2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota

2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota
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All 8 Minnesota seats to the United States House of Representatives
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic (DFL) Republican
Last election 5 3
Seats won 5 3
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 1,434,590 1,334,686
Percentage 50.23% 46.73%
Swing Increase 0.03% Increase 0.20%
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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.

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

Overview

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Statewide

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United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota, 2016[1]
Party Votes Percentage Seats before Seats after +/–
Democratic (DFL) 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

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

District Democratic Republican Others Total Result
Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %
District 1 169,074 50.34% 166,526 49.58% 277 0.08% 335,600 100.00% Democratic hold
District 2 167,315 45.16% 173,970 46.95% 29,229 7.89% 370,514 100.00% Republican hold
District 3 169,243 43.01% 223,077 56.70% 1,144 0.29% 393,464 100.00% Republican hold
District 4 203,299 57.76% 121,032 34.39% 27,613 7.85% 351,944 100.00% Democratic hold
District 5 249,964 69.07% 80,660 22.29% 31,258 8.64% 361,882 100.00% Democratic hold
District 6 123,008 34.27% 235,380 65.58% 536 0.15% 358,924 100.00% Republican hold
District 7 173,589 52.47% 156,952 47.44% 307 0.09% 330,848 100.00% Democratic hold
District 8 179,098 50.17% 177,089 49.61% 792 0.22% 356,979 100.00% Democratic hold
Total 1,434,559 50.15% 1,334,679 46.66% 91,151 3.19% 2,860,389 100.00%

District 1

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2016 Minnesota's 1st congressional district election
← 2014
2018 →
 
Nominee Tim Walz Jim Hagedorn
Party Democratic (DFL) Republican
Popular vote 169,074 166,526
Percentage 50.3% 49.6%

Walz:      50–60%
Hagedorn:      50–60%      60–70%

Walz:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Hagedorn:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Tie:      40–50%      50%
     No votes
U.S. Representative before election

Tim Walz
Democratic (DFL)

Elected U.S. Representative

Tim Walz
Democratic (DFL)

See also: Minnesota's 1st congressional district

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

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Results

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Democratic primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic (DFL) Tim Walz (incumbent) 13,538 100.0
Total votes 13,538 100.0

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Eliminated in primary
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  • Steve Williams

Results

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Republican primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jim Hagedorn 10,851 76.5
Republican Steve Williams 3,330 23.5
Total votes 14,181 100.0

General election

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Endorsements

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Tim Walz (D)

Labor unions

Results

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Minnesota's 1st congressional district, 2016[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic (DFL) Tim Walz (incumbent) 169,074 50.3
Republican Jim Hagedorn 166,526 49.6
Write-in 277 0.1
Total votes 335,877 100.0
Democratic (DFL) hold

District 2

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2016 Minnesota's 2nd congressional district election
← 2014
2018 →
 
Nominee Jason Lewis Angie Craig Paula Overby
Party Republican Democratic (DFL) Independence
Popular vote 173,970 167,315 28,869
Percentage 46.9% 45.2% 7.8%
Precinct results
Lewis:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Craig:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Tie:      40–50%
U.S. Representative before election

John Kline
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Jason Lewis
Republican

See also: Minnesota's 2nd congressional district

Incumbent Republican John Kline, who had represented the district since 2003, announced that he would not seek re-election.[7] He was re-elected with 56% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of R+2.

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Eliminated in primary
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Withdrawn
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  • David Benson-Staebler, political consultant, former Democratic congressional aide, and real estate agent[12][13]
  • David Gerson, engineer and candidate in 2012 and 2014[14][15]
  • Pam Myhra, former state representative and candidate for lieutenant governor in 2014[16]
Declined
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Endorsements

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David Gerson (withdrawn)

Organizations

John Howe

Organizations

Jason Lewis

State legislators

Organizations

Individuals

Darlene Miller

Organizations

Debate

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2016 Minnesota's 2nd congressional district republican primary debate
No. Date Host Moderator Link Republican Republican Republican Republican Republican
Key:
 P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
David Benson-Staebler David Gerson John Howe Jason Lewis Pam Myhra
1[33] Nov. 19, 2015 Republicans in Senate District 52 [34] P P P P P

Results

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Republican primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jason Lewis 11,641 48.9
Republican Darlene Miller 7,305 30.7
Republican John Howe 3,244 13.6
Republican Matthew D. Erickson 1,612 6.8
Total votes 23,802 100.0

Democratic primary

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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.[35] Mary Lawrence, a doctor, also ran as a Democrat,[36] but dropped out before the primary.

