MN 2nd District Race: Angie Craig Projected To Win Reelection

EAGAN, MN — Democratic Rep. Angie Craig is projected to win a fourth term in the U.S. House with relative ease.

Craig appears to have defeated Republican challenger Joe Teirab in Minnesota's 2nd District.

The district has trended blue in recent years after it used to be reliably red.

Patch will provide live vote totals as results come in throughout the night

Note: Vote totals provided by the Minnesota Secretary of State website

Precincts Reporting in Contest: 93.02%, 240 of 258

Republican
Joe Teirab
142,862
42.22%

Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Angie Craig
187,693
55.47%

Craig has positioned herself as a moderate, touting her bipartisan efforts in Washington, D.C. Her campaign has focused heavily on protecting abortion access and portraying Teirab as a "lifelong anti-abortion activist."

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She notes he is on the board of a crisis pregnancy center.

"Please know that I am doing everything in my power to fully protect and restore reproductive freedom in this country," Craig said in her Patch candidate profile.

"I’ve voted to codify abortion rights into law twice and I’m working on legislation to protect Minnesotans’ access to IVF and birth control – because I believe politics should have no role in your personal, private health care decisions. We value our freedoms in this district."

Editor's note: Teirab's campaign did not respond to Patch's request for comments.

Meanwhile, Teirab's campaign has emphasized inflation and public safety as the key issues of the race.

"Whether it’s record inflation, the chaos at the border, or the crime plaguing our communities, the Biden-Harris-Craig agenda has failed our district and our nation," he said in a campaign news release.

Teirab has downplayed the abortion issue, stating that "federal government should not dictate to states, especially Minnesota, what their abortion policy should be. I would vote against any federal ban or restrictions on abortion, and I support exceptions."

Teirab added that, "This is a deeply personal issue and it’s sad that Angie Craig would use it as a wedge to score political points."