2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota explained

Election Name:	2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota
Country:	Minnesota
Flag Year:	1983
Flag Image:	File:Flag of Minnesota (1983-2024).svg
Type:	legislative
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota
Previous Year:	2014
Next Election:	2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota
Next Year:	2018
Seats For Election:	All 8 Minnesota seats to the United States House of Representatives
Party1:	Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
Last Election1:	5
Seats1:	5
Popular Vote1:	1,434,590
Percentage1:	50.23%
Swing1:	0.03%
Party2:	Republican Party of Minnesota
Last Election2:	3
Seats2:	3
Popular Vote2:	1,334,686
Percentage2:	46.73%
Swing2:	0.20%
Map Size:	305px

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

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

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

scope=col rowspan=3	District	scope=col colspan=2	Democratic	scope=col colspan=2	Republican	scope=col colspan=2	Others	scope=col colspan=2	Total	scope=col rowspan=3	Result
scope=col colspan=2 style="background:"	!	scope=col colspan=2 style="background:"	!	scope=col colspan=2	!	scope=col colspan=2
scope=col data-sort-type="number"	Votes !	scope=col data-sort-type="number"	% !	scope=col data-sort-type="number"	Votes !	scope=col data-sort-type="number"	% !	scope=col data-sort-type="number"	Votes !	scope=col data-sort-type="number"	% !	scope=col data-sort-type="number"	Votes !	scope=col data-sort-type="number"	%
	169,074	50.34%	166,526	49.58%	277	0.08%	335,600	100.00%	Democratic hold
	167,315	45.16%	173,970	46.95%	29,229	7.89%	370,514	100.00%	Republican hold
	169,243	43.01%	223,077	56.70%	1,144	0.29%	393,464	100.00%	Republican hold
	203,299	57.76%	121,032	34.39%	27,613	7.85%	351,944	100.00%	Democratic hold
	249,964	69.07%	80,660	22.29%	31,258	8.64%	361,882	100.00%	Democratic hold
	123,008	34.27%	235,380	65.58%	536	0.15%	358,924	100.00%	Republican hold
	173,589	52.47%	156,952	47.44%	307	0.09%	330,848	100.00%	Democratic hold
	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

Election Name:	2016 Minnesota's 1st congressional district election
Country:	Minnesota
Flag Year:	1983
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota#District 1
Previous Year:	2014
Next Election:	2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota#District 1
Next Year:	2018
Image1:	File:Tim Walz official photo (cropped 2).jpg
Nominee1:	Tim Walz
Party1:	Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
Popular Vote1:	169,074
Percentage1:	50.3%
Nominee2:	Jim Hagedorn
Party2:	Republican Party of Minnesota
Popular Vote2:	166,526
Percentage2:	49.6%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	Tim Walz
Before Party:	Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
After Election:	Tim Walz
After Party:	Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

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

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

Results

District 2

Election Name:	2016 Minnesota's 2nd congressional district election
Country:	Minnesota
Flag Year:	1983
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota#District 2
Previous Year:	2014
Next Election:	2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota#District 2
Next Year:	2018
Image1:	File:Jason Lewis, official portrait, 115th congress (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:	Jason Lewis
Party1:	Republican Party of Minnesota
Popular Vote1:	173,970
Percentage1:	46.9%
Nominee2:	Angie Craig
Party2:	Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
Popular Vote2:	167,315
Percentage2:	45.2%
Image3:	File:3x4.svg
Nominee3:	Paula Overby
Party3:	Independence Party of Minnesota
Popular Vote3:	28,869
Percentage3:	7.8%
Map2 Image:	MN2 House 2016.svg
Map2 Size:	300px
Map2 Caption:	Precinct results Lewis: Craig: Tie:
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	John Kline
Before Party:	Republican Party of Minnesota
After Election:	Jason Lewis
After Party:	Republican Party of Minnesota

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.^[2] 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^[3]

