1st test in chase for open Minnesota seat in Congress

On May 24, 2022

May 23, 2022 10:43 PM

By STEVE KARNOWSKI – Associated Press

Posted: May 23, 2022 10:43 PM

Updated: May 23, 2022 11:09 PM

Jim Mone – staff, AP

FILE – In this June 10, 2018 photo, then, Minnesota 1st District congressional candidate Jim Hagedorn is seen at a parade in Waterville, Minn. Voters in southern Minnesota’s 1st Congressional District will choose candidates in a special primary Tuesday, May 24, 2022, in the first step in a complicated process for filling the seat of Republican U.S. Rep. Jim Hagedorn, who died of cancer in February.

Jim Mone – staff, AP

FILE – In this June 10, 2018 photo, then, Minnesota 1st District congressional candidate Jim Hagedorn is seen at a parade in Waterville, Minn. Voters in southern Minnesota’s 1st Congressional District will choose candidates in a special primary Tuesday, May 24, 2022, in the first step in a complicated process for filling the seat of Republican U.S. Rep. Jim Hagedorn, who died of cancer in February.
Brian Bakst – member, Minnesota Public Radio

FILE – This July 6, 2016, file photo, shows Republican Jennifer Carnahan, the widow of U.S. Rep. Jim Hagedorn, who died of cancer in February 2022. Carnahan is running for her late husband’s U.S. Senate as Voters in southern Minnesota’s 1st Congressional District will choose candidates in a special primary, Tuesday, May 24, 2022 in the first step in a complicated process for filling the seat of Rep. Jim Hagedorn./Minnesota Public Radio via AP, File)

Brian Bakst – member, Minnesota Public Radio

FILE – This July 6, 2016, file photo, shows Republican Jennifer Carnahan, the widow of U.S. Rep. Jim Hagedorn, who died of cancer in February 2022. Carnahan is running for her late husband’s U.S. Senate as Voters in southern Minnesota’s 1st Congressional District will choose candidates in a special primary, Tuesday, May 24, 2022 in the first step in a complicated process for filling the seat of Rep. Jim Hagedorn./Minnesota Public Radio via AP, File)

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A slew of candidates hoping to win the Minnesota congressional seat vacated by the late Rep. Jim Hagedorn get their first test before voters on Tuesday.

The winners of Republican and Democratic primaries will meet in August to determine who will finish the last few months of Hagedorn’s term. The stakes are likely higher than that, though, with the winners likely to see a bump in their chances to win a full term later in November.

Republican hopefuls include Hagedorn’s widow, Jennifer Carnahan; state Rep. Jeremy Munson; and former state Rep. Brad Finstad. All three played up their admiration for former President Donald Trump while trying to set themselves apart from their rivals.

Trump did not endorse in the race.

Carnahan brought baggage to the race, including being forced…

1st test in chase for open Minnesota seat in Congress

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