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
District
Results of the 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota by district:
District 1
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
Results
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Jim Hagedorn, blogger, candidate for this seat in 2010 and nominee in 2014
Eliminated in primary
Results
General election
Endorsements
Results
District 2
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
Candidates
Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Withdrawn
- 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
- Tony Albright, state representative[17]
- Ted Daley, former state senator[18][19]
- Steve Drazkowski, state representative[20]
- Pat Garofalo, state representative[21]
- John Kline, incumbent U.S. Representative[7]
- John Kriesel, former state representative[22]
- Mike McFadden, businessman and nominee for U.S. Senate in 2014[23]
- Mary Pawlenty, former Dakota County District Court Judge and former First Lady of Minnesota[24]
- Roz Peterson, state representative[25]
- Eric Pratt, state senator[26]
- Steve Sviggum, former Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives[27]
- Dave Thompson, state senator and candidate for governor in 2014[28]
Endorsements
Jason Lewis
- State legislators
- Organizations
- Individuals
Debate
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.[34] Mary Lawrence, a doctor, also ran as a Democrat,[35] but dropped out before the primary.
Candidates
Nominee
Withdrawn
- Roger Kittelson, dairy marketing specialist, nominee for WI-06 in 2008 and candidate for Minnesota House of Representatives in 1982 and 2014[38][39]
- Mary Lawrence, ophthalmologist[40][41][42]
Declined
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[45]), "expected to be one of the most competitive in the country", according to Roll Call newspaper,[46] and "seen as a prime target for Democrats to flip" according to The Atlantic.[47]
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".[48]
In May 2016, the Rothenberg and Gonzales Political Report changed its rating of the race from "pure tossup" to "tossup/tilt Democratic,"[49] 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."[49] Other political prognosticators rated the race "Republican Toss-up" (Charlie Cook), and "pure" toss-up (Larry Sabato's "Crystal Ball"), according to MinnPost.[49]
Endorsements
Jason Lewis (R)
- State legislators
- Organizations
- Individuals
Angie Craig (D)
- U.S. Senators
- U.S. Representatives
- State legislators
- Jim Carlson, state senator[52]
- Greg Clausen, state senator[53]
- Scott Dibble, state senator[54]
- Laurie Halverson, state representative[52]
- Sandra Masin, state representative[52]
- Will Morgan, former state representative[55]
- Erin Murphy, state representative[54]
- Sandy Pappas, President of the Minnesota Senate
- Mike Obermueller, former state representative and nominee in 2012 and 2014[52]
- Dan Schoen, state representative[56]
- Katie Sieben, state senator[56]
- Labor unions
- Organizations
- Local officials
- Ann Counihan, South St. Paul School Board member[55]
- Mike Engel, Mayor of Kenyon[55]
- Debbie Goettel, Mayor of Richfield[62]
- Matt Klein, ISD 197 School Board member[55]
Debates
- Complete video of debate, October 30, 2016
Polling
Predictions
Results
Lewis ended up defeating Craig by several thousand votes.[69]
District 3
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
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Withdrawn
General election
Endorsements
Terri Bonoff (D)
- U.S. Presidents
- Labor unions
- Organizations
Debates
- Complete video of debate, October 30, 2016
Polling
Predictions
Results
District 4
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
Eliminated in primary
Results
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Eliminated in primary
- Gene Rechtzigel
- Nikolay Nikolayevich Bey
Results
General election
Endorsements
Results
District 5
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
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
General election
Endorsements
Results
District 6
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
Eliminated in primary
Endorsements
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
Endorsements
Results
District 7
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
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
Endorsements
Results
District 8
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
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
General election
Endorsements
Debate
Polling
Predictions
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.[77]
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