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2022 Minnesota House of Representatives election

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2022 Minnesota House of Representatives election
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The 2022 Minnesota House of Representatives election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 8, 2022, to elect members to the House of Representatives of the 93rd Minnesota Legislature. A primary election was held in several districts on August 9, 2022. The election coincided with the election of the other chamber of the Legislature, the Senate.

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Democrats (DFL) retained all of their seats, keeping their majority of 70 out of 134 seats.[1] This happened simultaneously with gains in the state senate, giving the DFL control of that chamber for the first time since 2012, and Governor Tim Walz winning re-election. The DFL won a trifecta in the state for the first time since 2012.[1]

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Background

As a result of the 2020 election, the DFL maintained control of the House, albeit with a reduced seat majority. Republicans maintained control of the senate, making Minnesota and Alaska the only US states with split control of the legislature.

Over the past several election cycles, the DFL had lost ground in Iron Range districts to the Republicans. The first sign was the surprise defeat of long-time DFLer Jim Oberstar to Tea Party Republican Chip Cravaack in the 2010 midterm election, but it was the 2016 and 2020 presidential elections that saw the largest swings. Iron Range DFL House candidates have narrowly won their seats, but typically by only small margins in districts that used to be safe DFL. For example, DFL Rep. Julie Sandstede of Hibbing was elected by just 30 votes, after winning by more than 4,300 votes in 2018. The five tossup districts which are a part of the Iron Range–3A, 3B, 7A, 7B, and 11A–may determine which party controls the chamber in future elections.[2]

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Electoral system

The 134 members of the House of Representatives were elected from single-member districts via first-past-the-post voting for two-year terms. Contested nominations of recognized major parties (Democratic-Farmer-Labor, Grassroots–Legalize Cannabis, Legal Marijuana Now, and Republican) for each district were determined by an open primary election. Minor party and independent candidates were nominated by petition. Write-in candidates were required to file a request with the secretary of state's office for votes for them to be counted. The filing period lasted from May 17, 2022, until May 31, 2022.[3]

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Retiring members

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Retiring incumbents (dark red and dark blue) by district

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Results

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Districts won
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Close races

There were 25 districts where the margin of victory was under 10%:

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Primary elections results

A primary election was held in 20 districts to nominate Republican and DFL candidates. Twelve Republican nominations and eight DFL nominations were contested. Eight incumbents were opposed for their party's nomination. DFL incumbents John Thompson (67A) and Andrew Carlson (50B), who was running against fellow incumbent Steve Elkins, were not renominated.

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District results

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Source: Minnesota Secretary of State[25]

District 1A

Incumbent Republican John Burkel was first elected in 2020. District 1A is located in northwestern Minnesota covering the northernmost portions of the Red River Valley. Large cities in the district are Roseau, Thief River Falls, and Warren.

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District 1B

Incumbent Republican Debra Kiel was first elected in 2010. District 1B is located in northwestern Minnesota and includes East Grand Forks, Crookston, and Red Lake Falls.

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District 2A

Incumbent Republican Matt Grossell was first elected in 2016. District 2A is located in northwestern Minnesota, stretching as far south as Bemidji and as far north as the Northwest Angle.

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District 2B

Incumbent Republican Matt Bliss was elected in the 2020 election. Bliss previously represented District 5A from 2017 to 2019, but lost to John Persell by 11 votes in the 2018 election. District 2B is located in north-central Minnesota.

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District 3A

Incumbent DFLer Rob Ecklund was first elected in a 2015 special election. District 3A is located in northeastern Minnesota, covering large portions of the Iron Range and the northern Arrowhead Region. Cities in the 3A district include International Falls, Ely, Silver Bay, and Grand Marais. It is the largest house district by area.

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District 3B

Incumbent DFLer Mary Murphy was first elected in 1976. She had represented District 3B since 2012. District 3B surrounds the city of Duluth.

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District 4A

Incumbent DFLer Heather Keeler was first elected in the 2020 election. District 4A covers most of the city of Moorhead.

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District 4B

Incumbent DFLer Paul Marquart, who was first elected in 2000, chose not run for re-election. The district, located in northwestern Minnesota, surrounds the city of Moorhead and includes Glyndon and Detroit Lakes.

