United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota, 2016
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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.
Overview
United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota, 2016[1] | ||||||
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Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats Before | Seats After | +/– | |
Democratic Farmer-Labor | 1,434,559 | 50.20% | 5 | 5 | - | |
Republican | 1,334,679 | 46.70% | 3 | 3 | - | |
Legal Marijuana Now | 57,911 | 2.02% | 0 | 0 | - | |
Independence | 28,870 | 1.01% | 0 | 0 | - | |
Others | 4,370 | 0.15% | 0 | 0 | - | |
Totals | 2,860,389 | 100.00% | 8 | 8 | — |
District 1
Democrat Tim Walz of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party defeated Republican Jim Hagedorn to retain his seat.
Republican primary
Candidates
- Jim Hagedorn
- Steve Williams
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jim Hagedorn | 10,851 | 76.52 | |
Republican | Steve Williams | 3,330 | 23.48 | |
Total votes | 14,181 | 100 | ||
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Tim Walz, incumbent U.S. Representative
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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DFL | Tim Walz | 13,538 | 100 | |
Total votes | 13,538 | 100 | ||
General election
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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DFL | Tim Walz | 169,071 | 50.34 | |
Republican | Jim Hagedorn | 166,524 | 49.58 | |
Write-in | 278 | 0.08 | ||
Total votes | 335,873 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
District 2
Republican John Kline has represented Minnesota's second district since 2003, but announced that he would not seek re-election in 2016.[4]
Jason Lewis won the district's Republican primary, defeating opponents Matthew Erickson, John Howe, and Darlene Miller. Democrat Angela Craig, who served as vice president of global human resources for St. Jude Medical, resigned her position in January 2015 to challenge Lewis.[5] Mary Lawrence, a doctor, also ran as a Democrat[6] but dropped out before the primary.
Election Projection stated that when Kline decided not to run in 2016, the district "immediately went from relatively safe to very competitive".[7] According to the Cook Political Report, the district has a rating of R+2, "almost perfectly" "purple".[7]
Commentators wrote that the election was "likely to be one of the most-watched congressional races in the country," (MinnPost[8]), "expected to be one of the most competitive in the country", according to Roll Call newspaper,[9] and "seen as a prime target for Democrats to flip" according to The Atlantic.[10]
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".[11]
In May 2016, the Rothenberg and Gonzales Political Report changed its rating of the race from "pure tossup" to "tossup/tilt Democratic,"[12] 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."[12] As of May 2016, Election Projection predicted "Angela Craig by 4.7%".[7] Other political prognosticators rated the race "Republican Toss-up" (Charlie Cook), and "pure" toss-up (Larry Sabato's "Crystal Ball"), according to MinnPost.[12]
Lewis ended up defeating Craig by several thousand votes in the November election.
Republican primary
Candidates
- Declared
- John Howe, former State Senator, former Mayor of Red Wing and candidate for Minnesota Secretary of State in 2014[13]
- Jason Lewis, political commentator, former talk radio host and nominee for CO-02 in 1990[14]
- Darlene Miller, President & CEO of Permac Industries and member of the President's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness[15]
- Matthew Erickson, Minnesota spokesperson for Donald Trump[16]
- Withdrawn
- David Benson-Staebler, political consultant, former Democratic congressional aide and real estate agent[17][18]
- David Gerson, engineer and candidate in 2012 and 2014[19][20]
- Pam Myhra, former State Representative and candidate for Lieutenant Governor in 2014[21]
- Declined
- Tony Albright, State Representative[22]
- Ted Daley, former State Senator[23][24]
- Steve Drazkowski, State Representative[25]
- Pat Garofalo, State Representative[26]
- John Kline, incumbent U.S. Representative[4]
- John Kriesel, former State Representative[27]
- Mike McFadden, businessman and nominee for U.S. Senate in 2014[28]
- Mary Pawlenty, former Dakota County District Court Judge and former First Lady of Minnesota[29]
