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众议员布拉德·芬斯塔德是目前在日益变蓝的明尼苏达州持有全州席位的两名共和党人之一
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参议院多数党领袖约翰·图恩分析共和党中期选举战略与伊朗紧张局势
参议院多数党领袖约翰·图恩在《美国新闻室》节目采访中，就2026年关键中期选举中共和党筹款缺口问题发表讲话。图恩就查克·舒默接纳美国民主社会主义者组织候选人一事作出回应，并分析了美国与伊朗持续存在的海上紧张局势。他还谈及托德·布兰奇担任司法部长的提名流程，指出参议院的微弱优势格局。
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明尼苏达州共和党选民推选现任联邦众议员作为该州第一国会选区议员候选人，参与中期选举。
芬斯塔德在周二的共和党初选中与格雷戈里·戈茨曼和奥利弗·莫兰展开角逐。
戈茨曼曾在2024年挑战芬斯塔德但以失败告终，当时仅获得微不足道的4.26%的选票，而现任议员的得票率为90.9%。莫兰家族经营着工业清洁生意，他以政治 outsiders（局外人）的身份参加了周二的初选。
2026年中期选举：初选、关键竞选与选举结果
现任明尼苏达州共和党众议员布拉德·芬斯塔德在共和党初选中面临格雷戈里·戈茨曼和奥利弗·莫兰的挑战。（比尔·克拉克/CQ-罗尔呼叫/盖蒂图片社）
在明尼苏达州联邦众议院的8个席位中，第一国会选区是该州4个共和党掌控的众议院席位之一。该选区涵盖明尼苏达州南部大片区域，包括罗切斯特市以及该州大部分农业地区。
芬斯塔德将晋级11月的大选，与民主党初选的胜出者对决。民主党初选的两名候选人分别是数学教师、前教师工会领导人亚历克斯·伊顿，以及小企业主杰克·约翰逊。伊顿被视为更偏向建制派，而约翰逊则被认为是民主党候选人中更进步的一位。
两党合作的库克政治报告将这场竞选评为“倾向共和党”，较上次选举的“稳固共和党”评级有所下调，原因是明尼苏达州，尤其是其城市中心地区，日益左倾。
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2020年3月3日，明尼苏达州明尼阿波利斯一处投票站外的标语牌。（斯蒂芬·马图伦/盖蒂图片社）
芬斯塔德自2022年特别选举获胜以来，一直在众议院代表明尼苏达州。此次特别选举是因共和党众议员吉姆·哈格多恩去世而举行。哈格多恩2019年被诊断出肾癌后接受了多年治疗和手术，并于2022年1月新冠病毒检测呈阳性，最终于2022年2月17日去世。
在哈格多恩之前，该席位由民主党人蒂姆·瓦尔兹担任，他于2018年当选州长后离开国会。他目前仍担任州长，此前曾与时任副总统、总统候选人卡玛拉·哈里斯搭档参选副总统，但未能成功。
瓦尔兹于2026年1月5日宣布不会寻求连任。
该选区近期的选举格局倾向共和党，但历史上曾选出过两党的议员。（约瑟夫·普雷齐奥索/法新社/盖蒂图片社）
明尼苏达州第一国会选区近期的选举趋势偏向共和党，但历史上曾选出过两党的议员。
农业、医疗保健、制造业和经济预计将仍是11月大选的核心议题。
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共和党和民主党候选人将在11月展开角逐，争夺代表明尼苏达州南部的联邦众议员席位。
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August 11, 2026 9:52pm EDT / Fox News
Rep Brad Finstad is one of the two Republicans currently holding a state-wide seat in increasingly blue Minnesota
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Republican voters in Minnesota chose their incumbent representative in the U.S. House as their nominee in the race for the state’s 1st Congressional District.
Finstad faced off with Gregory Goetzman and Oliver Morlan in the Republican primary on Tuesday.
Goetzman previously unsuccessfully challenged Finstad in 2024, earning a measly 4.26% of the vote compared to the incumbent’s 90.9%. Morlan, who is involved in his family’s industrial cleaning business, ran in Tuesday’s race as the political outsider.
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Incumbent Rep. Brad Finstad, R-Minn., faced challengers Gregory Goetzman and Oliver Morlan in the Republican primary.(Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call/Getty Images)
Of Minnesota’s eight districts in the U.S. House of Representatives, the 1st District is one of the state’s four Republican-held House seats. It covers a large swath of southern Minnesota, including Rochester and much of the state’s farm country.
Finstad will advance to the November general election to face the winner of the Democratic primary between Alex Eaton, a math teacher and former teachers-union leader, and Jake Johnson, a small business owner. Eaton is considered more establishment while Johnson is considered to be the more progressive of the Democrat candidates.
The bipartisan Cook Political Report ranks the race as ‘lean Republican,’ a downgrade from the ‘solid Republican’ ranking in the last elections as Minnesota, especially in its city centers, increasingly embraces leftist ideals.
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A sign is seen outside a polling place in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on March 3, 2020.(Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)
Rep. Finstad has represented Minnesota in the House since winning a 2022 special election. It was held after Republican Rep. Jim Hagedorn, who after years of therapy and surgery for a kidney cancer diagnosis in 2019 and after testing positive in January 2022 for COVID-19, died on February 17, 2022.
Before Hagedorn, the seat was represented by Democrat Tim Walz, who left Congress after being elected governor in 2018. He is still governor, after an unsuccessful run for vice president on the ticket with then-Vice President and presidential candidate Kamala Harris.
Walz announced on January 5, 2026 he would not seek reelection.
The district has leaned Republican in recent election cycles but has a history of electing candidates from both parties.(Joseph Prezioso/AFP/Getty Images)
Minnesota’s 1st congressional district has trended Republican in recent election cycles but has a history of electing candidates from both parties.
Agriculture, health care, manufacturing and the economy are expected to remain central issues as the race moves toward the November general election.
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The Republican and Democratic nominees will compete in November to determine who will represent southern Minnesota in the U.S. House.
Amanda Macias covers the intersection of business, economics and politics, with a focus on how policy decisions shape markets, businesses and American workers.
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