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2004 Minnesota U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 2004 Minnesota U.S. House District 1 Election?

Gil Gutknecht won the 2004 Minnesota U.S. House District 1 Election. Gil Gutknecht received 193,132 popular votes (59.6%). The main challenger was Leigh Pomeroy (35.51%).

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

Gutknecht +24.1 pts · won by 78,044 votes
Gil GutknechtRepublicanWINNER59.6%
193,132 votes
Leigh PomeroyDemocratic35.51%
115,088 votes
Gregory Mikkelsonindependence4.8%
15,569 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.