While Democratic candidate Jake Johnson has declared victory in Minnesota's 1st Congressional District race against Brad Finstad, major news networks have not called the contest, and a recount remains likely due to the extremely narrow margin.
Brad Finstad Jake Johnson Congressional District 1 ResultsPrimary Source Extraction
"Minnesota's 1st Congressional District remains a toss-up Wednesday morning, with incumbent Republican Rep. Brad Finstad facing Democratic challenger Jake Johnson, CBS News projects.As of 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Johnson holds a slim lead of just over 300 votes over Finstad — 50% and 49.9% respectively. Minnesota does a publicly funded recount for races with less than a quarter of a point difference. Despite the impending recount, Johnson declared victory early Wednesday morning. "When we started this campaign a year and a half ago, the pundits ran the numbers and they said we had no shot."
