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  • Current Lineup: 4 R, 4 D
  • 2004 Results: 4 R, 4 D
  • Filing Deadline: July 20, 2004
  • Primary Date: Sept. 14, 2004
  • Minnesota District Map

Minnesota's pre-2002 redistricting was done by the courts, but this state had none of the partisan turmoil experienced in Texas and Colorado. Both parties were happy with the current lines, and all eight incumbents won re-election.

Field Of Candidates

For more information on districts, see the Almanac of American Politics.

	DEMOCRATS	REPUBLICANS	RATING*
1st District	Leigh Pomeroy (D)   College professor Pomeroy was unopposed in the primary.	Gil Gutknecht (R)     Incumbent Gutknecht was unopposed in the primary. He was re-elected with 60% of the vote.	Solid Republican
2nd District	Teresa Daly (D)   Businesswoman Daly was unopposed in the primary.	John Kline (R)     Incumbent Kline was unopposed in the primary. He was re-elected with 56% of the vote.	Leans Republican
3rd District	Deborah Watts (D)   E-publisher Watts was unopposed in the primary.	Jim Ramstad (R)     Incumbent Ramstad was nominated with 90% of the vote in a two-way primary. He was re-elected with 65%.	Solid Republican
4th District	Betty    McCollum (D)     Incumbent McCollum was unopposed in the primary. She was re-elected with 58% of the vote.	Patrice Bataglia (R)   Dakota County    commissioner Bataglia was nominated with 77% of the vote in a two-way primary.	Solid Democrat
5th District	Martin O. Sabo (D)     Incumbent Sabo was nominated with 91% of the vote in a two-way primary. He was re-elected with 70%.	Daniel Mathias (R)   Delivery driver Mathias was unopposed in the primary.	Solid Democrat
6th District	Patty Wetterling (D)   Child rights advocate Wetterling was unopposed in the primary.	Mark Kennedy (R)     Incumbent Kennedy was unopposed in the primary. He was re-elected with 54% of the vote.	Leans Republican
7th District	Collin Peterson (D)     Incumbent Peterson was unopposed in the primary. He was re-elected with 66% of the vote.	David Sturrock (R)   College professor Sturrock was unopposed in the primary.	Solid Democrat
8th District	James Oberstar (D)     Incumbent Oberstar was nominated with 85% of the vote in a two-way primary. He was re-elected with 65%.	Mark Groettum (R)   Attorney Groettum was unopposed in the primary.	Solid Democrat
*All ratings come from Charlie Cook's Election Preview.

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