# 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota

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The 2004 congressional elections in Minnesota were held on November 2, 2004, to determine who would represent the state of Minnesota in the United States House of Representatives.
Minnesota had eight seats in the House, apportioned according to the 2000 United States census. Representatives are elected for two-year terms; those elected served in the 109th Congress from January 3, 2005, until January 3, 2007. The election coincided with the 2004 presidential election. All of the incumbents who represented Minnesota in the United States House of Representative in the 108th Congress were re-elected to the 109th Congress.

## Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota, 2004 :
| Party | Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats | +/– |
| | Democratic-Farmer-Labor | 1,399,624 | 51.42% | 4 | — |
| | Republican | 1,236,094 | 45.42% | 4 | — |
| | Independence | 56,490 | 2.08% | 0 | — |
| | Green | 26,917 | 0.99% | 0 | — |
| | Others | 2,556 | 0.09% | 0 | — |
| Totals | Totals | 2,721,681 | 100.00% | 8 | — |

## District 1

Incumbent Republican Gil Gutknecht, who had represented Minnesota's 1st congressional district since 1994, ran against Leigh Pomeroy of the DFL and Gregory Mikkelson of the Independence Party. Gutknecht easily won a fifth term, defeating second-place Pomeroy by a comfortable 24 percent margin, as Mikkelson placed at an even more distant third.

### DFL primary
#### Candidates

* Leigh Pomeroy, university professor

#### Results

Democratic–Farmer–Labor Primary Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic (DFL) | Leigh Pomeroy | 12,682 | 100.00 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 12,682 | 100.00 |

### Independence primary
#### Candidates

* Gregory Mikkelson
* David Pechulis

#### Results

Independence Primary Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independence | Gregory Mikkelson | 765 | 67.11 |
| | Independence | David Pechulis | 375 | 32.89 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,140 | 100.00 |

### Republican primary
#### Candidates

* Gil Gutknecht, incumbent U.S. Representative since 1994

#### Results

Republican Primary Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Gil Gutknecht (Incumbent) | 17,651 | 100.00 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 17,651 | 100.00 |

### General election
#### Results

Minnesota's 1st Congressional district election, 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Gil Gutknecht (Incumbent) | 193,132 | 59.60 |
| | Democratic (DFL) | Leigh Pomeroy | 115,088 | 35.52 |
| | Independence | Gregory Mikkelson | 15,569 | 4.80 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 266 | 0.08 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 324,055 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## District 2

Incumbent Republican John Kline, who was first elected in 2002, ran against Teresa Daly of the DFL and Doug Williams of the Independence Party. Kline won a second term, defeating Daly by a 16 percent margin, as Williams finished a very distant third.

### DFL primary
#### Candidates

* Teresa Daly, Burnsville City Councilor

#### Results

Democratic–Farmer–Labor Primary Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic (DFL) | Teresa Daly | 10,206 | 100.00 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 10,206 | 100.00 |

### Independence primary
#### Candidates

* Doug Williams

#### Results

Independence Primary Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independence | Doug Williams | 493 | 100.00 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 493 | 100.00 |

### Republican primary
#### Candidates

* John Kline, incumbent U.S. Representative since 2003

#### Results

Republican Primary Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | John Kline (Incumbent) | 12,710 | 100.00 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 12,710 | 100.00 |

### General election
#### Results

Minnesota's 2nd Congressional district election, 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | John Kline (Incumbent) | 206,313 | 56.38 |
| | Democratic (DFL) | Teresa Daly | 147,527 | 40.38 |
| | Independence | Doug Williams | 11,822 | 3.23 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 283 | 0.08 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 365,945 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## District 3

Incumbent Republican Jim Ramstad, who was first elected in 1990, faced a primary challenge from Burton Hanson, but won renomination by a margin of nearly 80 percent in the Republican primary. In the general election, Ramstad defeated DFL challenger Deborah Watts, easily winning election to his eighth term in Congress.

