Matt Little won the Democratic primary for Minnesota's 2nd Congressional District on Tuesday, advancing as voters chose nominees for the open seat held by Angie Craig since 2019. Eric Pratt won the Republican nomination in the same race.
Little said the result showed the race turned on voters, not spending. "This win proves that even $3.5 million dollars of outside money couldn’t buy this election," he said after the primary.
Angie Craig leaves open seat
The district seat opened because Craig is running for U.S. Senate. That made Tuesday's vote the step that settled which names move forward for the general election contest in Minnesota's 2nd Congressional District.
Pratt ran unopposed, giving Republicans a single nominee without a contested primary. His victory followed the withdrawals of Tyler Kistner and Jeremy Westby from the race.
DFL field in Minnesota
On the DFL side, Berg, Klein and Little were described as frontrunners. Little's win followed a campaign built on a record that includes election to the Lakeville City Council in 2010, election as mayor of Lakeville in 2011, and election to Minnesota's 58th State Senate district in 2016.
He lost his reelection bid in 2020 to Zach Duckworth. Berg was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 2021, Klein works at Mayo Clinic in internal medicine and holds the seat in Minnesota Senate District 53, and Christopher Mosel is also running in the district.
Pratt and Little
After winning, Pratt said, "This race is not about who can create the most noise," and added, "It is about who can make life more affordable, protect Minnesota families and bring accountability back to government." He also said, "I have spent my career solving problems and delivering results, and that is exactly what I will do in Congress."
The race now moves from party nominees to the general election campaign in a district where Republicans and Democrats both vie for the seat. Little's margin of victory was not included in the available results, leaving only the nominees and the open seat's next phase in view.
