The 2022 Minnesota's 1st congressional district special election was a special election held on August 9, 2022. The seat became vacant when incumbent Republican representative Jim Hagedorn died on February 17, 2022, from kidney cancer.
A primary was held on May 24, 2022, with the special election being held eleven weeks later, on August 9, alongside state primaries for other races. The special election was won by Republican Brad Finstad by a margin of 3.9%.
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Withdrawn
Declined
Endorsements
Polling
Results
DemocraticâÂÂFarmerâÂÂLabor primary
Candidates
Nominee
Eliminated in primary
- Warren Lee Anderson, retiree of retail
- Sarah Brakebill-Hacke, MPhil candidate at Cambridge University and former business owner in direct voter contact
- Candice Deal-Bartell, founder of Cultivate Mankato, founding board member of CultivateMN, and early childhood education advocate
- Richard DeVoe, Red Wing bookseller
- George H. Kalberer, CEO and president of Kalberer Financial Management and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2018 (Washington)
- Richard Painter, University of Minnesota Law School professor, former White House ethics lawyer under President George W. Bush, and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2018
- James Rainwater, attorney-mediator and arbitrator
Declined
Endorsements
Results
Legal Marijuana Now primary
Candidate
Nominee
- Richard B. Reisdorf, veteran
Results
GrassrootsâÂÂLegalize Cannabis primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Haroun McClellan, attorney and contracts manager
Results
General election
Predictions
Post-primary endorsements
Polling
Results
Notes
Partisan clients<br />
References
External links
Official campaign websites