Minnesota’s 1st Congressional District race too close to call

The outcome of Minnesota’s 1st Congressional District race between incumbent Republican Rep. Brad Finstad and Democratic challenger Jake Johnson remained too close to call Wednesday morning.

Finstad and Johnson each held about 50 percent of the vote, with Johnson clinging to a slim edge in the unofficial returns. A recount is possible.

With all precincts reporting Wednesday morning, Johnson had 163,057 votes or 49.99 percent, and Finstad had 162,733 votes or 49.89 percent. There were 391 write-in votes cast in that race, 0.12 percent of the vote.

Finstad faced a stiff challenge from a political newcomer in Johnson, a teacher, in the 1st District that runs largely through farm country in far southern Minnesota from the South Dakota border to Wisconsin.

The competiti...