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1998 Minnesota U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 1998 Minnesota U.S. House District 1 Election?

Gil Gutknecht won the 1998 Minnesota U.S. House District 1 Election. Gil Gutknecht received 131,233 popular votes (54.7%). The main challenger was Tracy L. Beckman (45.19%).

See the full head-to-head between Gutknecht and Beckman

Gutknecht +9.5 pts · won by 22,813 votes
Gil GutknechtRepublicanWINNER54.7%
131,233 votes
Tracy L. BeckmanDemocratic45.19%
108,420 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.