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Kalyn Stralow

Results in the five most expensive Republican Minnesota House primaries

Republican primary elections for all 134 districts in the Minnesota House of Representatives took place on Aug. 9, 2022. Of the 134 districts up for election in 2022, 15 had a Republican primary election with more than one candidate.

Across all contested Republican primary elections, candidates raised $503,351. Incumbents raised an average of $61,268 per candidate and challengers raised an average of $6,567 per candidate.

Five primary elections with the most fundraising

The table below details the five Republican primary elections with the most fundraising in the House of Representatives. Winning candidates’ names are in bold.

District Money Raised Officeholder Candidates
District 54A $129,501 Keith Franke (R) Erik Mortensen and Bob Loonan
District 26B $57,670 Nels Pierson (R) Greg Davids and Laura Thorson
District 10B $56,689 Dale Lueck (R) Isaac Schultz, Blake Paulson, and John Ulrick
District 27B $55,576 Patricia Mueller (R) Kurt Daudt and Rachel Davis
District 6B $53,019 Dave Lislegard (D) Josh Heintzeman and Doug Kern

The officeholders above are listed for the current districts they hold. However, this is a redistricting year, so candidates have been identified below as incumbents even if they are running in a different district than they currently hold.

#1 District 54A – $129,501

Incumbent Erik Mortensen raised $115,776 and Bob Loonan raised $13,725.

Erik Mortensen advanced to the general election with 55 percent of the vote and Bob Loonan received 45 percent of the vote.

#2 District 26B – $57,670

Incumbent Greg Davids raised $57,670 and Laura Thorson raised $0.

Greg Davids advanced to the general election with 76 percent of the vote and Laura Thorson received 24 percent of the vote.

#3 District 10B – $56,689

Isaac Schultz raised $33,837, Blake Paulson raised $19,142, and John Ulrick raised $3,710.

Isaac Schultz advanced to the general election with 58 percent of the vote, Blake Paulson received 34 percent of the vote, and John Ulrick received 9 percent of the vote.

#4 District 27B – $55,576

Incumbent Kurt Daudt raised $55,576 and Rachel Davis raised $0.

Kurt Daudt advanced to the general election with 73 percent of the vote and Rachel Davis received 27 percent of the vote.

#5 District 6B – $53,019

Incumbent Josh Heintzeman raised $49,051 and Doug Kern raised $3,968.

Josh Heintzeman advanced to the general election with 81 percent of the vote and Doug Kern received 19 percent of the vote.

The data above are based on campaign finance reports that active Minnesota PACs submitted to the Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board. Federal PACs are not required to report to state agencies. Transparency USA publishes campaign finance data following major reporting deadlines. State or federal law may require filers to submit additional reports.

Report Name Report Due Date
2022 Jan Annual 1/31/2022
2022 Q1 4/14/2022
2022 Q2 6/14/2022
2022 Jul Semiannual 7/25/2022
2022 Q3 9/27/2022
2022 Q4 10/31/2022
2022 Jan Annual 1/31/2023

This article is a joint publication from Ballotpedia and Transparency USA, who are working together to provide campaign finance information for state-level elections. Learn more about our work here.

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