Republican Brad Finstad wins reelection in Minnesota’s 1st US House District, which includes Houston, Winona counties

Republican Rep. Brad Finstad won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing all of southern Minnesota on Tuesday.

Finstad defeated Democrat Rachel Bohman with about 60% of the vote.

Finstad is a New Ulm native, who was running for his second full term in Minnesota’s 1st Congressional District. Bohman is a Rochester native, who previously served as elections chief in Hennepin County.

Finstad served as state director for USDA Rural Development during President Donald Trump’s administration.

He won a special election in August 2022 to fill the seat of the late Republican Rep. Jim Hagedorn and went on to win a full term that November.