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2016 Minnesota U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 2016 Minnesota U.S. House District 1 Election?

Timothy J. Walz won the 2016 Minnesota U.S. House District 1 Election. Timothy J. Walz received 169,071 popular votes (50.34%). The main challenger was Jim Hagedorn (49.58%).

See the full head-to-head between Walz and Hagedorn

Walz +0.8 pts · won by 2,547 votes
Timothy J. WalzDemocraticWINNER50.34%
169,071 votes
Jim HagedornRepublican49.58%
166,524 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.