2022 Minnesota Primary Election Results

A major Tuesday in southern Minnesota’s 1st Congressional District is a primary step for changing Republican U.S. Rep. Jim Hagedorn, who died of most cancers in February. A particular common election to fill the remainder of Hagedorn’s time period within the Republican-leaning district is scheduled for Aug. 9.

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Hagedorn’s widow, Jennifer Carnahan, who’s vying for her late husband’s seat, has been making probably the most overt appeals to Trump’s supporters. She was state chair of the Republican Get together of Minnesota till being compelled out final August after a outstanding donor was indicted on intercourse trafficking fees.

State Rep. Jeremy Munson, a founding father of a hard-right faction that broke from the primary Minnesota Home GOP Caucus, has been endorsed by U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas and Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky.

Former state Rep. Brad Finstad has the backing of a number of Minnesota GOP officeholders. He has reminded voters he was Trump’s Minnesota director for USDA Rural Improvement.

On the Democratic facet, the candidate endorsed on the social gathering’s district conference earlier this month is former Hormel Meals CEO Jeffrey Ettinger. His opponents embody College of Minnesota legislation professor Richard Painter, a former White Home ethics lawyer for President George W. Bush.

Related Press author Steve Karnowski in St. Paul, Minn. contributed to this report.