- Roz Peterson, State Representative[30]
- Eric Pratt, State Senator[31]
- Steve Sviggum, former Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives[32]
- Dave Thompson, State Senator and candidate for Governor in 2014[33]
Endorsements
David Gerson |
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Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jason Lewis | 11,641 | 48.91 | |
Republican | Darlene Miller | 7,305 | 30.69 | |
Republican | John Howe | 3,244 | 13.63 | |
Republican | Matthew D. Erickson | 1,612 | 6.77 | |
Total votes | 23,802 | 100 | ||
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Declared
- Angie Craig, former St. Jude Medical executive[35][36]
- Withdrawn
- Roger Kittelson, dairy marketing specialist, nominee for WI-06 in 2008 and candidate for Minnesota House of Representatives in 1982 and 2014[37][38]
- Mary Lawrence, ophthalmologist[39][40][41]
- Declined
- Joe Atkins, State Representative[42]
- Rick Hansen, State Representative[43]
- Mike Obermueller, former State Representative and nominee in 2012 and 2014[35]
Endorsements
Angie Craig |
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Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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DFL | Angie Craig | 15,155 | 100 | |
Total votes | 15,155 | 100 | ||
General election
Polling
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Jason Lewis (R) |
Angie Craig (D) |
Other | Undecided |
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KSTP/SurveyUSA | October 13–16, 2016 | 600 | ± 4.1% | 41% | 46% | — | 12% |
WPA Opinion Research | October 9–10, 2016 | 400 | ± 4.9% | 36% | 33% | — | 26% |
Gerstein Bocian Agne Strategies | August 13–16, 2016 | 500 | ± 4.4% | 42% | 43% | 9% | 6% |
Wilson Perkins Allen Opinion Research | August 14-15, 2016 | 400 | ± 4.9% | 39% | 27% | 7% | 25% |
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jason Lewis | 173,970 | 46.95 | |
DFL | Angie Craig | 167,315 | 45.16 | |
Independence | Paula Overby | 28,870 | 7.79 | |
Write-in | Others | 360 | 0.10 | |
Majority | 6,655 | 1.79 | ||
Total votes | 370,515 | 100 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
District 3
Republican Erik Paulsen retained his seat, comfortably defeating DFL State Senator Terri Bonoff.
General election
Polling
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Erik Paulsen (R) |
Terri Bonoff (D) |
Tim Sherno (I) |
Undecided |
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KSTP/SurveyUSA [54] | October 10–13, 2016 | 579 | ± 4.2% | 49% | 38% | - | 13% |
Clarity Campaign Lab[55] | September 11-13, 2016 | 353 | ± 4.34% | 45% | 42% | - | 13% |
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee[56] | September 12, 2016 | 353 | ± 5.2% | 38% | 40% | - | 22% |
Newton Heath LLC | August 9–11, 2016 | 402 | ± 4.9% | 57% | 31% | - | 12% |
Victoria Research & Consulting [57] | June 27–30, 2016 | 400 | ± 4.9% | 45% | 45% | - | 10% |
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Erik Paulsen | 223,075 | 56.70 | |
DFL | Terri E. Bonoff | 169,238 | 43.01 | |
Write-in | 1,144 | 0.29 | ||
Total votes | 393,457 | 100 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
District 4
Democrat Betty McCollum retained her seat over Republican challenger Greg Ryan.
Republican Primary
Candidates
- Greg Ryan
- Gene Rechtzigel
- Nikolay Nikolayevich Bey
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Greg Ryan | 5,618 | 81.98 | |
Republican | Gene Rechtzigel | 845 | 12.33 | |
Republican | Nikolay Nikolayevich Bey | 390 | 5.69 | |
Total votes | 6,853 | 100 | ||
Democratic Primary
Candidates
- Betty McCollum, incumbent U.S. Representative
- Steve Carlson
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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DFL | Betty McCollum | 33,336 | 94.00 | |
DFL | Steve Carlson | 2,128 | 6.00 | |
Total votes | 35,464 | 100 | ||
General election
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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DFL | Betty McCollum | 203,299 | 57.76 | |
Republican | Greg Ryan | 121,033 | 34.39 | |
Legal Marijuana Now | Susan Pendergast Sindt | 27,152 | 7.71 | |
Write-in | 461 | 0.13 | ||
Total votes | 351,945 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
District 5
Democrat Keith Ellison retained his seat, comfortably defeating Republican Frank Nelson Drake and a third party challenger.