### DFL primary
#### Candidates

* Deborah Watts

#### Results

Democratic–Farmer–Labor Primary Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic (DFL) | Deborah Watts | 7,438 | 100.00 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 7,438 | 100.00 |

### Republican primary
#### Candidates

* Burton Hanson
* Jim Ramstad, incumbent U.S. Representative since 1991

#### Results

Republican Primary Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Jim Ramstad (Incumbent) | 19,232 | 89.91 |
| | Republican | Burton Hanson | 2,159 | 10.09 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 21,391 | 100.00 |

### General election
#### Results

Minnesota's 3rd Congressional district election, 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Jim Ramstad (Incumbent) | 231,871 | 64.61 |
| | Democratic (DFL) | Deborah Watts | 126,665 | 35.29 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 356 | 0.10 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 358,892 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## District 4

Incumbent DFLer Betty McCollum, who was first elected in 2000, faced off against Patrice Bataglia of the Republican Party of Minnesota and Peter F. Vento of the Independence Party of Minnesota. Defeating Bataglia by a comfortable 24 percent margin, McCollum easily won re-election to her third term in Congress, as Vento finished a distant third

### DFL primary
#### Candidates

* Betty McCollum, incumbent U.S. Representative since 2001

#### Results

Democratic–Farmer–Labor Primary Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic (DFL) | Betty McCollum (Incumbent) | 16,529 | 100.00 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 16,529 | 100.00 |

### Independence primary
#### Candidates

* Bob Cardinal
* Peter F. Vento

#### Results

Independence Primary Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independence | Peter F. Vento | 754 | 60.86 |
| | Independence | Bob Cardinal | 485 | 39.14 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,239 | 100.00 |

### Republican primary
#### Candidates

* Patrice Bataglia, Dakota County commissioner
* Jack Shepard, fugitive, alleged arsonist, and former Minneapolis dentist who fled the country after allegedly attempting to burn down his own dental office

#### Results

Republican Primary Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Patrice Bataglia | 7,969 | 76.73 |
| | Republican | Jack Shepard | 2,417 | 23.27 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 10,386 | 100.00 |

### General election
#### Results

Minnesota's 4th Congressional district election, 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic (DFL) | Betty McCollum (Incumbent) | 182,387 | 57.48 |
| | Republican | Patrice Bataglia | 105,467 | 33.24 |
| | Independence | Peter F. Vento | 29,099 | 9.17 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 346 | 0.11 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 317,299 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic (DFL) hold | Democratic (DFL) hold | Democratic (DFL) hold | Democratic (DFL) hold |

## District 5

Incumbent DFLer Martin Sabo, who was first elected in 1978, was challenged for the nomination by Dick Franson, but Sabo won the primary election by a landslide 82 percent margin. In the general election, Sabo had no difficulty winning his 14th term in Congress, defeating Republican challenger Daniel Mathias by a margin of more than 45 percent, while Green candidate Jay Pond finished a distant third.

### DFL primary
#### Candidates

* "Dick" Franson, perennial candidate
* Martin Olav Sabo, incumbent U.S. Representative

#### Results

Democratic–Farmer–Labor Primary Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic (DFL) | Martin Olav Sabo (Incumbent) | 23,047 | 91.06 |
| | Democratic (DFL) | "Dick" Franson | 2,264 | 8.94 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 25,311 | 100.00 |

### Green primary
#### Candidates

* Jay Pond

#### Results

Green Primary Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Green | Jay Pond | 665 | 100.00 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 665 | 100.00 |

### Republican primary
#### Candidates

* Daniel Mathias

#### Results

Republican Primary Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Daniel Mathias | 5,840 | 100.00 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 5,840 | 100.00 |

### General election
#### Results

Minnesota's 5th Congressional district election, 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic (DFL) | Martin Olav Sabo (Incumbent) | 218,434 | 69.67 |
| | Republican | Daniel Mathias | 76,600 | 24.43 |
| | Green | Jay Pond | 17,984 | 5.74 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 508 | 0.16 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 313,526 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic (DFL) hold | Democratic (DFL) hold | Democratic (DFL) hold | Democratic (DFL) hold |

## District 6

Incumbent Republican Mark Kennedy, who was first elected in 2000, encountered little difficulty winning his third term in Congress, although the election in Minnesota's 6th congressional district was by far the closest congressional election in Minnesota in 2004. Kennedy defeated his DFL challenger, child safety advocate Patty Wetterling, by a margin of about 8 percent.

