first election to take place under new district lines following the 2020 census. Minnesota was apportioned eight districts, the same number it was apportioned after the 2010 census. The 32 candidates running this year were five fewer than the 37 candidates who ran in 2020 and six fewer than the 38 who ran in 2018. Thirty candidates ran in 2016, 19 in 2014, and 28 in 2012.

One district — the 1st — was open. That was one more than in 2020, when there were no open seats, and two fewer than in 2018, when there were three open seats. Former Rep. Jim Hagedorn (R) — the incumbent in the 1st district — passed away while in office on February 17, 2022. A special election to fill the seat was scheduled for August 9, 2022.

Eight candidates — three Republicans and five Democrats, including incumbent Rep. Ilhan Omar (D) — filed to run in the 5th district, the most candidates who filed for a seat this year. There were nine contested primaries this year, five Democratic and four Republican. That number was down from 10 contested primaries in 2020 and 2018.

Four incumbents — two Democrats and two Republicans — did not face any primary challengers. Democratic and Republican candidates filed to run in all eight districts, so no seats were guaranteed to either party this year.

Presidential elections

Partisan Voter Index

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

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.^[23]

2020 presidential election results

The table below shows what the vote in the 2020 presidential election would have been in this district. The presidential election data was compiled by Daily Kos.

2020 presidential results in Minnesota's 2nd based on 2022 district lines
Joe Biden	Donald Trump
52.5%	45.4%

Presidential voting history

See also: Presidential election in Minnesota, 2020

Minnesota presidential election results (1900-2020)

20 Democratic wins
10 Republican wins
1 other win

Year	1900	1904	1908	1912	1916	1920	1924	1928	1932	1936	1940	1944	1948	1952	1956	1960	1964	1968	1972	1976	1980	1984	1988	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012	2016	2020
Winning Party	R	R	R	P^[24]	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	D	D	D	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D

Demographics

The table below details demographic data in Minnesota and compares it to the broader United States as of 2019.

Demographic Data for Minnesota
	Minnesota	United States
Population	5,303,925	308,745,538
Land area (sq mi)	79,625	3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White	82.8%	72.5%
Black/African American	6.4%	12.7%
Asian	4.8%	5.5%
Native American	1%	0.8%
Pacific Islander	0%	0.2%
Other (single race)	1.9%	4.9%
Multiple	3%	3.3%
Hispanic/Latino	5.4%	18%
Education
High school graduation rate	93.1%	88%
College graduation rate	36.1%	32.1%
Income
Median household income	$71,306	$62,843
Persons below poverty level	9.7%	13.4%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2010). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2014-2019).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

State party control

Congressional delegation

The table below displays the partisan composition of Minnesota's congressional delegation as of November 2022.

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Minnesota, November 2022
Party	U.S. Senate	U.S. House	Total
Democratic	2	4	6
Republican	0	4	4
Independent	0	0	0
Vacancies	0	0	0
Total	2	8	10

State executive

The table below displays the officeholders in Minnesota's top four state executive offices as of November 2022.

State executive officials in Minnesota, November 2022
Office	Officeholder
Governor	Tim Walz
Lieutenant Governor	Peggy Flanagan
Secretary of State	Steve Simon
Attorney General	Keith Ellison

State legislature

The tables below highlight the partisan composition of the Minnesota State Legislature as of November 2022.

Minnesota State Senate

Party		As of November 2022
	Democratic Party	31
	Republican Party	34
	Independent	1
	Vacancies	1
Total		67

Minnesota House of Representatives

Party		As of November 2022
	Democratic Party	69
	Republican Party	63
	Independent	1
	Vacancies	1
Total		134

Trifecta control

As of November 2022, Minnesota was a divided government, with Democrats controlling the governorship and a majority in the house and Republicans controlling a majority in the state senate. The table below displays the historical trifecta status of the state.

Minnesota Party Control: 1992-2022
Two years of Democratic trifectas • No Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

Year	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
Governor	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	I	I	I	I	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D
Senate	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R
House	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	R	R	D	D	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D

Election context

Ballot access requirements

The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in Minnesota in the 2022 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Minnesota, click here.

Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2022
State	Office	Party	Signatures required	Filing fee	Filing deadline	Source
Minnesota	U.S. House	Ballot-qualified party^[25]	1,000	$300.00	5/31/2022	Source
Minnesota	U.S. House	Unaffiliated	1,000	N/A	5/31/2022	Source

District history