Republican primary
- Frank Nelson Drake
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Frank Nelson Drake | 4,177 | 100 | |
Total votes | 4,177 | 100 | ||
Democratic primary
- Keith Ellison, incumbent U.S. Representative
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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DFL | Keith Ellison | 40,380 | 91.72 | |
DFL | Gregg Iverson | 1,887 | 4.29 | |
DFL | Lee Bauer | 1,757 | 3.99 | |
Total votes | 44,024 | 100 | ||
General election
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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DFL | Keith Ellison | 249,957 | 69.07 | |
Republican | Frank Nelson Drake | 80,660 | 22.29 | |
Legal Marijuana Now | Dennis Schuller | 30,759 | 8.50 | |
Write-in | 499 | 0.14 | ||
Total votes | 361,875 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
District 6
First term incumbent Republican Tom Emmer defeated DFL candidate David Snyder.
Republican primary
Candidates
- Tom Emmer, incumbent U.S. Representative
- A.J. Kern
- Patrick Munro
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Tom Emmer | 13,590 | 68.74 | |
Republican | A. J. Kern | 5,219 | 26.40 | |
Republican | Patrick Munro | 962 | 4.87 | |
Total votes | 19,771 | 100 | ||
Democratic primary
Candidates
- David Snyder
- Judy Evelyn Adams
- Bob Helland
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
DFL | David Snyder | 4,402 | 46.02 | |
DFL | Judy Evelyn Adams | 3,569 | 37.31 | |
DFL | Bob Helland | 1,595 | 16.67 | |
Total votes | 9,566 | 100 | ||
General election
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Tom Emmer | 235,385 | 65.58 | |
DFL | David Snyder | 123,010 | 34.27 | |
Write-in | 535 | 0.15 | ||
Total votes | 358,930 | 100 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
District 7
Democrat Collin Peterson retained his seat, defeating Republican challenger Dave Hughes.
Republican primary
- Dave Hughes
- Amanda Lynn Hinson
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Dave Hughes | 8,769 | 58.96 | |
Republican | Amanda Lynn Hinson | 6,104 | 41.04 | |
Total votes | 14,873 | 100 | ||
Democratic primary
- Collin Peterson, incumbent U.S. Representative
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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DFL | Collin Peterson | 16,253 | 100 | |
Total votes | 16,253 | 100 | ||
General election
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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DFL | Collin Peterson | 173,572 | 52.47 | |
Republican | Dave Hughes | 156,944 | 47.44 | |
Write-in | 307 | 0.09 | ||
Total votes | 330,823 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
District 8
Democrat Rick Nolan retained his seat, defeating Republican Stewart Mills III in the 2016 election. It was Nolan's second victory over Mills, who unsuccessfully challenged Nolan in the 2014 election.
Though Nolan's margain of victory in 2016 (2,009 votes) was too large to trigger a publicly funded automatic recount, Mills, as of late November 2016, has said that he plans to request and pay for a hand recount of all votes cast in the eighth district, as is his right under law. Mills plans to cover the cost of the recount--just over $100,000--with funds from his private fortune, which is immense. According to the Minneapolis Start Tribune, Minnesota has not seen a recount in a race for the House of Representatives since the year 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. [58]
General election
Endorsements
Stewart Mills |
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Polling
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Rick Nolan (D) |
Stewart Mills (R) |
Undecided |
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KSTP/SurveyUSA | October 16–19, 2016 | 595 | ± 4.1% | 41% | 45% | 14% |
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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DFL | Rick Nolan | 179,097 | 50.17 | |
Republican | Stewart Mills | 177,088 | 49.61 | |
Write-in | 786 | 0.22 | ||
Total votes | 356,971 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
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- 1 2 "Angie Craig Announces New Round Of Endorsements". Angie Craig for Congress. June 10, 2015. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
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- 1 2 "Angie Craig Announces Endorsements From Stonewall Caucus, Local Officials". Angie Craig for Congress. June 3, 2015. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
- 1 2 "Sen. Katie Sieben, Rep. Dan Schoen Endorse Angie Craig For Congress". Angie Craig for Congress. June 24, 2015. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
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