Minnesota's 1st congressional district | |
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Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023 | |
Representative | |
Area | 13,322 [1] sq mi (34,500 km2) |
Distribution |
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Population (2023) | 713,000 [3] |
Median household income | $73,883 [4] |
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | R+6 [5] |
Minnesota's 1st congressional district spans southern Minnesota from the border with South Dakota to the border with Wisconsin. It is a primarily rural district built on a strong history of agriculture, though this is changing rapidly due to population growth in the Rochester combined statistical area. The district also includes several of Minnesota's major mid-sized cities, such as Rochester, Mankato, Winona, Austin, Owatonna, Albert Lea, Red Wing, New Ulm, Worthington, and Lake City. It is currently represented by Republican Brad Finstad.
From the state's early years until after the 2000 census, the district encompassed only southeastern Minnesota. Throughout the 20th century, it was generally regarded as solidly Republican, but it became more of a swing district in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. In 2004, John Kerry received 47% of the vote in the district. In 2006, Republican Representative Gil Gutknecht lost to Democrat Tim Walz. In March 2017, Walz announced that he would not run for reelection to Congress and would instead run for governor of Minnesota. On paper, the district leans Republican, with a CPVI of R+6, but some recent elections have been among the closest in the nation, with victories by less than a single percentage point in both 2016 and 2018. [5] In the 2022 general election, Republican Brad Finstad defeated the Democratic nominee by 11.5 points. His margin of victory was the largest of any candidate's in the district since 2012 and the best showing for a Republican since 2004.
Year | Office | Results [6] [7] [8] |
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2008 | President | Obama 51% - 46% |
Senate | Coleman 43% - 39% | |
2010 | Governor | Emmer 45% - 40% |
Secretary of State | Severson 48% - 45% | |
Auditor | Anderson 52% - 43% | |
Attorney General | Swanson 49% - 43% | |
2012 | President | Obama 50% - 48% |
Senate | Klobuchar 63% - 32% | |
2014 | Senate | Franken 50% - 45% |
Governor | Johnson 48% - 46% | |
Secretary of State | Severson 50% - 42% | |
Auditor | Otto 45.3% - 44.8% | |
Attorney General | Swanson 48% - 43% | |
2016 | President | Trump 52% - 39% |
2018 | Senate (Reg.) | Klobuchar 54% - 42% |
Senate (Spec.) | Housley 48% - 47% | |
Governor | Walz 50% - 47% | |
Secretary of State | Howe 50% - 45% | |
Auditor | Myhra 50% - 43% | |
Attorney General | Wardlow 52% - 42% | |
2020 | President | Trump 53% - 44% |
Senate | Lewis 50% - 42% | |
2022 | Governor | Jensen 52% - 45% |
Secretary of State | Crockett 54% - 46% | |
Auditor | Wilson 55% - 40% | |
Attorney General | Schultz 57% - 43% | |
2024 | President | Trump 55% - 43% |
Senate | Klobuchar 49% - 48% |
For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census), the district contains all or portions of the following counties, townships, and municipalities: [9]
Blue EarthCounty (36)
BrownCounty (16)
DodgeCounty (19)
FairbaultCounty (31)
FillmoreCounty (37)
FreebornCounty (34)
GoodhueCounty (31)
HoustonCounty (24)
JacksonCounty (26)
MartinCounty (31)
MowerCounty (34)
NicolletCounty (20)
NoblesCounty (31)
OlmstedCounty (26)
RiceCounty (9)
RockCounty (20)
SteeleCounty (17)
WabashaCounty (28)
WatonwanCounty (20)
WinonaCounty (32)
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Gil Gutknecht (incumbent) | 163,532 | 61 | – | |
Democratic (DFL) | Steve Andreasen | 92,149 | 35 | – | |
Green | Gregory Mikkelson | 9,954 | 4 | – |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Gil Gutknecht (incumbent) | 193,132 | 60 | −1 | |
Democratic (DFL) | Leigh Pomeroy | 115,088 | 35 | – | |
Independence | Gregory Mikkelson | 15,569 | 5 | – |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic (DFL) | Tim Walz | 141,622 | 53 | – | |
Republican | Gil Gutknecht (incumbent) | 126,487 | 47 | −13 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic (DFL) | Tim Walz (incumbent) | 207,748 | 62.5 | +9.5 | |
Republican | Brian J. Davis | 109,446 | 32.9 | – | |
Independence | Gregory Mikkelson | 14,903 | 4.5 | – |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic (DFL) | Tim Walz (incumbent) | 122,390 | 49.4 | −13.1 | |
Republican | Randy Demmer | 109,261 | 44.1 | +11.2 | |
Independence | Steven Wilson | 13,243 | 5.3 | +0.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic (DFL) | Tim Walz (incumbent) | 193,211 | 57.5 | +8.1 | |
Republican | Allen Quist | 142,164 | 42.3 | −1.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic (DFL) | Tim Walz (incumbent) | 122,851 | 54.2 | −3.3 | |
Republican | Jim Hagedorn | 103,536 | 45.7 | +3.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic (DFL) | Tim Walz (incumbent) | 169,076 | 50.4 | −3.8 | |
Republican | Jim Hagedorn | 166,527 | 49.6 | +3.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Jim Hagedorn | 146,202 | 50.1 | +0.5 | |
Democratic (DFL) | Dan Feehan | 144,891 | 49.7 | −0.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Jim Hagedorn (incumbent) | 179,234 | 48.6 | −1.5 | |
Democratic (DFL) | Dan Feehan | 167,890 | 45.5 | −4.2 | |
Grassroots—LC | Bill Rood | 21,448 | 5.8 | N/A | |
Write-in | 284 | 0.1 | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Brad Finstad | 59,788 | 50.7 | +2.1 | |
Democratic (DFL) | Jeff Ettinger | 55,155 | 46.8 | +1.3 | |
Legal Marijuana Now | Richard Reisdorf | 1,536 | 1.3 | N/A | |
Grassroots—LC | Haroun McClellan | 865 | 0.7 | −5.1 | |
Write-in | 535 | 0.5 | +0.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Brad Finstad (incumbent) | 159,621 | 53.8 | +3.1 | |
Democratic (DFL) | Jeff Ettinger | 125,457 | 42.3 | −4.5 | |
Legal Marijuana Now | Richard Reisdorf | 6,389 | 2.1 | +0.8 | |
Grassroots—LC | Brian Abrahamson | 4,943 | 1.7 | +1.0 | |
Write-in | 137 | 0.1 | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Brad Finstad (incumbent) | 220,934 | 58.51 | +4.7 | |
Democratic (DFL) | Rachel Bohman | 156,375 | 41.41 | −0.9 | |
Write-in | 297 | 0.08 | N/A |