Eliminated in primary

Matthew Erickson, Minnesota spokesperson for Donald Trump^[4]
John Howe, former state senator, former mayor of Red Wing and candidate for Minnesota Secretary of State in 2014^[5]
Darlene Miller, president and CEO of Permac Industries and member of the President's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness^[6]

Withdrawn

David Benson-Staebler, political consultant, former Democratic congressional aide, and real estate agent^[7] ^[8]
David Gerson, engineer and candidate in 2012 and 2014^[9] ^[10]
Pam Myhra, former state representative and candidate for lieutenant governor in 2014^[11]

Declined

Tony Albright, state representative^[12]
Ted Daley, former state senator^[13] ^[14]
Steve Drazkowski, state representative^[15]
Pat Garofalo, state representative^[16]
John Kline, incumbent U.S. Representative^[2]
John Kriesel, former state representative^[17]
Mike McFadden, businessman and nominee for U.S. Senate in 2014^[18]
Mary Pawlenty, former Dakota County District Court Judge and former First Lady of Minnesota^[19]
Roz Peterson, state representative^[20]
Eric Pratt, state senator^[21]
Steve Sviggum, former Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives^[22]
Dave Thompson, state senator and candidate for governor in 2014^[23]

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.^[26] Mary Lawrence, a doctor, also ran as a Democrat,^[27] but dropped out before the primary.

Candidates

Nominee

Angie Craig, former St. Jude Medical executive^[28] ^[29]

Withdrawn

Roger Kittelson, dairy marketing specialist, nominee for WI-06 in 2008 and candidate for Minnesota House of Representatives in 1982 and 2014^[30] ^[31]
Mary Lawrence, ophthalmologist^[32] ^[33] ^[34]

Declined

Joe Atkins, state representative^[35]
Rick Hansen, state representative^[36]
Mike Obermueller, former state representative and nominee in 2012 and 2014^[28]

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^[37]), "expected to be one of the most competitive in the country", according to Roll Call newspaper,^[38] and "seen as a prime target for Democrats to flip" according to The Atlantic.^[39]

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".^[40]

In May 2016, the Rothenberg and Gonzales Political Report changed its rating of the race from "pure tossup" to "tossup/tilt Democratic,"^[41] 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."^[41] Other political prognosticators rated the race "Republican Toss-up" (Charlie Cook), and "pure" toss-up (Larry Sabato's "Crystal Ball"), according to MinnPost.^[41]

Debates

Complete video of debate, October 30, 2016

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Jason Lewis (R)	Angie Craig (D)	Paula Overby (I)	Undecided
SurveyUSA^[42]	October 13–16, 2016	600	± 4.1%	41%	align=center	46%	—	12%
WPA Opinion Research (R-NRCC)^[43]	October 9–10, 2016	400	± 4.9%	align=center	36%	33%	—	26%
Gerstein Bocian Agne Strategies (D-Craig)^[44]	August 13–16, 2016	500	± 4.4%	42%	align=center	43%	9%	6%
WPA Opinion Research (R-Lewis/NRCC)^[45]	August 14–15, 2016	400	± 4.9%	align=center	39%	27%	7%	25%

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	The Cook Political Report^[46]		November 7, 2016
align=left	Daily Kos Elections^[47]		November 7, 2016
align=left	Rothenberg^[48]		November 3, 2016
align=left	Sabato's Crystal Ball^[49]		November 7, 2016
RCP^[50]		October 31, 2016

Results

Lewis ended up defeating Craig by several thousand votes.^[51]

