GOP Candidates Munson, Finstad Tied in Minnesota’s Special Primary Election

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - NOVEMBER 02: Voters arrive at Bryn Mawr Community School on Election Day on November 2, 2021 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The mayor's position, and amendments addressing policing, housing, and executive power are all on todays ballot. Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images

Unofficial poll results show Minnesota state Rep. Jeremy Munson and former state Rep. Brad Finstad, both Republicans, running in a dead heat in Minnesota’s 1st U.S. Congressional District special primary.

The May 24 election will determine which party candidates will advance to the Aug. 9 general election to fill the five-month remainder of the term of late Rep. Jim Hagedorn (R-Minn.)