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THIS ELECTION IS AN OPEN SEAT ELECTION!

Rick Nolan is the Democratic incumbent of Minnesota's 8th district.

He was first elected in 2012, beating Chip Cravaak the Republican incumbent at that time.

Rick announced on February 9th, 2018 he would retire at the end of his current-term and not seek re-election.

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How the district voted in the 2016 presidential election

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How the district voted in the 2016 presidential election

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The Minnesota 8th voted for Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election. At the time this district was one of thirteen democratic-held congressional districts that Trump won.

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As of October 21, this poll had Stauber with double the chance to win compared to Radinovich. This poll surveyed 562 people. With that many people surveyed we can assume these results are accurate.

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Donald Trump
Mike Pence
Duluth Tribune
Star Tribune

Along with many local and state politicians

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Ray Skip Sandman is running for the Independence party. According to ABC, he is projected to get less than one percent of the votes, which means most likely he won't be a spoiler.

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Minnesota's 8th congressional district covers the northeastern part of Minnesota.

The district's home base is Duluth, the biggest city that is part of the district.

The district is known for agriculture, mining, hunting and shipping industries.

The district dependably voted for Democrats, but in 2016 a strong turnout from Republicans, caused Trump to win in the district. Minnesota's 8th District voted, 54% Trump, 39% Hillary.

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Joe Radinovich is the Democratic Nominee running for congress in Minnesota's 8th congressional district.
Joe was a former state representative and campaign manager to the departing incumbent Rep. Rick Nolan.

Joe grew up mining, hunting and fishing with his family in Minnesota.
Joe is dedicated to help working class families, like the one he grew up in.

Joe experienced a horrifying event when he was young. His mother was shot and killed by his great grandfather, who then killed himself. Joe is not vocal about gun reform issues though, because of the culture in Minnesota's 8th district to help him get elected.

Joe got involved in politics because of cuts to rural schools. Ever since then he has been fighting for better public education.

Joe is determined to fix the healthcare system, support the middle class, an emphasis on workers and working class families, and protect Social Security and Medicare.

Joe's platform is focused on giving equal and fair opportunities to workers and families. Most of Joe's issues line up with the DFL's party platform, but Joe does not believe that politics should be involved on the issues of mining.

Joe's issues and policies put him as a  very moderate democrat, causing him to cross over the line on some issues.

Joe is 32 years old and engaged to former house member Carly Melin.

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Joe Radinovich for Congress | Minnesota 8th District

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Joe Radinovich for Congress | Minnesota 8th District

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I'm Running For Congress in Minnesota's 8th District Because Hardworking Families Like Yours And Mine Need A Fighter - Join Joe for Congress today!

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Pete Stauber is the Republican Nominee running for congress in Minnesota's 8th congressional district.
Pete served as police officer for 22 years in Northeastern Minnesota. He also served on the Herman-town City Council for 8 years, and as of now is a St. Louis County, Minnesota Commissioner.

Pete grew up in Duluth, Minnesota playing hockey. Pete was an excellent hockey player throughout high school. He went to college at Lake Superior State where he was the star player on the hockey team. In 1988, Lake Superior State won the NCAA Division I championship. After winning, Pete and his team were invited to the White House to meet the president, which at that time was Ronald Regan. Meeting Regan, started Pete's interest  in politics.

Pete has very clear cut conservative issues. Pete supports the 2nd amendment, is pro-life and supports the ongoing tax reform to put money back into families pockets.

Pete believes in the hardwork and dedication of Americans. Pete is in an example of the new GOP platform emphasizing blue collar support in jobs and opening up jobs in the steel and mining industries in Northern Minnesota. Pete is more conservative on issues like immigration but is more traditionally democratic on labor and trade issues like tariffs. Pete would be placed firmly in the republican "camp" on the flat line spectrum. His values and perspectives on issues are very traditionally established.

Pete is married to Jodi Stauber and has four children.

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Now is the time to get involved and help send Pete Stauber to Congress. We need a leader in Washington advocating for Northeast Minnesota. Join Pete's fight against the liberal elites and help send a Republican leader to Congress. Get started by joining Pete's campaign today!

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Organizations and Companies:
United Steelworkers
Education Minnesota
AFGE
Among many others

People:
Barack Obama
Tina Smith
Amy Klobuchar
Mark Dayton
along with many local and state politicians

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Total Money Spent: $9,543,530
For Democrats: $1,177,434
Against Democrats: $7,164,833
For Republicans: $282,072
Against Republicans: $919,191

Trump's PAC America First Action has spent nearly three million in support of Stauber and against Radinovich.

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Abortion: This topic hasn't been talked about as much as some others, but the candidates still disagree. Radinovich is pro-choice while Stauber is pro-life.
Affordable Care Act: Surprisingly the candidates agree on this issue. Stauber has went against his party platform and admitted he is against repealing the Affordable Care Act, saying he would rather make changes to it.

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Joe won the Democratic primary vote with 44.2 percent of the vote.

Pete won the Republican Primary with 89.9 percent.

The incumbent Rick Nolan (D) is not running for re-election. This race is an open seat election, which is an election in which no incumbent is running.

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According to Open Secrets:
Radinovich:
-Raised: $1,999,417
-Spent: $1,619,746
Stauber:
-Raised: $1.561,954
-Spent: $1,192,176
There is not a significant difference between the amount of money raised, which means no candidate has a big advantage here.

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New York Times Poll (oct. 10-12): Radinovich = 34% Stauber = 49% 13% undecided. NYT made 19,641 calls and 507 people complied. The credibility is strong. The New York Times is a credible source. The only concern is that the poll was done almost a month before the race. But we have deemed that we can still use this source to help us predict the winner.

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Minnesota's 8th District:
662,354 people
Median income: $53,676
About 92% of the district is white

Voter Regestration Laws:
No Voter ID needed
Voter registration deadline Oct. 16 or Nov. 6, in person
Early voting: Sep. 21 To Nov. 5
Poll times Open from 7am to 8pm

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This poll puts the chances of Stauber winning at 4 out of 5 and Radinovich at 1 out of 5 with Skip Sandman Getting less than 1% of votes. ABC News is a credible source and they have polled over 2,000 people. This poll also constantly updates so we can use this poll to accurately predict the winner.