District 3

Election Name:	2016 Minnesota's 3rd congressional district election
Country:	Minnesota
Flag Year:	1983
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota#District 3
Previous Year:	2014
Next Election:	2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota#District 3
Next Year:	2018
Image1:	File:Erik Paulsen official photo (cropped 2).jpg
Nominee1:	Erik Paulsen
Party1:	Republican Party of Minnesota
Popular Vote1:	223,077
Percentage1:	56.7%
Nominee2:	Terri Bonoff
Party2:	Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
Popular Vote2:	169,243
Percentage2:	43.0%
Map2 Image:	MN3 House 2016.svg
Map2 Size:	300px
Map2 Caption:	Precinct results Paulsen: Bonoff:
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	Erik Paulsen
Before Party:	Republican Party of Minnesota
After Election:	Erik Paulsen
After Party:	Republican Party of Minnesota

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

Candidates

Nominee

Erik Paulsen, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Terri Bonoff, state senator^[52]

Withdrawn

Jon Tollefson, former U.S. diplomat, lobbyist for the Minnesota Nurses Association and candidate for state representative in 2014^[53]

General election

Debates

Complete video of debate, October 30, 2016

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Erik Paulsen (R)	Terri Bonoff (D)	Undecided
SurveyUSA^[54]	October 10–13, 2016	579	± 4.2%	align=center	49%	38%	13%
Clarity Campaign Lab (D-House Majority PAC)^[55]	September 11–13, 2016	353	± 4.34%	align=center	45%	42%	13%
DCCC (D)^[56]	September 12, 2016	353	± 5.2%	38%	align=center	40%	22%
Newton Heath LLC (R-AAN)^[57]	August 9–11, 2016	402	± 4.9%	align=center	57%	31%	12%
Victoria Research & Consulting (D-Bonoff)^[58]	June 27–30, 2016	400	± 4.9%	45%	45%	10%

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	The Cook Political Report		November 7, 2016
align=left	Daily Kos Elections		November 7, 2016
align=left	Rothenberg		November 3, 2016
align=left	Sabato's Crystal Ball		November 7, 2016
RCP		October 31, 2016

Results

District 4

Election Name:	2016 Minnesota's 4th congressional district election
Country:	Minnesota
Flag Year:	1983
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota#District 4
Previous Year:	2014
Next Election:	2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota#District 4
Next Year:	2018
Image1:	File:Betty McCollum official photo (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:	Betty McCollum
Party1:	Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
Popular Vote1:	203,299
Percentage1:	57.8%
Nominee2:	Greg Ryan
Party2:	Republican Party of Minnesota
Popular Vote2:	121,032
Percentage2:	34.4%
Image3:	File:3x4.svg
Nominee3:	Susan Pendergast Sindt
Party3:	Legal Marijuana Now Party
Popular Vote3:	27,152
Percentage3:	7.7%
Map2 Image:	MN4 House 2016.svg
Map2 Size:	300px
Map2 Caption:	Precinct results McCollum: Ryan:
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	Betty McCollum
Before Party:	Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
After Election:	Betty McCollum
After Party:	Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

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

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

Results

District 5

Election Name:	2016 Minnesota's 5th congressional district election
Country:	Minnesota
Flag Year:	1983
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota#District 5
Previous Year:	2014
Next Election:	2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota#District 5
Next Year:	2018
Image1:	File:Keith Ellison portrait (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:	Keith Ellison
Party1:	Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
Popular Vote1:	249,964
Percentage1:	69.1%
Nominee2:	Frank Nelson Drake
Party2:	Republican Party of Minnesota
Popular Vote2:	80,660
Percentage2:	22.3%
Image3:	File:3x4.svg
Nominee3:	Dennis Schuller
Party3:	Legal Marijuana Now Party
Popular Vote3:	30,759
Percentage3:	8.5%
Map Size:	400px
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	Keith Ellison
Before Party:	Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
After Election:	Keith Ellison
After Party:	Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

