United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Minnesota,_2016

2016 Minnesota's 2nd congressional district election
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	Precinct results ; Lewis: 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%; Craig: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%; Tie: 40–50%
U.S. Representative before election; John Kline; Republican	Elected U.S. Representative ; Jason Lewis; Republican

2016 Minnesota's 1st congressional district election
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	; Walz: 50–60%; Hagedorn: 50–60% 60–70% ; Walz: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%; Hagedorn: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%; Tie: 40–50% 50%; No votes
U.S. Representative before election; Tim Walz; Democratic (DFL)	Elected U.S. Representative ; Tim Walz; Democratic (DFL)

2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota
All 8 Minnesota seats to the United States House of Representatives
Democratic 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%	Republican 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%

2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota

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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.

Quick Facts All 8 Minnesota seats to the United States House of Representatives, Majority party ...

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.

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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	Democratic		Republican		Others		Total		Result

	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
District 1	169,074	50.34%	166,526	49.58%	277	0.08%	335,600	100.00%	Democratic hold
District 2	167,315	45.16%	173,970	46.95%	29,229	7.89%	370,514	100.00%	Republican hold
District 3	169,243	43.01%	223,077	56.70%	1,144	0.29%	393,464	100.00%	Republican hold
District 4	203,299	57.76%	121,032	34.39%	27,613	7.85%	351,944	100.00%	Democratic hold
District 5	249,964	69.07%	80,660	22.29%	31,258	8.64%	361,882	100.00%	Democratic hold
District 6	123,008	34.27%	235,380	65.58%	536	0.15%	358,924	100.00%	Republican hold
District 7	173,589	52.47%	156,952	47.44%	307	0.09%	330,848	100.00%	Democratic hold
District 8	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%

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic (DFL)	Tim Walz (incumbent)	13,538	100.0
Total votes			13,538	100.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Hagedorn	10,851	76.5
	Republican	Steve Williams	3,330	23.5
Total votes			14,181	100.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic (DFL)	Tim Walz (incumbent)	169,074	50.3
	Republican	Jim Hagedorn	166,526	49.6
	Write-in		277	0.1
Total votes			335,877	100.0
	Democratic (DFL) hold

No.	Date	Host	Link	Republican	Republican	Republican	Republican	Republican
Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn
				David Benson-Staebler	David Gerson	John Howe	Jason Lewis	Pam Myhra
1^[33]	Nov. 19, 2015	Republicans in Senate District 52	YouTube	P	P	P	P	P

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jason Lewis	11,641	48.9
	Republican	Darlene Miller	7,305	30.7
	Republican	John Howe	3,244	13.6
	Republican	Matthew D. Erickson	1,612	6.8
Total votes			23,802	100.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic (DFL)	Angie Craig	15,155	100.0
Total votes			15,155	100.0

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

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report^[64]	Tossup	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections^[65]	Tossup	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg^[66]	Tilt D (flip)	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[67]	Lean D (flip)	November 7, 2016
RCP^[68]	Lean D (flip)	October 31, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jason Lewis	173,970	46.9
	Democratic (DFL)	Angie Craig	167,315	45.2
	Independence	Paula Overby	28,869	7.8
	Write-in		360	0.1
Total votes			370,514	100.0
	Republican hold

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

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report^[64]	Lean R	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections^[65]	Lean R	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg^[66]	Likely R	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[67]	Lean R	November 7, 2016
RCP^[68]	Lean R	October 31, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Erik Paulsen (incumbent)	223,077	56.7
	Democratic (DFL)	Terri Bonoff	169,243	43.0
	Write-in		1,144	0.3
Total votes			393,464	100.0
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic (DFL)	Betty McCollum (incumbent)	33,336	94.0
	Democratic (DFL)	Steve Carlson	2,128	6.0
Total votes			35,464	100.0

Republican primary results ^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Greg Ryan	5,618	82.0
	Republican	Gene Rechtzigel	845	12.3
	Republican	Nikolay Nikolayevich Bey	390	5.7
Total votes			6,853	100.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic (DFL)	Betty McCollum (incumbent)	203,299	57.8
	Republican	Greg Ryan	121,032	34.4
	Legal Marijuana Now	Susan Pendergast Sindt	27,152	7.7
	Write-in		461	0.1
Total votes			351,944	100.0
	Democratic (DFL) hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic (DFL)	Keith Ellison (incumbent)	40,380	91.7
	Democratic (DFL)	Gregg Iverson	1,887	4.3
	Democratic (DFL)	Lee Bauer	1,757	4.0
Total votes			44,024	100.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Frank Nelson Drake	4,177	100.0
Total votes			4,177	100.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic (DFL)	Keith Ellison (incumbent)	249,964	69.1
	Republican	Frank Nelson Drake	80,660	22.3
	Legal Marijuana Now	Dennis Schuller	30,759	8.5
	Write-in		499	0.1
Total votes			361,875	100.0
	Democratic (DFL) hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Emmer (incumbent)	13,590	68.7
	Republican	A. J. Kern	5,219	26.4
	Republican	Patrick Munro	962	4.9
Total votes			19,771	100.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic (DFL)	David Snyder	4,402	46.0
	Democratic (DFL)	Judy Evelyn Adams	3,569	37.3
	Democratic (DFL)	Bob Helland	1,595	16.7
Total votes			9,566	100.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Emmer (incumbent)	235,380	65.6
	Democratic (DFL)	David Snyder	123,008	34.3
	Write-in		536	0.1
Total votes			358,924	100.0
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic (DFL)	Collin Peterson (incumbent)	16,253	100.0
Total votes			16,253	100.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dave Hughes	8,769	59.0
	Republican	Amanda Lynn Hinson	6,104	41.0
Total votes			14,873	100.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic (DFL)	Collin Peterson (incumbent)	173,589	52.5
	Republican	Dave Hughes	156,952	47.4
	Write-in		307	0.1
Total votes			330,848	100.0
	Democratic (DFL) hold

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Eliminated in primary

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

No.	Date	Host	Moderator	Link	Democratic	Republican
Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn
					Rick Nolan	Stewart Mills
1	Oct. 23, 2016	KSTP-TV	Leah McLean	C-SPAN	P	P

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic (DFL)	Rick Nolan (incumbent)	179,098	50.2
	Republican	Stewart Mills	177,089	49.6
	Write-in		792	0.2
Total votes			356,979	100.0
	Democratic (DFL) hold