Minnesota Primary Election Results: See List Of Projected Winners

MINNESOTA — There were no major surprises in Minnesota's primary Tuesday, with all incumbents in the executive and congressional races defeating their inner-party rivals.

The First Congressional District elected a new representative — Brad Finstad — to serve out the final four months of the late Rep. Jim Hagedorn's term, who died in February. Finstad defeated Democrat Jeff Ettinger.

A primary for the November general election was also held in the First Congressional District.

Finstad won his Republican primary in the district, and Ettinger won his Democratic primary, which means the two will face off in a rematch in the November general election.

The most drama seen Tuesday night was in the 5th Congressional District, where Rep. Ilhan Omar narrowly defeated Don Samuels by 2,466 votes — or about 2 percentage points — according to unofficial vote totals Wednesday.

"Millions of dollars have been spent to unseat us. Republicans and conservative Democrats have worked in lockstep to vote us out," Omar said in a statement Tuesday night.

"Tonight’s victory is a testament to how much our district believes in the collective values we are fighting for and how much they’re willing to do to help us overcome defeat. This win is for them and everyone who still believes that hate, division and regression will not be the legacy of the Fifth."

In the race for attorney general, Republican-endorsed Jim Schultz defeated Doug Wardlow. In May, Wardlow decided to continue his campaign for state attorney general despite losing his party's endorsement to Schultz.

"Jim Schultz is the right candidate to defeat Keith Ellison and serve the people of Minnesota," Republican Party of Minnesota Chairman David Hann said in a statement Tuesday night.

"Keith Ellison and the Democrats are responsible for a crime wave of historic proportions by supporting radical policies like defunding the police. Jim Schultz will uphold our laws to support law enforcement, defend our Constitutional rights and make our streets safer."

Projected winners in Republican races:

• Governor: Scott Jensen
• Attorney General: Jim Schultz
• Secretary of State: Kim Crockett
• State Auditor: Ryan Wilson (uncontested)
• 1st Congressional District: Brad Finstad
• 2nd Congressional District: Tyler Kistner (uncontested)
• 3rd Congressional District: Tom Weiler (uncontested)
• 4th Congressional District: May Lor Xiong
• 5th Congressional District: Cicely Davis
• 6th Congressional District: Tom Emmer (incumbent) (uncontested)
• 7th Congressional District: Michelle Fischbach (incumbent) (uncontested)
• 8th Congressional District: Pete Stauber (incumbent)

Projected winners in Democratic races:

• Governor: Tim Walz (incumbent)
• Attorney General: Keith Ellison (incumbent)
• Secretary of State: Steve Simon (incumbent)
• State Auditor: Julie Blaha (incumbent) (uncontested)
• 1st Congressional District: Jeff Ettinger
• 2nd Congressional District: Angie Craig (incumbent) (uncontested)
• 3rd Congressional District: Dean Phillips (incumbent) (uncontested)
• 4th Congressional District: Betty McCollum (incumbent)
• 5th Congressional District: Ilhan Omar (incumbent)
• 6th Congressional District: Jeanne Hendricks (uncontested)
• 7th Congressional District: Jill Abahsain
• 8th Congressional District: Jen Schultz

Hennepin County Attorney (nonpartisan)

Mary Moriarty (first place) and Martha Holton Dimick (second place) will face each other in the general election for Hennepin County Attorney. The two candidates win in a field of seven candidates hoping to replace retiring Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman.

"The job of the County Attorney is to seek justice for the people of Hennepin County. No matter where we live – Bloomington, Minneapolis, or Maple Grove – we ALL deserve to be safe," Moriarty said in a statement Tuesday night.

"That means working with police to investigate, charge, and prosecute violent crime, and it means building trust in law enforcement by holding them accountable if they break the law themselves. It means working with community leaders and organizations that are committed to investing in new solutions because the status quo isn’t working."

Check out all of the results from Minnesota's primary on the Secretary of State website.

The general election will be held on Nov. 8.