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Minnesota

Congressional filing deadline: July 2010
Congressional primary: September 2010

1st District - Tim Walz (Dem)

South and southeast corner, Rochester

Tim Walz (DFL) - Incumbent

2nd District - John Kline (Rep)

Suburban Twin Cities

John Kline (Rep) - Incumbent

3rd District - Erick Paulsen (Rep)

East central, western Twin Cities suburbs

Erick Paulsen (Rep) - State Representative, former state majority leader

4th District - Betty McCollum (Dem)

East, St. Paul and suburbs

Betty McCollum (DFL) - Incumbent

5th District - Keith Ellison (Dem)

East, Minneapolis and suburbs

Keith Ellison (DFL) - Incumbent

6th District - Michele Bachmann (Rep)

East, eastern and southern Twin Cities suburbs

Michele Bachmann (Rep) - Incumbent
Tarryl Clark (Dem) - State Senator
Maureen Reid (Dem) - 2006 Independent Party Candidate

7th District - Collin Peterson (Dem)

West and northwest corner, Moorhead, part of St. Cloud

Collin Peterson (DFL) - Incumbent

8th District - Jim Oberstar (Dem)

East and northeast/Iron Range, Duluth

Jim Oberstar (DFL) - Incumbent