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Minnesota's 2nd Congressional District was a battleground district in 2016. Republican incumbent John Kline, who began serving in Congress in 2002, chose not to run for re-election in 2016, leaving the seat open. Jason Lewis (R) defeated Angie Craig (D) and Paula Overby (I) in the general election on November 8, 2016.
Nov 8, 2016 · The lone bright spot for Democrats was in northeastern Minnesota’s 8th District, where incumbent Rep. Rick Nolan fended off a second challenge from Republican Stewart Mills.
Minnesota's 2nd congressional district is currently represented by Democrat Angie Craig, who defeated incumbent Republican Jason Lewis in the 2018 election. The district is considered to be highly competitive.
According to the Minneapolis Star Tribune, Minnesota had not seen a recount in a race for the House of Representatives since 2000, when election day totals in Minnesota's 2nd congressional district fell within the half percentage point threshold, thus triggering a state-funded recount. It is not known if Mills's request for a privately funded recount has precedent in Minnesota's electoral ...
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Jan 3, 2019 · Minnesota's 2nd Congressional District was a battleground district in 2016. Republican incumbent John Kline, who began serving in Congress in 2002, chose not to run for re-election in 2016, leaving the seat open. Jason Lewis (R) defeated Angie Craig (D) and Paula Overby (I) in the general election on November 8, 2016.
night of November 9th, 2016, the cons tuents of the 2nd District made their decision. To the shock of academia and media around the state, Lewis scored an upset victory. Lewis won with 46.95% of the total vote compared to Craig’s 45.16%. Al-though the Democrats were defeated in a contest they hoped to win, this race was won by the closest
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The purpose of this research project is to find the constituents and other outside factors that made the 2016 race for the 2nd Congressional District of Minnesota the closest contest in recent memory.
