United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota, 2016
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The 2016 U.S. House of Representatives elections in Minnesota took place on November 8, 2016. Voters elected 8 candidates to serve in the U.S. House, one from each of the state's 8 congressional districts.
| Candidate Filing Deadline | Primary Election | General Election |
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Primary: A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Minnesota utilizes an open primary system, in which registered voters do not have to be members of a party to vote in that party's primary.[1][2][3]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Partisan breakdown
Heading into the November 8 election, the Democratic Party held five of the eight congressional seats from Minnesota.
| Members of the U.S. House from Minnesota -- Partisan Breakdown | |||
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| Party | As of November 2016 | After the 2016 Election | |
| Democratic Party | 5 | 5 | |
| Republican Party | 3 | 3 | |
| Total | 8 | 8 | |
Incumbents
Heading into the 2016 election, the incumbents for the eight congressional districts were:
| Name | Party | District |
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| Tim Walz |  Democratic |
1 |
| John Kline |  Republican |
2 |
| Erik Paulsen | Republican |
3 |
| Betty McCollum | Democratic |
4 |
| Keith Ellison | Democratic |
5 |
| Tom Emmer | Republican |
6 |
| Collin Peterson | Democratic |
7 |
| Rick Nolan | Democratic |
8 |
Margin of victory for winners
The following table shows the margin of victory for each district winner, which is calculated by examining the percentage difference between the two candidates who received the most votes. If the race was uncontested, the margin of victory is listed as 100 percent.
| District | Winner | Margin of Victory | Total Vote | Top Opponent |
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| District 1 |  Tim Walz |
0.8% | 335,877 | Jim Hagedorn |
| District 2 |  Jason Lewis |
1.8% | 370,514 | Angie Craig |
| District 3 | Erik Paulsen |
13.7% | 393,464 | Terri Bonoff |
| District 4 | Betty McCollum |
23.4% | 351,944 | Greg Ryan |
| District 5 | Keith Ellison |
46.8% | 361,882 | Frank Nelson Drake |
| District 6 | Tom Emmer |
31.3% | 358,924 | David Snyder |
| District 7 | Collin Peterson |
5% | 330,848 | Dave Hughes |
| District 8 | Rick Nolan |
0.6% | 356,979 | Stewart Mills |
Candidates
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District 1
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General election candidates: Tim Walz  Jim Hagedorn |
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Primary candidates:[4] |
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Democratic |
Republican Steve Williams[5] |
District 2
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General election candidates: Angie Craig Jason Lewis  Paula Overby |
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Primary candidates:[4] |
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Democratic |
Republican John Howe[7] Jason Lewis - Radio show host[8] Darlene Miller - President and CEO of Permac Industries[9] |
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Not running: |
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Withdrew: Mary Lawrence[6][11] Pam Myhra[12] David Gerson (R)[13][5] |
District 3
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General election candidates: Erik Paulsen Terri Bonoff |
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Primary candidates:[4] |
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Democratic |
Republican |
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Withdrew: Jon Tollefson (D) - Former U.S. Diplomat[15][5] |
District 4
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General election candidates: Betty McCollum Greg Ryan Susan Pendergast Sindt (Legal Marijuana Now) |
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Primary candidates:[4] |
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Democratic Steve Carlson[5] |
Republican Gene Rechtzigel[5] Greg Ryan[5] |
District 5
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General election candidates: Keith Ellison Frank Nelson Drake Dennis Schuller |
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Primary candidates:[4] |
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Democratic Lee Bauer[5] Gregg Iverson[5] |
Republican |
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Third Party/Other |
District 6
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General election candidates: Tom Emmer David Snyder |
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Primary candidates:[4] |
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Democratic Bob Helland[5] David Snyder[16] |
Republican A.J. Kern[5] Patrick Munro[5] |
District 7
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General election candidates: Collin Peterson Dave Hughes |
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Primary candidates:[4] |
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Democratic |
Republican Dave Hughes[5] |
District 8
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General election candidates: Rick Nolan Stewart Mills |
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Primary candidates:[4] |
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Democratic |
Republican |
Important dates and deadlines
- See also: Minnesota elections, 2016
The calendar below lists important dates for political candidates in Minnesota in 2016.
| Dates and requirements for candidates in 2016 | |||
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| Deadline | Event type | Event description | |
| February 1, 2016 | Campaign finance | 2015 year-end report of receipts and expenditures due | |
| May 17, 2016 | Ballot access | Candidate filing period opens | |
| May 31, 2016 | Ballot access | Candidate filing period closes | |
| July 25, 2016 | Campaign finance | First report of receipts and expenditures due (covering January 1 through July 18) | |
| August 9, 2016 | Election date | Primary election | |
| October 31, 2016 | Campaign finance | Second report of receipts and expenditures due (covering January 1 through November 24) | |
| November 8, 2016 | Election date | General election | |
| January 31, 2017 | Campaign finance | 2016 year-end report of receipts and expenditures due | |
| Sources: Minnesota Secretary of State, "Filing Periods," accessed June 12, 2015 Minnesota Votes, "2016 Election Dates," accessed June 12, 2015 Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board, "2016 Disclosure Calendar," accessed October 28, 2015 | |||
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2016
- U.S. House battlegrounds, 2016
- List of U.S. Congress incumbents who did not run for re-election in 2016
- U.S. House primaries, 2016
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ NCSL,"State Primary Election Types," accessed April 25, 2023
- ↑ Ballotpedia research conducted December 26, 2013, through January 3, 2014, researching and analyzing various state websites and codes.
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State,"PRIMARY ELECTION," accessed April 25, 2023
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 Candidates are listed by party and alphabetically within each party.
- ↑ 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 5.12 5.13 5.14 5.15 5.16 5.17 5.18 5.19 5.20 5.21 5.22 5.23 5.24 5.25 Minnesota Secretary of State, "Candidate Filings," accessed June 1, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 TwinCities.com, "Another Democrat files for 2nd Congressional District," March 24, 2015
- ↑ Pioneer Press, "Howe runs for Second District as ‘conservative’ but ‘electable,’" September 22, 2015
- ↑ Pioneer Press, "'Mr. Right' Jason Lewis is running for the Second District," October 12, 2015
- ↑ Star Tribune, "Darlene Miller announces run for Congress in Second District," January 7, 2016
- ↑ The Hill, "GOP chairman John Kline to retire," September 3, 2015
- ↑ Daily Kos Elections, "MN-02 Mary Lawrence (D) press release on dropping out of race (Jan. 2016)," January 5, 2016
- ↑ TwinCities.com, "Former lawmaker, LG candidate Pam Myhra enters Second District race," October 7, 2015
- ↑ Capitol View, "Gerson grabs CD2 spotlight as others weigh options," September 4, 2015
- ↑ StarTribune, "State Sen. Bonoff: Deeply concerned about partisanship in bid to take on Rep. Paulsen," April 16, 2016
- ↑ Roll Call, "Democratic Recruit Challenges Minnesota’s Erik Paulsen," January 28, 2016
- ↑ David Snyder for Congres, "Home," accessed May 25, 2016
- ↑ Star Tribune, "Stewart Mills preparing for rematch against Rick Nolan in '16,' September 20, 2015
- ↑ Pioneer Press, "It's a Stewart Mills-Rick Nolan rematch for the 8th Congressional District," October 13, 2015
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