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District 5A

District 5A is located in north central Minnesota. The largest city in 5A is Park Rapids.

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District 5B

District 5B is the only district in which the Independence Party of Minnesota fielded a candidate. The district is located in central Minnesota and covers all of Todd County plus portions of Morrison, Cass, and Wadena counties.

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District 6A

District 6A, located in north central Minnesota, stretches from Grand Rapids to Garrison.

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District 6B

Incumbent Republican Josh Heintzeman was first elected in 2014. District 6B's largest city is Brainerd.

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District 7A

Newly created District 7A had two incumbents: DFLer Julie Sandstede, first elected in 2016, and Republican Spencer Igo, first elected in 2020.

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District 7B

Incumbent DFLer Dave Lislegard was first elected in 2018.

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District 8A

Incumbent DFLer Liz Olson was first elected in 2018. District 8A covers the southwestern portion of the city of Duluth.

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District 8B

Incumbent DFLer Jennifer Schultz, who was first elected in 2014, instead ran for Minnesota's 8th congressional district.

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District 9A

Incumbent Republican Jeff Backer was first elected in 2014.

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District 9B

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District 10A

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District 10B

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District 11A

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District 11B

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District 12A

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District 12B

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District 13A

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District 13B

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District 14A

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District 14B

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District 15A

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District 15B

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District 16A

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District 16B

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District 17A

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District 17B

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District 18A

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District 18B

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District 19A

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District 19B

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District 20A

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District 20B

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District 21A

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District 21B

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District 22A

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District 22B

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District 23A

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District 23B

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District 24A

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District 24B

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District 25A

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District 25B

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District 26A

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District 26B

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District 27A

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District 27B

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District 28A

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District 28B

Incumbent Republican Anne Neu Brindley ran for re-election. District 28B covers the southern portion of Chisago County and includes the cities of Lindström, Chisago City, and Stacy, as well as the eastern part of North Branch.

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District 29A

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District 29B

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District 30A

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District 30B

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District 31A

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District 31B

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District 32A

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District 32B

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District 33A

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District 33B

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District 34A

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District 34B

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District 35A

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District 35B

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District 36A

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District 36B

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District 37A

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District 37B

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District 38A

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District 38B

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District 39A

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District 39B

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District 40A

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District 40B

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District 41A

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District 41B

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District 42A

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District 42B

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District 43A

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District 43B

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District 44A

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District 44B

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District 45A

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District 45B

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District 46A

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District 46B

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District 47A

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District 47B

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District 48A

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District 48B

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District 49A

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District 49B

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District 50A

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District 50B

In the DFL primary for District 50B, incumbent Steve Elkins (formerly representing District 49B) defeated fellow incumbent Andrew Carlson (of the old District 50B) with over 60% of the vote.

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District 51A

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District 51B

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District 52A

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District 52B

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District 53A

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District 53B

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District 54A

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District 54B

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District 55A

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District 55B

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District 56A

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District 56B

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District 57A

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District 57B

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District 58A

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District 58B

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District 59A

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District 59B

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District 60A

Incumbent Sydney Jordan was first elected in a 2020 special election caused by the death of DFL member Diane Loeffler.

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District 60B

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District 61A

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District 61B

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District 62A

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District 62B

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District 63A

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District 63B

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District 64A

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District 64B

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District 65A

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District 65B

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District 66A

District 66A includes parts of north eastern Saint Paul as well as Roseville, Falcon Heights, and Lauderdale. Incumbent DFLer Alice Hausman retired. Leigh Finke, the DFL endorsed candidate, became the first transgender member of the Minnesota Legislature.

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District 66B

House District 66B covers north central Saint Paul. Incumbent Athena Hollins ran for re-election.

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District 67A

District 67A includes the northeast corner of Saint Paul. The incumbent John Thompson failed to secure the DFL endorsement after a string of scandals. He received only 11% of the vote in the primary election, losing to Liz Lee. Following the primary, the Republican nominee, Beverly Peterson, died, and Scott Hesselgrave was chosen as the new nominee.[27]

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District 67B

District 67B covers the easternmost portion of Saint Paul. Incumbent Jay Xiong ran for re-election. He was first elected in 2018.

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Notes

  1. Redistricted from the 36B district.
  2. Redistricted from the 31A district.

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