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]
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Turnout | 29.5%[1] | ||||||||||||||||
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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%.
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Jennifer Carnahan |
Brad Finstad |
Jeremy Munson |
Other | Undecided |
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National Journal Hotline[A] | April 13–14, 2022 | 287 (LV) | ± 5.7% | 37% | 9% | 20% | 14% | 20% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Brad Finstad | 13,695 | 38.12 | |
Republican | Jeremy Munson | 13,268 | 36.93 | |
Republican | Jennifer Carnahan | 2,887 | 8.04 | |
Republican | Matt Benda | 2,629 | 7.32 | |
Republican | Nels Pierson | 1,878 | 5.22 | |
Republican | Kevin Kocina | 960 | 2.67 | |
Republican | Bob Carney Jr. | 193 | 0.54 | |
Republican | Roger Ungemach | 151 | 0.42 | |
Republican | J.R. Ewing | 142 | 0.40 | |
Republican | Ken Navitsky | 127 | 0.35 | |
Total votes | 35,930 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic (DFL) | Jeff Ettinger | 12,130 | 64.44 | |
Democratic (DFL) | Sarah Brakebill-Hacke | 2,492 | 13.24 | |
Democratic (DFL) | Richard Painter | 1,718 | 9.13 | |
Democratic (DFL) | Candice Deal-Bartell | 1,158 | 6.15 | |
Democratic (DFL) | James Rainwater | 446 | 2.37 | |
Democratic (DFL) | Richard DeVoe | 379 | 2.01 | |
Democratic (DFL) | Warren Anderson | 363 | 1.93 | |
Democratic (DFL) | George Kalberer | 137 | 0.73 | |
Total votes | 18,823 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Legal Marijuana Now | Richard B. Reisdorf | 363 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 363 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Grassroots—LC | Haroun McClellan | 194 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 194 | 100.00 |
Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report[46] | Likely R | July 19, 2022 |
Inside Elections[47] | Solid R | April 7, 2022 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball[48] | Safe R | February 23, 2022 |
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Brad Finstad (R) |
Jeff Ettinger (DFL) |
Other | Undecided |
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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% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Brad Finstad | 59,788 | 50.71% | +2.12% | |
Democratic (DFL) | Jeff Ettinger | 55,155 | 46.78% | +1.26% | |
Legal Marijuana Now | Richard Reisdorf | 1,536 | 1.30% | N/A | |
Grassroots—LC | Haroun McClellan | 865 | 0.73% | –5.08% | |
Write-in | 548 | 0.46% | +0.40% | ||
Total votes | 117,892 | 100.0% | |||
Republican hold |
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