Candidates

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Nominee
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Withdrawn
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  • Roger Kittelson, dairy marketing specialist, nominee for WI-06 in 2008 and candidate for Minnesota House of Representatives in 1982 and 2014[39][40]
  • Mary Lawrence, ophthalmologist[41][42][43]
Declined
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Results

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Democratic primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic (DFL) Angie Craig 15,155 100.0
Total votes 15,155 100.0

Independence primary

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Candidates

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

General election

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Campaign

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Commentators wrote that the election was "likely to be one of the most-watched congressional races in the country," (MinnPost[46]), "expected to be one of the most competitive in the country", according to Roll Call newspaper,[47] and "seen as a prime target for Democrats to flip" according to The Atlantic.[48]

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".[49]

In May 2016, the Rothenberg and Gonzales Political Report changed its rating of the race from "pure tossup" to "tossup/tilt Democratic,"[50] 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."[50] Other political prognosticators rated the race "Republican Toss-up" (Charlie Cook), and "pure" toss-up (Larry Sabato's "Crystal Ball"), according to MinnPost.[50]

Endorsements

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Jason Lewis (R)

State legislators

Organizations

Individuals

Angie Craig (D)

U.S. Senators

U.S. Representatives

State legislators

Labor unions

Organizations

Local officials

  • Ann Counihan, South St. Paul School Board member[56]
  • Mike Engel, Mayor of Kenyon[56]
  • Debbie Goettel, Mayor of Richfield[63]
  • Matt Klein, ISD 197 School Board member[56]

Debates

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Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Jason
Lewis (R) 		Angie
Craig (D) 		Paula
Overby (I) 		Undecided
SurveyUSA[65] October 13–16, 2016 600 ± 4.1% 41% 46% — 12%
WPA Opinion Research (R-NRCC)[66] October 9–10, 2016 400 ± 4.9% 36% 33% — 26%
Gerstein Bocian Agne Strategies (D-Craig)[67] August 13–16, 2016 500 ± 4.4% 42% 43% 9% 6%
WPA Opinion Research (R-Lewis/NRCC)[68] August 14–15, 2016 400 ± 4.9% 39% 27% 7% 25%

Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[69] Tossup November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections[70] Tossup November 7, 2016
Rothenberg[71] Tilt D (flip) November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball[72] Lean D (flip) November 7, 2016
RCP[73] Lean D (flip) October 31, 2016

Results

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Lewis ended up defeating Craig by several thousand votes.[74]

Minnesota's 2nd congressional district, 2016 [6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jason Lewis 173,970 46.9
Democratic (DFL) Angie Craig 167,315 45.2
Independence Paula Overby 28,869 7.8
Write-in 360 0.1
Total votes 370,514 100.0
Republican hold

District 3

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2016 Minnesota's 3rd congressional district election
← 2014
2018 →
 
Nominee Erik Paulsen Terri Bonoff
Party Republican Democratic (DFL)
Popular vote 223,077 169,243
Percentage 56.7% 43.0%
Precinct results
Paulsen:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Bonoff:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
     No votes
U.S. Representative before election

Erik Paulsen
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Erik Paulsen
Republican

See also: Minnesota's 3rd congressional district

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

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Withdrawn
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General election

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Endorsements

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Terri Bonoff (D)

U.S. Presidents

Labor unions

Organizations

Debates

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Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Erik
Paulsen (R) 		Terri
Bonoff (D) 		Undecided
SurveyUSA[78] October 10–13, 2016 579 ± 4.2% 49% 38% 13%
Clarity Campaign Lab (D-House Majority PAC)[79] September 11–13, 2016 353 ± 4.34% 45% 42% 13%
DCCC (D)[80] September 12, 2016 353 ± 5.2% 38% 40% 22%
Newton Heath LLC (R-AAN)[81] August 9–11, 2016 402 ± 4.9% 57% 31% 12%
Victoria Research & Consulting (D-Bonoff)[82] June 27–30, 2016 400 ± 4.9% 45% 45% 10%

Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[69] Lean R November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections[70] Lean R November 7, 2016
Rothenberg[71] Likely R November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball[72] Lean R November 7, 2016
RCP[73] Lean R October 31, 2016

Results

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Minnesota's 3rd congressional district, 2016 [6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Erik Paulsen (incumbent) 223,077 56.7
Democratic (DFL) Terri Bonoff 169,243 43.0
Write-in 1,144 0.3
Total votes 393,464 100.0
Republican hold

District 4

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2016 Minnesota's 4th congressional district election
← 2014
2018 →
 
Nominee Betty McCollum Greg Ryan Susan Pendergast Sindt
Party Democratic (DFL) Republican Legal Marijuana Now
Popular vote 203,299 121,032 27,152
Percentage 57.8% 34.4% 7.7%
Precinct results
McCollum:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Ryan:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
     No votes
U.S. Representative before election

Betty McCollum
Democratic (DFL)

Elected U.S. Representative

Betty McCollum
Democratic (DFL)

See also: Minnesota's 4th congressional district

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

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Eliminated in primary
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  • Steve Carlson

Results

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Democratic primary election [2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic (DFL) Betty McCollum (incumbent) 33,336 94.0
Democratic (DFL) Steve Carlson 2,128 6.0
Total votes 35,464 100.0

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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  • Greg Ryan, businessman
Eliminated in primary
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  • Gene Rechtzigel
  • Nikolay Nikolayevich Bey

Results

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Republican primary results [2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Greg Ryan 5,618 82.0
Republican Gene Rechtzigel 845 12.3
Republican Nikolay Nikolayevich Bey 390 5.7
Total votes 6,853 100.0

General election

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Endorsements

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Betty McCollum (D)

Labor unions

Results

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Minnesota's 4th congressional district, 2016 [6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic (DFL) Betty McCollum (incumbent) 203,299 57.8
Republican Greg Ryan 121,032 34.4
Legal Marijuana Now Susan Pendergast Sindt 27,152 7.7
Write-in 461 0.1
Total votes 351,944 100.0
Democratic (DFL) hold

District 5

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2016 Minnesota's 5th congressional district election
← 2014
2018 →
 
Nominee Keith Ellison Frank Nelson Drake Dennis Schuller
Party Democratic (DFL) Republican Legal Marijuana Now
Popular vote 249,964 80,660 30,759
Percentage 69.1% 22.3% 8.5%
Precinct results
Ellison:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Drake:      40–50%      50–60%
     No votes
U.S. Representative before election

Keith Ellison
Democratic (DFL)

Elected U.S. Representative

Keith Ellison
Democratic (DFL)

See also: Minnesota's 5th congressional district

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

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Eliminated in primary
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  • Lee Bauer
  • Gregg Iverson, perennial candidate

Results

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Democratic primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic (DFL) Keith Ellison (incumbent) 40,380 91.7
Democratic (DFL) Gregg Iverson 1,887 4.3
Democratic (DFL) Lee Bauer 1,757 4.0
Total votes 44,024 100.0

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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  • Frank Nelson Drake, real estate investor

Results

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Republican primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Frank Nelson Drake 4,177 100.0
Total votes 4,177 100.0
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Candidates

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Nominee
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  • Dennis Schuller

General election

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Endorsements

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Keith Ellison (D)

Labor unions

Results

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Minnesota's 5th congressional district, 2016 [6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic (DFL) Keith Ellison (incumbent) 249,964 69.1
Republican Frank Nelson Drake 80,660 22.3
Legal Marijuana Now Dennis Schuller 30,759 8.5
Write-in 499 0.1
Total votes 361,875 100.0
Democratic (DFL) hold

District 6

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2016 Minnesota's 6th congressional district election
← 2014
2018 →
 
Nominee Tom Emmer David Snyder
Party Republican Democratic (DFL)
Popular vote 235,380 123,008
Percentage 65.6% 34.3%
Precinct results
Emmer:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Snyder:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      >90%
     No votes
U.S. Representative before election

Tom Emmer
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Tom Emmer
Republican

