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After August special election, Finstad beats Ettinger again in Minnesota’s 1st US House District

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FILE US House Rep. Brad Finstad, of Minnesota's 1st District, in Sleepy Eye, Minn., on Aug. 6, 2022. (PHOTO: @BradFinstadforCongress on Facebook)

Minnesota’s 1st US House District will remain Republican Brad Finstad’s for a full term.

Finstad won a special election in August over Democrat Jeff Ettinger, and won again by nearly 12 points on Tuesday with 54 percent of the vote.

Two pro-marijuana legalization candidates were also on the ballot, despite the federal government leaving the matter up to states and Minnesota had already legalized THC edibles this past year.

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