2022 Minnesota's 1st congressional district special election
2022 Minnesota's 1st congressional district special election Turnout 29.5%[ 1]
Results by county
Results by precinct
Finstad: 40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
>90%
Ettinger: 40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
Tie: 40–50%
50%
No votes:
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%.
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Former Minnesota GOP chair Jennifer Carnahan finished third in the primary.
Withdrawn
Declined
Endorsements
Brad Finstad
U.S. Representatives
State legislators
Individuals
Organizations
Jeremy Munson
U.S. Senators
U.S. Representatives
State legislators
Organizations
Polling
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size[ a]
Margin of error
Jennifer Carnahan
Brad Finstad
Jeremy Munson
Other
Undecided
National Journal Hotline [ A]
April 13–14, 2022
287 (LV)
± 5.7%
37%
9%
20%
14%
20%
Results
Results by county: Finstad—70–80%
Finstad—50–60%
Finstad—40–50%
Finstad—<40%
Munson—40–50%
Munson—50–60%
Munson—60–70%
Benda—40–50%
Democratic–Farmer–Labor primary
Candidates
Nominee
Eliminated in primary
UMN Law School professor Richard Painter finished third in the primary.
Warren Lee Anderson, retiree of retail[ 37]
Sarah Brakebill-Hacke, MPhil candidate at Cambridge University and former business owner in direct voter contact[ 38] [ 39] [ 16]
Candice Deal-Bartell, founder of Cultivate Mankato, founding board member of CultivateMN, and early childhood education advocate[ 37]
Richard DeVoe, Red Wing bookseller[ 40]
George H. Kalberer, CEO and president of Kalberer Financial Management and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2018 (Washington) [ 16]
Richard Painter , University of Minnesota Law School professor, former White House ethics lawyer under President George W. Bush , and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2018 [ 41]
James Rainwater, attorney-mediator and arbitrator[ 37]
Declined
Endorsements
Jeff Ettinger
State legislators
Kathy Brynaert , former state representative for the 19B district (2013–2015) and the 23B district (2007–2013)[ 21]
Jack Considine , former state representative for the 19B district (2015–2021)[ 21]
Gene Pelowski , state representative for the 28A district (2013–present), the 31A district (2003–2013), the 32A district (1993–2003), and the 34B district (1987–1993)[ 21]
Jeanne Poppe , former state representative for the 27B district (2005–2021)[ 21]
Dan Sparks , former state senator for the 27th district (2003–2021)[ 21]
Local officials
Organizations
Results
Results by county: Ettinger—>90%
Ettinger—70-80%
Ettinger—60-70%
Ettinger—50-60%
Ettinger—40-50%
Legal Marijuana Now primary
Candidate
Nominee
Results
Grassroots—Legalize Cannabis primary
Candidates
Nominee
Haroun McClellan, attorney and contracts manager[ 37]
Results
General election
Predictions
Endorsements
Brad Finstad (R)
U.S. Representatives
State legislators
Individuals
Organizations
Jeff Ettinger (DFL)
State officials
State legislators
Kathy Brynaert , former state representative for the 19B district (2013–2015) and the 23B district (2007–2013)[ 21]
Jack Considine , former state representative for the 19B district (2015–2021)[ 21]
Gene Pelowski , state representative for the 28A district (2013–present), the 31A district (2003–2013), the 32A district (1993–2003), and the 34B district (1987–1993)[ 21]
Jeanne Poppe , former state representative for the 27B district (2005–2021)[ 21]
Dan Sparks , former state senator for the 27th district (2003–2021)[ 21]
Local officials
Organizations
Polling
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size[ a]
Margin of error
Brad Finstad (R)
Jeff Ettinger (DFL)
Other
Undecided
SurveyUSA
July 26–30, 2022
544 (LV)
± 4.7%
46%
38%
7%
8%
Expedition Strategies (D) [ B]
June 6–9, 2022
400 (LV)
± 4.9%
48%
47%
–
5%
Results
By county
County
Brad Finstad Republican
Jeff Ettinger DFL
Richard ReisdorfLMN
Haroun McClellanG–LC
Margin
Total votes
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
Blue Earth
4,284
42.68
5,501
54.81
167
1.66
85
0.85
-1,217
-12.13
10,037
Brown
3,692
69.09
1,579
29.55
48
0.90
25
0.47
2,113
39.54
5,344
Cottonwood (part)
322
79.90
75
18.61
5
1.24
1
0.25
247
61.29
403
Dodge
2,011
62.88
1,138
35.58
27
0.84
22
0.69
873
27.30
3,198
Faribault
1,455
65.99
718
32.56
19
0.86
13
0.59
737
33.42
2,205
Fillmore
2,537
55.31
1,972
42.99
41
0.89
37
0.81
565
12.32
4,587
Freeborn
3,746
57.19
2,615
39.92
123
1.88
66
1.01
1,131
17.27
6,550
Houston
1,749
54.06
1,427
44.11
36
1.11
23
0.71
322
9.95
3,235
Jackson
1,117
69.38
466
28.94
21
1.30
6
0.37
651
40.43
1,610
Le Sueur
2,929
60.29
1,760
36.23
112
2.31
57
1.17
1,169
24.06
4,858
Martin
2,143
69.24
897
28.98
30
0.97
25
0.81
1,246
40.26
3,095
Mower
2,837
42.46
3,731
55.84
63
0.94
51
0.76
-894
-13.38
6,682
Nicollet
2,995
46.01
3,356
51.55
99
1.52
60
0.92
-361
-5.55
6,510
Nobles
1,377
70.04
547
27.82
25
1.27
17
0.86
830
42.22
1,966
Olmsted
13,550
40.53
19,287
57.70
389
1.16
203
0.61
-5,737
-17.16
33,429
Rice (part)
3,150
59.50
1,967
37.16
112
2.12
65
1.23
1,138
21.50
5,294
Rock
960
67.23
452
31.65
9
0.63
7
0.49
508
35.57
1,428
Steele
3,104
56.98
2,251
41.32
60
1.10
33
0.61
853
15.66
5,448
Waseca
1,771
62.89
995
35.33
35
1.24
15
0.53
776
27.56
2,816
Watonwan
1,255
66.51
602
31.90
19
1.01
11
0.58
653
34.61
1,887
Winona
3,308
44.30
4,005
53.64
109
1.46
45
0.60
-697
-9.33
7,467
Totals
60,292
51.07
55,341
46.88
1,549
1.31
867
0.73
4,951
4.19
118,049
Notes
^ a b Key: A – all adults RV – registered voters LV – likely voters V – unclear
Partisan clients
^ Poll sponsored by Carnahan's campaign
^ This poll was sponsored by Ettinger's campaign
References
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^ "Congressman Jim Hagedorn Dies: 'He Lived His Dream By Serving Others' " . WCCO-TV . February 18, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2022 .
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