Voters in Minnesota’s 1st Congressional District may feel some “Groundhog Day” vibes on Nov. 8; three of the candidates from the summer’s special election are on the ballot again for the general election race in a redrawn district.
The southern Twin Cities suburbs and points beyond are currently represented in Congress by U.S. Rep. Angie Craig, a Democrat. She is being challenged by Republican candidate Tyler Kistner, who she beat once before in 2020.
In the 3rd Congressional District, U.S. Rep. Dean Phillips, a Democrat who was first elected in 2018 and again in 2020, is facing Tom Weiler, a Republican newcomer and U.S. Navy veteran.
In Minnesota’s 4th Congressional District, Rep. Betty McCollum, a Democrat, is running against Republican newcomer May Lor Xiong. McCollum has served in the U.S. House since 2001.
In the 7th Congressional District, U.S. Rep. Michelle Fischbach, a Republican who was first elected in 2020, faces Jill Abahsain, a Democrat running for federal office for the first time, and Travis Johnson, a Legal Marijuana Now party candidate and combat veteran.
In Minnesota’s 8th District, which includes Duluth, the Iron Range and a huge swath of north east Minnesota, Republican Rep. Pete Stauber is facing DFL state Rep. Jen Schultz. For years the district leaned Democratic but in 2016 it went for Donald Trump for president and in 2018 it was one of three congressional districts in the country to flip Republican.