The 2022 Minnesota House of Representatives election was held in the

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on November 8, 2022, to elect members to the

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of the 93rd Minnesota Legislature. A primary election was held in several districts on August 9, 2022. The election coincided with the

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of the other chamber of the

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, the

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. Democrats (DFL) retained all of their seats, keeping their majority of 70 out of 134 seats. This happened simultaneously with gains in the state senate, giving the DFL control of that chamber for the first time since 2012, and Governor

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winning re-election. The DFL won a

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in the state for the first time since 2012.

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

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districts to the Republicans. The first sign was the surprise defeat of long-time DFLer

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Republican

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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.

Electoral system

The 134 members of the House of Representatives were elected from

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s via

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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

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candidates were nominated by petition.

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s 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.

Retiring members

DFL

* Paul Marquart, 4B *

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, 7A (ran for Minnesota's 8th U.S. Congressional District) *

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, 11A *

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, 20B * Liz Boldon, 25B (seeking Senate seat) *

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, 33B (seeking Senate seat) * Ami Wazlawik, 38B * Shelly Christensen, 39B * Connie Bernardy, 41A * Ryan Winkler, 46A (ran for

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Attorney) *

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, 53A (seeking Senate seat) *

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, 53B * Jim Davnie, 63A * Rena Moran, 65A (ran for Ramsey County Commissioner) * Carlos Mariani, 65B * Alice Hausman, 66A

Republican

* Steve Green, 2B (seeking Senate seat) * Jordan Rasmusson, 8A (seeking Senate seat) * John Poston, 9A *

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, 10B * Tama Theis, 14A (seeking Senate seat) *

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, 15A * Tim Miller, 17A *

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, 18B (seeking Senate seat) * Barb Haley, 21A (seeking Senate seat) * Steve Drazkowski, 21B (seeking Senate seat) *

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, 22B * Jeremy Munson, 23B (ran for Minnesota's 1st U.S. Congressional District) *

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, 26B (ran for Minnesota's 1st U.S. Congressional District) * Eric Lucero, 30B (seeking Senate seat) *

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, 31B (seeking Senate seat) * Bob Dettmer, 39A * Tony Jurgens, 54B (seeking Senate seat) * Tony Albright, 55B

Predictions

Results

Close races

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

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.

District results

Source:

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District 1A

Incumbent Republican

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was first elected in 2020. District 1A is located in northwestern Minnesota covering the northernmost portions of the

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. Large cities in the district are

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, and

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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.

District 2A

Incumbent Republican Matt Grossell was first elected in 2016. District 2A is located in northwestern Minnesota, stretching as far south as

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and as far north as the

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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.

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

and the northern

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. Cities in the 3A district include

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, Ely, Silver Bay, and Grand Marais. It is the largest house district by area.

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.

District 4A

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

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.

District 5A

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

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

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, and Wadena counties.

District 6A

District 6A, located in north central Minnesota, stretches from

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District 6B

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

District 7A

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

District 7B

Incumbent DFLer

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was first elected in 2018.

District 8A

Incumbent DFLer

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was first elected in 2018. District 8A covers the southwestern portion of the city of

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District 8B

Incumbent DFLer

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

District 9A

Incumbent Republican Jeff Backer was first elected in 2014.

District 9B

District 10A

District 10B

District 11A

District 11B

District 12A

District 12B

District 13A

District 13B

District 14A

District 14B

District 15A

District 15B

District 16A

District 16B

District 17A

District 17B

District 18A

District 18B

District 19A

District 19B

District 20A

District 20B

District 21A

District 21B

District 22A

District 22B

District 23A

District 23B

District 24A

District 24B

District 25A

District 25B

District 26A

District 26B

District 27A

District 27B

District 28A

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

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, and Stacy, as well as the eastern part of North Branch.

District 29A

District 29B

District 30A

District 30B

District 31A

District 31B

District 32A

District 32B

District 33A

District 33B

District 34A

District 34B

District 35A

District 35B

District 36A

District 36B

District 37A

District 37B

District 38A

District 38B

District 39A

District 39B

District 40A

District 40B

District 41A

District 41B

District 42A

District 42B

District 43A

District 43B

District 44A

District 44B

District 45A

District 45B

District 46A

District 46B

District 47A

District 47B

District 48A

District 48B

District 49A

District 49B

District 50A

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.

District 51A

District 51B

District 52A

District 52B

District 53A

District 53B

District 54A

District 54B

District 55A

District 55B

District 56A

District 56B

District 57A

District 57B

District 58A

District 58B

District 59A

District 59B

District 60A

Incumbent

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was first elected in a 2020 special election caused by the death of DFL member

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District 60B

District 61A

District 61B

District 62A

District 62B

District 63A

District 63B

District 64A

District 64B

District 65A

District 65B

District 66A

District 66A includes parts of north eastern Saint Paul as well as Roseville, Falcon Heights, and

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. Incumbent DFLer Alice Hausman retired. Leigh Finke, the DFL endorsed candidate, became the first transgender member of the Minnesota Legislature.

District 66B

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

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

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, losing to Liz Lee. Following the primary, the Republican nominee, Beverly Peterson, died, and Scott Hesselgrave was chosen as the new nominee.

District 67B

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

Notes

References

External links

Elections & Voting - Minnesota Secretary of State
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