2022 Minnesota's 1st congressional district special election

2022 Minnesota's 1st congressional district special election

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Minnesota's 1st congressional district
Turnout29.5%[1]
 
Nominee Brad Finstad Jeff Ettinger
Party Republican Democratic (DFL)
Popular vote 59,788 55,155
Percentage 50.7% 46.8%


U.S. Representative before election

Jim Hagedorn
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Brad Finstad
Republican

The 2022 Minnesota's 1st congressional district special election was a special election held on August 9, 2022. The seat became vacant when incumbent Republican representative Jim Hagedorn died on February 17, 2022, from kidney cancer.[2][3]

A primary was held on May 24, 2022, with the special election being held eleven weeks later, on August 9, alongside state primaries for other races.[4][5][6] The special election was won by Republican Brad Finstad by a margin of 3.9%.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Official General was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Congressman Jim Hagedorn Dies: 'He Lived His Dream By Serving Others'". WCCO-TV. February 18, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  3. ^ Oot, Torey Van (February 19, 2022). "Minnesota Rep. Jim Hagedorn dies after cancer battle". Axios. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
  4. ^ "Sec. 204D.29 MN Statutes". www.revisor.mn.gov. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  5. ^ "Southern Minnesota voters to decide who will fill vacancy after Rep. Jim Hagedorn's death". Duluth News Tribune. February 18, 2022. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
  6. ^ "Governor Walz Issues Writ of Special Election to Fill Vacancy in First Congressional District". mn.gov. February 22, 2022. Retrieved February 22, 2022.

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