### DFL primary
#### Candidates

* Patty Wetterling, child safety advocate, and mother of kidnapping and murder victim Jacob Wetterling

#### Results

Democratic–Farmer–Labor Primary Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic (DFL) | Patty Wetterling | 10,385 | 100.00 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 10,385 | 100.00 |

### Republican primary
#### Candidates

* Mark Kennedy, incumbent U.S. Representative since 2001

#### Results

Republican Primary Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Mark Kennedy (Incumbent) | 11,817 | 100.00 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 11,817 | 100.00 |

### General election
#### Results

Minnesota's 6th Congressional district election, 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Mark Kennedy (Incumbent) | 203,669 | 53.99 |
| | Democratic (DFL) | Patty Wetterling | 173,309 | 45.94 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 246 | 0.07 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 377,224 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## District 7

Incumbent DFLer Collin Peterson, who was first elected in 1990, faced no difficulty winning his eighth term in Congress, defeating Republican challenger David Sturrock by a landslide 32 percent margin.

### DFL primary
#### Candidates

* Collin C. Peterson, incumbent U.S. Representative since 1991

#### Results

Democratic–Farmer–Labor Primary Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic (DFL) | Collin C. Peterson (Incumbent) | 16,036 | 100.00 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 16,036 | 100.00 |

### Republican primary
#### Candidates

* David E. Sturrock

#### Results

Republican Primary Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | David E. Sturrock | 10,882 | 100.00 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 10,882 | 100.00 |

### General election
#### Results

Minnesota's 7th Congressional district election, 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic (DFL) | Collin C. Peterson (Incumbent) | 207,628 | 66.07 |
| | Republican | David E. Sturrock | 106,349 | 33.84 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 280 | 0.09 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 314,257 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic (DFL) hold | Democratic (DFL) hold | Democratic (DFL) hold | Democratic (DFL) hold |

## District 8

Incumbent DFLer Jim Oberstar, who was first elected in 1974, was challenged for the nomination by Michael H. Johnson, but Oberstar won the primary election by a landslide 71 percent margin. In the general election, Oberstar had no difficulty winning his 16th term in Congress, defeating Republican challenger Mark Groettum by a margin of more than 33 percent, while Green candidate Van Presley finished a very distant third.

### DFL primary
#### Candidates

* Michael H. Johnson
* James L. Oberstar, incumbent U.S. Representative since 1975

#### Results

Democratic–Farmer–Labor Primary Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic (DFL) | James L. Oberstar (Incumbent) | 37,353 | 85.54 |
| | Democratic (DFL) | Michael H. Johnson | 6,314 | 14.46 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 43,667 | 100.00 |

### Green primary
#### Candidates

* Van Presley

#### Results

Green Primary Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Green | Van Presley | 516 | 100.00 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 516 | 100.00 |

### Republican primary
#### Candidates

* Mark Groettum

#### Results

Republican Primary Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Daniel Mathias | 13,429 | 100.00 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 13,429 | 100.00 |

### General election
#### Results

Minnesota's 8th Congressional district election, 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic (DFL) | James L. Oberstar (Incumbent) | 228,586 | 65.22 |
| | Republican | Mark Groettum | 112,693 | 32.15 |
| | Green | Van Presley | 8,933 | 2.55 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 271 | 0.08 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 350,483 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic (DFL) hold | Democratic (DFL) hold | Democratic (DFL) hold | Democratic (DFL) hold |