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

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

Results

District 6

Election Name:	2016 Minnesota's 6th congressional district election
Country:	Minnesota
Flag Year:	1983
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota#District 6
Previous Year:	2014
Next Election:	2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota#District 6
Next Year:	2018
Image1:	File:Tom Emmer Congressional Photo 2 (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:	Tom Emmer
Party1:	Republican Party of Minnesota
Popular Vote1:	235,380
Percentage1:	65.6%
Nominee2:	David Snyder
Party2:	Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
Popular Vote2:	123,008
Percentage2:	34.3%
Map2 Image:	MN6 House 2016.svg
Map2 Size:	300px
Map2 Caption:	Precinct results Emmer: Snyder:
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	Tom Emmer
Before Party:	Republican Party of Minnesota
After Election:	Tom Emmer
After Party:	Republican Party of Minnesota

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

Candidates

Nominee

Tom Emmer, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

A.J. Kern
Patrick Munro

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

Results

District 7

Election Name:	2016 Minnesota's 7th congressional district election
Country:	Minnesota
Flag Year:	1983
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota#District 7
Previous Year:	2014
Next Election:	2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota#District 7
Next Year:	2018
Image1:	File:Collin Peterson official photo.jpg
Nominee1:	Collin Peterson
Party1:	Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
Popular Vote1:	173,589
Percentage1:	52.5%
Nominee2:	David Hughes
Party2:	Republican Party of Minnesota
Popular Vote2:	156,952
Percentage2:	47.4%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	Collin Peterson
Before Party:	Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
After Election:	Collin Peterson
After Party:	Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

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

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

Results

District 8

Election Name:	2016 Minnesota's 8th congressional district election
Country:	Minnesota
Flag Year:	1983
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota#District 8
Previous Year:	2014
Next Election:	2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota#District 8
Next Year:	2018
Image1:	File:Rick Nolan 115th official photo (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:	Rick Nolan
Party1:	Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
Popular Vote1:	179,098
Percentage1:	50.2%
Nominee2:	Stewart Mills
Party2:	Republican Party of Minnesota
Popular Vote2:	177,089
Percentage2:	49.6%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	Rick Nolan
Before Party:	Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
After Election:	Rick Nolan
After Party:	Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

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

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

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	The Cook Political Report		November 7, 2016
align=left	Daily Kos Elections		November 7, 2016
align=left	Rothenberg		November 3, 2016
align=left	Sabato's Crystal Ball		November 7, 2016
RCP		October 31, 2016

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.^[61]

