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Kalyn Stralow

Results in the five most expensive Republican Minnesota Senate primaries

Republican primary elections for all 67 districts in the Minnesota State Senate took place on Aug. 9, 2022. Of the 67 districts up for election in 2022, 17 had a Republican primary election with more than one candidate.

Across all contested Republican primary elections, candidates raised $878,291. Incumbents raised an average of $55,539 per candidate and challengers raised an average of $15,791 per candidate.

Five primary elections with the most fundraising

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

District Money Raised Officeholder Candidates
District 41 $96,272 Mary Kunesh-Podein (D) Tom Dippel and Tony Jurgens
District 21 $94,215 Mike Goggin (R) Bill Weber, Brad Hutchison, and Barb Haley
District 15 $81,475 Andrew Mathews (R) Gary Dahms and Larvita McFarquhar
District 54 $64,817 Karla Bigham (D) Eric Pratt and Natalie Barnes
District 9 $63,017 Paul Gazelka (R) Jordan Rasmusson and Nathan Miller

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 41 – $96,272

Tom Dippel raised $64,385 and Tony Jurgens raised $31,887.

Tom Dippel advanced to the general election with 61 percent of the vote and Tony Jurgens received 39 percent of the vote.

#2 District 21 – $94,215

Incumbent Bill Weber raised $54,480, Barb Haley raised $39,735, and Brad Hutchison raised $0.

Bill Weber advanced to the general election with 78 percent of the vote, Brad Hutchison received 22 percent of the vote, and Barb Haley withdrew.

#3 District 15 – $81,475

Incumbent Gary Dahms raised $81,475 and Larvita McFarquhar raised $0.

Gary Dahms advanced to the general election with 92 percent of the vote and Larvita McFarquhar received 8 percent of the vote.

#4 District 54 – $64,817

Incumbent Eric Pratt raised $64,817 and Natalie Barnes raised $0.

Eric Pratt advanced to the general election with 54 percent of the vote and Natalie Barnes received 46 percent of the vote.

#5 District 9 – $63,017

Jordan Rasmusson raised $63,017 and Nathan Miller raised $0.

Jordan Rasmusson advanced to the general election with 52 percent of the vote and Nathan Miller received 48 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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