In Election 2008: Midwest: Democrats Have High Hopes, CQ Politics ranks the First as "Democrat Favored":
MINNESOTA 1 — Tim Walz , D
2006: Walz 53%, Rep. Gil Gutknecht (R) 47%
The Republican Party’s endorsed candidate, oncologist and neophyte politician Brian Davis, has not gained much traction against freshman Walz. The incumbent has a serious financial lead in the district, which runs the width of the southern part of the state.
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