Minnesota’s 1st Congressional District held a special election Tuesday night to replace the late U.S. Rep. Jim Hagedorn.
Hagedorn’s term ends in January, and the congressional race pitted former Republican state Rep. Brad Finstad against Democrat Jeff Ettinger.
“Wednesday morning the Associated Press announced Republican Brad Finstad won the special election,” FOX 9 reported.
ELECTION 2022: Republican Brad Finstad defeats Democrat Jeff Ettinger in special election for Minnesota's 1st Congressional District.#Elections2022
— DailyNoah.com (@DailyNoahNews) August 10, 2022
BREAKING: Republican Brad Finstad defeats Democrat Jeff Ettinger in Minnesota 01 Special Election via @Redistrict pic.twitter.com/sxhYBUZMki
— InteractivePolls (@IAPolls2022) August 10, 2022
My best guess: Brad Finstad (R) ends up winning #MN01 (Trump +10) by just 51%-47% or so when the final four…