External links

Notes and References

Web site: Home - Election Results.
Web site: Rep. John Kline says he won't seek re-election in 2nd District - StarTribune.com. Star Tribune. September 3, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150903222131/http://www.startribune.com/rep-john-kline-will-not-seek-re-election/324108281/. September 3, 2015. live.
News: "Mr. Right" Jason Lewis is running for the Second District. St. Paul Pioneer Press. Stassen-Berger. Rachel E.. October 12, 2015. October 12, 2015. October 13, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151013151222/http://blogs.twincities.com/politics/2015/10/12/mr-right-jason-lewis-running-second-district/. dead.
News: Johnson. Tad. Fourth candidate enters 2nd District race. 5 July 2016. Sun This Week. June 10, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160820152546/http://sunthisweek.com/2016/06/10/fourth-candidate-enters-2nd-district-race/. August 20, 2016. dead.
News: Howe runs for Second District as 'conservative' but 'electable'. St. Paul Pioneer Press. Montgomery. David H.. September 22, 2015. September 24, 2015. September 26, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150926170823/http://blogs.twincities.com/politics/2015/09/22/howe-runs-for-second-district-as-conservative-but-electable/. dead.
News: Darlene Miller enters GOP race for Second District seat. St. Paul Pioneer Press. Montgomery. David H.. January 6, 2016. January 7, 2016. February 5, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160205204958/http://blogs.twincities.com/politics/2016/01/06/darlene-miller-enters-gop-race-for-second-district-seat/. dead.
News: The odd congressional candidacy of David Benson-Staebler. MinnPost. Brucato. Cyndy. December 2, 2015. January 7, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20151212074220/https://www.minnpost.com/party-politics/2015/12/odd-congressional-candidacy-david-benson-staebler. December 12, 2015. live.
News: Montgomery. David. David Benson-Staebler drops out of Second District race. 5 July 2016. Pioneer Press. February 25, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160227120243/http://www.twincities.com/2016/02/25/david-benson-staebler-drops-out-of-second-district-race/. February 27, 2016. live.
Web site: They're back! The new tea party surge. January 31, 2015. February 1, 2015. Politico. Alex Isenstadt. https://web.archive.org/web/20150131072412/http://www.politico.com/story/2015/01/tea-party-2016-elections-114701.html. January 31, 2015. live.
Web site: David Gerson jumps on Rep. John Kline announcement that he's not running. Star Tribune. Coolican. J. Patrick. September 4, 2015. September 18, 2015.
News: Former lawmaker, LG candidate Pam Myhra enters Second District race. St. Paul Pioneer Press. Montgomery. David H.. October 7, 2015. October 7, 2015. October 9, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151009000801/http://blogs.twincities.com/politics/2015/10/07/former-lawmaker-lg-candidate-pam-myhra-enters-second-district-race/. dead.
Web site: Albright to seek re-election in House, opts against Congress bid. Prior Lake American. October 12, 2015. October 13, 2015.
Web site: Minnesota's John Kline Will Not Seek Eighth Term (Updated). Roll Call. Pathé. Simone. Cahn. Emily. September 3, 2015. September 18, 2015. September 19, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150919012248/http://atr.rollcall.com/minnesotas-john-kline-will-not-seek-eighth-term/. dead.
Web site: Former State Sen. Daley Announces he Won't Run for Congress. KSTP-TV. Hart. Cassie. October 16, 2015. October 17, 2015. March 4, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304112312/http://kstp.com/article/stories/s3938155.shtml. dead.
News: State Rep. Drazkowski will not run for Congress. St. Paul Pioneer Press. Stassen-Berger. Rachel E.. September 21, 2015. September 24, 2015. September 26, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150926111339/http://blogs.twincities.com/politics/2015/09/21/state-rep-drazkowski-will-not-run-congress/. dead.
Web site: Names being circulated as John Kline replacements. St. Paul Pioneer Press. Salisbury. Bill. September 3, 2015. September 18, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054153/http://www.twincities.com/politics/ci_28753218/plenty-names-being-circulated-kline-replacements. September 5, 2015. live.
Web site: .@johnkriesel says no to run for Congress in 2nd CD -> "Hahahaha." Follow-up: "Life is perfect right now. No need for me to mess that up.". Twitter. Brodkorb. Michael. September 3, 2015. October 17, 2015.
News: McFadden declines to run for Minnesota's Second Congressional District seat. St. Paul Pioneer Press. Stassen-Berger. Rachel E.. September 14, 2015. September 18, 2015. September 25, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150925122230/http://blogs.twincities.com/politics/2015/09/14/mcfadden-declines-run-minnesotas-second-congressional-district-seat/. dead.
