These Minnesota State House candidates raised the most money and lost

By

Kalyn Stralow

Elections for all 134 seats in the Minnesota House of Representatives took place on Nov. 8, 2022. Democrats held a 69-63-1 majority heading into the election.

This article details the five candidates who raised the most money and lost their election. In the 2022 election cycle, 119 of 134 general elections were contested. The losing candidates are shown along with the percentage of the vote they received compared to the winner. In cases where the race was pushed to a runoff, vote percentages for both advancing candidates are included.

House candidates who raised the most money and lost their general election

This information comes from candidate reports to the Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board covering the period of Jan. 1, 2021, through Oc. 24, 2022.

The candidates who raised the most money and lost their election were:

  • Lauren Bresnahan – $175,224 – District 45A (Lost general 47% – 53%)
  • Erik Mortensen – $121,912 – District 54A (Lost general 44% – 52%)
  • Thomas Knecht – $90,262 – District 49B (Lost general 42% – 58%)
  • Matt Norri – $90,144 – District 7B (Lost general 49% – 51%)
  • Mark Bishofsky – $79,976 – District 33B (Lost general 46% – 54%)

House candidates who raised the most money and lost their general election last cycle

This information comes from candidate reports to the Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board covering the period of Jan. 1, 2019, through Dec. 31, 2020.

The candidates who raised the most money and lost their election were:

  • Pam Myhra – $88,698 – District 56A (Lost general 48% – 52%)
  • Andrew Myers – $86,801 – District 33B (Lost general 49% – 51%)
  • Kelsey Waits – $79,920 – District 54B (Lost general 46% – 54%)
  • Roz Peterson – $74,800 – District 56B (Lost general 48% – 52%)
  • Amir Malik – $74,408 – District 37B (Lost general 48% – 52%)

The data above are based on campaign finance reports that active Minnesota PACs submitted to the Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board. Political expenditures that are not controlled by candidates or their campaigns, known as satellite spending, are not included in candidate totals. Federal PACs are not required to report to state agencies. Transparency USA publishes campaign finance data following major reporting deadlines.

This article is a joint publication from Ballotpedia and Transparency USA, who are working together to provide campaign finance information for state-level elections. Learn more about our work here.