Most incumbent lawmakers fend off primary challengers

By: Madison McVan

Outlets: Minnesota Reformer

Published: August 12, 2026

Words: 245

Last Updated: 5 days, 11 hours ago

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Most of the sitting Minnesota lawmakers who faced intra-party challengers won their primary elections Tuesday.

Only one incumbent lawmaker was unseated: Sen. Paul Utke, R-Park Rapids, who lost by fewer than 200 votes to Rep. Mike Wiener, who had earned the Republican endorsement in the race. (A data entry error by the county resulted in the secretary of state’s website showing Utke as the winner late Tuesday night, but was quickly corrected, according to the …

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