Minnesota’s 1st Congressional District has trended Republican in recent election cycles, but has a history of electing candidates from both parties. Republican voters chose their incumbent representative, Rep. Finstad, as their nominee in the race for the state’s 1st Congressional District.
Primary Election Results
Finstad faced off with Gregory Goetzman and Oliver Morlan in the Republican primary on Tuesday. Goetzman previously unsuccessfully challenged Finstad in 2024, earning a measly 4.26% of the vote compared to the incumbent’s 90.9%. Morlan, who is involved in his family’s industrial cleaning business, ran in Tuesday’s race as the political outsider.
Finstad will advance to the November general election to face the winner of the Democratic primary between Alex Eaton, a math teacher and former teachers-union leader, and Jake Johnson, a small business owner. Eaton is considered more establishment while Johnson is considered to be the more progressive of the Democrat candidates.
Agriculture, health care, manufacturing, and the economy are expected to remain central issues as the race moves toward the November general election.
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