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2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota

The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota were held on November 8, 2016, to elect the eight U.S. representatives from the state of Minnesota, one from each of the state's eight congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. The primaries were held on August 9.

This is the last cycle where the Democrat candidate would win either the 1st or 8th district and the last cycle Republicans candidate would win either the 2nd or 3rd district.

Overview

Statewide

District

Results of the 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota by district:

District 1

Incumbent Democrat Tim Walz, who had represented the district since 2007, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 54% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of R+1.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Tim Walz, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Jim Hagedorn, blogger, candidate for this seat in 2010 and nominee in 2014

Eliminated in primary

Steve Williams

Results

General election

Endorsements

Results

District 2

Incumbent Republican John Kline, who had represented the district since 2003, announced that he would not seek re-election. He was re-elected with 56% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of R+2.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Jason Lewis, political commentator, former talk radio host, and nominee for Colorado's 2nd district in 1990

Eliminated in primary

Matthew Erickson, Minnesota spokesperson for Donald Trump
John Howe, former state senator, former mayor of Red Wing and candidate for Minnesota Secretary of State in 2014
Darlene Miller, president and CEO of Permac Industries and member of the President's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness

Withdrawn

David Benson-Staebler, political consultant, former Democratic congressional aide, and real estate agent
David Gerson, engineer and candidate in 2012 and 2014
Pam Myhra, former state representative and candidate for lieutenant governor in 2014

Declined

Tony Albright, state representative
Ted Daley, former state senator
Steve Drazkowski, state representative
Pat Garofalo, state representative
John Kline, incumbent U.S. Representative
John Kriesel, former state representative
Mike McFadden, businessman and nominee for U.S. Senate in 2014
Mary Pawlenty, former Dakota County District Court Judge and former First Lady of Minnesota
Roz Peterson, state representative
Eric Pratt, state senator
Steve Sviggum, former Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives
Dave Thompson, state senator and candidate for governor in 2014

Endorsements

Results

Democratic primary

Democrat Angela Craig, who served as vice president of global human resources for St. Jude Medical, resigned from her position in January 2015 to challenge Lewis. Mary Lawrence, a doctor, also ran as a Democrat, but dropped out before the primary.

Candidates

Nominee

Angie Craig, former St. Jude Medical executive

Withdrawn

Roger Kittelson, dairy marketing specialist, nominee for WI-06 in 2008 and candidate for Minnesota House of Representatives in 1982 and 2014
Mary Lawrence, ophthalmologist

Declined

Joe Atkins, state representative
Rick Hansen, state representative
Mike Obermueller, former state representative and nominee in 2012 and 2014

Results

Independence primary

Candidates

Nominee

Paula Overby, quality assurance analyst and nominee for this seat in 2014

General election

Campaign

Commentators wrote that the election was "likely to be one of the most-watched congressional races in the country," (MinnPost), "expected to be one of the most competitive in the country", according to Roll Call newspaper, and "seen as a prime target for Democrats to flip" according to The Atlantic.

Area left-wing weekly City Pages described the campaign as resembling the 2016 presidential campaign, calling Lewis "an entrepreneur and media personality, whose blunt rhetoric is refreshingly honest to some, simply offensive to others", and describing Craig as "a tough female leader with moderate positions, ties to big business, and a penchant for pantsuits".

In May 2016, the Rothenberg and Gonzales Political Report changed its rating of the race from "pure tossup" to "tossup/tilt Democratic," with political analyst Nathan Gonzales writing that Craig "is probably to the left of the district in her ideology, but she has a good story to tell, is raising considerable money (she had $1.3 million in the bank at the end of March) and is solid as a candidate." Other political prognosticators rated the race "Republican Toss-up" (Charlie Cook), and "pure" toss-up (Larry Sabato's "Crystal Ball"), according to MinnPost.

Endorsements

Debates

Complete video of debate, October 30, 2016

Polling

Predictions

Results

Lewis ended up defeating Craig by several thousand votes.

District 3

Incumbent Republican Erik Paulsen, who had represented the district since 2009, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 62% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of R+2.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Erik Paulsen, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Terri Bonoff, state senator

Withdrawn

Jon Tollefson, former U.S. diplomat, lobbyist for the Minnesota Nurses Association and candidate for state representative in 2014

General election

Endorsements

Debates

Complete video of debate, October 30, 2016

Polling

Predictions

Results

District 4

Incumbent Democrat Betty McCollum, who had represented the district since 2001, ran for re-election. She was re-elected with 61% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of D+11.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Betty McCollum, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

Steve Carlson

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Greg Ryan, businessman

Eliminated in primary

Gene Rechtzigel
Nikolay Nikolayevich Bey

Results

General election

Endorsements

Results

District 5

Incumbent Democrat Keith Ellison, who had represented the district since 2007, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 71% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of D+71.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Keith Ellison, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

Lee Bauer
Gregg Iverson, perennial candidate

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Frank Nelson Drake, real estate investor

Results

Legal Marijuana Now primary

Candidates

Nominee

Dennis Schuller

General election

Endorsements

Results

District 6

Incumbent Republican Tom Emmer, who had represented the district since 2015, ran for re-election. He was elected with 56% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of R+10.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Tom Emmer, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

A.J. Kern
Patrick Munro

Endorsements

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

David Snyder, Army veteran

Eliminated in primary

Judy Evelyn Adams
Bob Helland, business process analyst and Independence nominee for secretary of state in 2014

Results

General election

Endorsements

Results

District 7

Incumbent Democrat Collin Peterson, who had represented the district since 1991, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 54% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of R+6.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Collin Peterson, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Dave Hughes, U.S. Air Force veteran

Eliminated in primary

Amanda Lynn Hinson, entrepreneur, writer, and former pastor

Results

General election

Endorsements

Results

District 8

Incumbent Democrat Rick Nolan, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 49% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of D+1.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Rick Nolan, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Stewart Mills III, Mills Fleet Farm executive and nominee for this seat in 2014

General election

Endorsements

Debate

Polling

Predictions

Results

Though Nolan's margin of victory (2,009 votes) was too large to trigger a publicly funded automatic recount, Mills, as of late November 2016, said that he planned to request and pay for a hand recount of all votes cast in the eighth district, as is his right under law. Mills planned to cover the cost of the recount—just over $100,000— himself. According to the Minneapolis Star Tribune, Minnesota had not seen a recount in a race for the House of Representatives since 2000, when election day totals in Minnesota's 2nd congressional district fell within the half percentage point threshold, thus triggering a state-funded recount. It is not known if Mills's request for a privately funded recount has precedent in Minnesota's electoral history, at least as it pertains to elections for the House of Representatives.

References

External links

U.S. House elections in Minnesota, 2016 at Ballotpedia
Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets

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