Congressional District 1 Special Election

August 9, 2022 Special Election Information

Election Results

Congressional District 1 Special Election Unofficial Results (.xlsx) 

Candidates on August 9 ballot

• Haroun McClellan, Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis Party
• Richard B. Reisdorf, Legal Marijuana Now Party
• Brad Finstad, Republican Party
• Jeff Ettinger, Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party

District Boundaries

This election takes place on "old" Congressional District 1 boundaries. 

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View list of areas in district

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General Information

The governor has issued a Writ of Special Election to fill a vacancy for U.S. Representative for Congressional District 1. The vacancy was caused by the passing of U.S. Representative Jim Hagedorn on February 18, 2022. Congressional District 1 represents much of southern Minnesota. 

Election Dates

• Special Primary Results: May 24, 2022
• Special Primary: May 24, 2022
  • Find your polling place (will be open 7 am to 8 pm on election day)
  • Pre-register by May 3 or register on election day
  • Apply for absentee ballot online
  • Request Accepted Absentee/Mail Ballot List
  • Absentee Counts
• Special Election: August 9, 2022

Filing Information

Candidates may file for this office with the Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State in Saint Paul. Candidates and their supporters are reminded that they must follow FEC campaign finance guidelines.

• Candidate Filing Period: March 1, 2022 to March 15, 2022 (until 5:00 p.m.)
  • Affidavit of Candidacy
  • Combined Nominating and Filing Fee Petition (for minor party and independent candidates) print on 8.5" x 14" paper
  • Petition in Place of Filing Fee (optional petition for major party candidates) print on 8.5" x 14" paper
    See the Candidate Petitions page for more information about petition form and signatures.
• Withdrawal Period: ends March 16, 2022 (at 5:00 p.m.)
  • Affidavit of Withdrawal
• Write-in requests: due by August 2, 2022 (at 5:00 p.m.)
  • Write-in Candidate Request (to get write-in votes for an unfiled candidate counted)

Candidates Filed

Candidates filed for Congressional District 1 as of 3:45 p.m. March 15, 2022

Name	Party/Principle	Filing Date
Bob "Again" Carney Jr.	Republican	3/1/2022
Ken Navitsky	Republican	3/3/2022
Richard W. Painter	Democratic-Farmer-Labor	3/4/2022
Brad Finstad	Republican	3/7/2022
Jeremy Munson	Republican	3/7/2022
Kevin Kocina	Republican	3/8/2022
Richard B. Reisdorf	Legal Marijuana Now	3/8/2022
George H. Kalberer	Democratic-Farmer-Labor	3/9/2022
Roger Ungemach	Republican	3/9/2022
Sarah Brakebill-Hacke	Democratic-Farmer-Labor	3/9/2022
Jeff Ettinger	Democratic-Farmer-Labor	3/10/2022
Matt Benda	Republican	3/10/2022
Rick DeVoe	Democratic-Farmer-Labor	3/10/2022
J.R. Ewing	Republican	3/11/2022
Warren Lee Anderson	Democratic-Farmer-Labor	3/11/2022
Jennifer Carnahan	Republican	3/14/2022
James Rainwater	Democratic-Farmer-Labor	3/14/2022
Nels Pierson	Republican	3/14/2022
Candice Deal-Bartell	Democratic-Farmer-Labor	3/15/2022
Haroun McClellan	Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis	3/15/2022