See also: Minnesota's 6th congressional district

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

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Eliminated in primary
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  • A.J. Kern
  • Patrick Munro

Endorsements

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Tom Emmer

Organizations

Results

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Republican primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tom Emmer (incumbent) 13,590 68.7
Republican A. J. Kern 5,219 26.4
Republican Patrick Munro 962 4.9
Total votes 19,771 100.0

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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  • David Snyder, Army veteran
Eliminated in primary
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  • Judy Evelyn Adams
  • Bob Helland, business process analyst and Independence nominee for secretary of state in 2014

Results

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Democratic primary results [2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic (DFL) David Snyder 4,402 46.0
Democratic (DFL) Judy Evelyn Adams 3,569 37.3
Democratic (DFL) Bob Helland 1,595 16.7
Total votes 9,566 100.0

General election

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Endorsements

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David Snyder (D)

Labor unions

Results

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Minnesota's 6th congressional district election, 2016 [6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tom Emmer (incumbent) 235,380 65.6
Democratic (DFL) David Snyder 123,008 34.3
Write-in 536 0.1
Total votes 358,924 100.0
Republican hold

District 7

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2016 Minnesota's 7th congressional district election
← 2014
2018 →
 
Nominee Collin Peterson David Hughes
Party Democratic (DFL) Republican
Popular vote 173,589 156,952
Percentage 52.5% 47.4%

Peterson:      50–60%      60–70%      70-80%
Hughes:      50-60%      60–70%

Peterson:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Hughes:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Tie:      40–50%      50%
     No votes
U.S. Representative before election

Collin Peterson
Democratic (DFL)

Elected U.S. Representative

Collin Peterson
Democratic (DFL)

See also: Minnesota's 7th congressional district

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

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Results

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Democratic primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic (DFL) Collin Peterson (incumbent) 16,253 100.0
Total votes 16,253 100.0

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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  • Dave Hughes, U.S. Air Force veteran
Eliminated in primary
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  • Amanda Lynn Hinson, entrepreneur, writer, and former pastor

Results

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Republican primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dave Hughes 8,769 59.0
Republican Amanda Lynn Hinson 6,104 41.0
Total votes 14,873 100.0

General election

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Endorsements

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Collin Peterson (D)

Labor unions

Results

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Minnesota's 7th congressional district, 2016 [6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic (DFL) Collin Peterson (incumbent) 173,589 52.5
Republican Dave Hughes 156,952 47.4
Write-in 307 0.1
Total votes 330,848 100.0
Democratic (DFL) hold

District 8

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2016 Minnesota's 8th congressional district election
← 2014
2018 →
 
Nominee Rick Nolan Stewart Mills
Party Democratic (DFL) Republican
Popular vote 179,098 177,089
Percentage 50.2% 49.6%

Nolan:      50–60%      60–70%

Mills:      50-60%      60-70%

Nolan:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Mills:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Tie:      40–50%      50%
     No votes
U.S. Representative before election

Rick Nolan
Democratic (DFL)

Elected U.S. Representative

Rick Nolan
Democratic (DFL)

See also: Minnesota's 8th congressional district

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

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Republican primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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General election

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Endorsements

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Rick Nolan (D)

Labor unions

Stewart Mills (R)

Organizations

Newspapers

Debate

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2016 Minnesota's 8th congressional district debate
No. Date Host Moderator Link Democratic Republican
Key:
 P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
Rick Nolan Stewart Mills
1 Oct. 23, 2016 KSTP-TV Leah McLean [87] P P

Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Rick
Nolan (D) 		Stewart
Mills (R) 		Undecided
SurveyUSA[88] October 16–19, 2016 595 ± 4.1% 41% 45% 14%

Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[69] Tossup November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections[70] Tossup November 7, 2016
Rothenberg[71] Lean D November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball[72] Lean D November 7, 2016
RCP[73] Tossup D October 31, 2016

Results

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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.[89]

Minnesota's 8th congressional district, 2016[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic (DFL) Rick Nolan (incumbent) 179,098 50.2
Republican Stewart Mills 177,089 49.6
Write-in 792 0.2
Total votes 356,979 100.0
Democratic (DFL) hold

References

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