News: Mary Pawlenty won't run for Second District seat. St. Paul Pioneer Press. Montgomery. David H.. September 15, 2015. September 18, 2015. September 18, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150918203206/http://blogs.twincities.com/politics/2015/09/15/mary-pawlenty-wont-run-for-second-district-seat/. dead.
News: Roz Peterson, Dave Thompson will not run for Congress. Star Tribune. Brodkorb. Michael. September 11, 2015. September 24, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150912051109/http://www.startribune.com/roz-peterson-dave-thompson-will-not-run-for-congress/326642941/. September 12, 2015. live.
News: Second District: Pawlenty, Pratt reject race for Congress. St. Paul Pioneer Press. Montgomery. David. September 15, 2015. September 24, 2015.
News: Sviggum Takes A Pass On Congressional Run. Post-Bulletin. September 11, 2015. September 18, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150925130055/http://postbulletin.typepad.com/political_party/2015/09/sviggum-takes-a-pass-on-congressional-run.html. September 25, 2015. dead.
News: State Sen. Dave Thompson says no to Second District run. St. Paul Pioneer Press. Montgomery. David H.. September 11, 2015. September 18, 2015. September 14, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150914020143/http://blogs.twincities.com/politics/2015/09/11/state-sen-dave-thompson-says-no-to-second-district-run/. dead.
Web site: Brodkorb . Michael . Debate scheduled for GOP candidates for Congress in Second District . . 8 June 2024 . 23 October 2015.
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Web site: St. Jude Medical exec to run for Congress. January 26, 2015. Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal. January 28, 2015.
Web site: Another Democrat files for 2nd Congressional District. TwinCities.com. September 3, 2015. September 7, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150907112200/http://blogs.twincities.com/politics/2015/03/24/another-democrat-files-2nd-congressional-district/. dead.
News: DFLer and conservative say they'll go after Kline's seat in 2016. St. Paul Pioneer Press. Belden. Doug. January 26, 2015. January 28, 2015.
News: Craig kicks off campaign to challenge Kline. Minnesota Public Radio. Scheck. Tom. April 6, 2015. September 15, 2015.
Web site: Kittelson joins DFL field in Minnesota's 2nd District. Minnesota Public Radio. Pugmire. Tim. November 17, 2015. November 24, 2015.
Web site: Craig's Remaining DFL Opponent Ends Campaign. The UpTake. McIntee. Michael. January 5, 2016. January 7, 2016. January 7, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160107114809/http://theuptake.org/2016/01/05/craigs-remaining-dfl-opponent-expected-to-end-campaign-on-wednesday/. dead.
News: Another Democrat files for 2nd Congressional District. St. Paul Pioneer Press. Stassen-Berger. Rachel E.. March 24, 2015. September 15, 2015. September 7, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150907112200/http://blogs.twincities.com/politics/2015/03/24/another-democrat-files-2nd-congressional-district/. dead.
News: Ophthalmologist announces bid to unseat Kline. Minnesota Public Radio. Neely. Brett. April 9, 2015. September 15, 2015.
News: Mary Lawrence drops out of Second District race. St. Paul Pioneer Press. Montgomery. David H.. January 5, 2016. January 7, 2016. February 22, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160222213049/http://blogs.twincities.com/politics/2016/01/05/mary-lawrence-drops-out-of-second-district-race/. dead.
News: Atkins, like many before him, passes on a Second District Congressional run. St. Paul Pioneer Press. Stassen-Berger. Rachel E.. October 1, 2015. October 1, 2015. October 4, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151004032758/http://blogs.twincities.com/politics/2015/10/01/atkins-like-many-passes-second-district-run-congress/. dead.
News: DFL state Rep. Rick Hansen opts against a Second District run. St. Paul Pioneer Press. Stassen-Berger. Rachel E.. September 20, 2015. September 24, 2015. September 25, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150925200006/http://blogs.twincities.com/politics/2015/09/20/dfl-state-rep-rick-hansen-opts-second-district-run/. dead.
News: Brodey. Sam. It's Jason Lewis vs. Angie Craig in what's likely to be one of the most-watched congressional races in the country. 22 August 2016. Minn Post. 10 August 2016.
News: Pathé. Simone. Controversial Former Talk Radio Host Wins GOP Primary in Minnesota Battleground. 22 August 2016. Roll Call. 9 August 2016.
COTTLE. MICHELLE. Meet Minnesota's Mini-Trump. The Atlantic. 12 August 2016. 22 August 2016.
News: Whitely. Maxine. Minnesota's 2nd Congressional District race looks an awful lot like the presidential fight. 23 August 2016. City Pages. June 2, 2016 .
News: Black . Eric . Rothenberg Report gives edge to DFLer Angie Craig for Kline seat. 23 August 2016. 19 May 2016.
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News: Condon . Patrick . November 28, 2016 . GOP's Mills to seek recount after narrowly losing northeastern Minnesota congressional race . Star Tribune . November 28, 2016 .