In a repeat of their last race, Jim Hagedorn and Dan Feehan came down to a relatively small number of votes, with Hagedorn set to come out with a victory. Feehan came up just 1,300 votes short two years ago -- a margin of 0.45 percent.
WCCO relies on the Associated Press to project winners, and as of this morning they have not called this race.
According to the Minnesota Secretary of State's website, Hagedorn holds a 49% to 45% lead with over 99% reporting. Legalize Marijuana candidate Bill Rood received 6% of the vote.
The race for District One included an exchange of barbs about ethics from both Hagedorn and Feehan.
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Hagedorn was accused of funnelling $450,000 taxpayer dollars for mailers to companies owned by his chief of staff’s brother and a member of his staff. Hagedorn says he immediately acted when he found out and also denied a Politico report of a rent-free campaign office, which Hagedorn said is a PO box.
Feehan was accused of collecting half a million dollars from Democratic organizations to run, rather than for employment. Feehan denied the accusation.
In the end, Hagedorn looks set to serve his second term in Congress with a tight win over Feehan.