Primary 2014: Hagedorn wins GOP primary in 1st District
Blue Earth businessman Jim Hagedorn defeated the Republican endorsee in the 1st Congressional District Tuesday, winning the right to challenge four-term Rep. Tim Walz.
Hagedorn defeated Aaron Miller, who won the party endorsement this spring but who drew criticism from Hagedorn for not campaigning aggressively.
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With nearly all precincts reporting, Hagedorn had 53 percent of the vote.
Miller, a political newcomer, is a Byron healthcare industry account manager, and was the better financed candidate.
But after losing the endorsement contest, Hagedorn said he re-entered the race because Miller wasn't running an aggressive campaign.
Hagedorn's father, Tom, served in Congress.
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