November 8, 2006

In an upset, Democrat Tim Walz defeats six-term Republican congressman Gil Gutknecht in Minnesota 1st Congressional district

Sea Stachura - Reporter, Tim Walz - Interviewee, Gil Gutknecht - Speaker

LISTEN:In an upset, Democrat Tim Walz defeats six-term Republican congressman Gil Gutknecht in Minnesota 1st Congressional district
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In one of the state's biggest election upsets, Minnesota's 1st Congressional District has gone democratic, with first time candidate Tim Walz winning the race with 53% of the vote. He defeated Republican six-term incumbent Gil Gutknecht.

For months political experts said that Democratic challenger Tim Walz was a good candidate, but nobody could beat Republican Gil Gutknecht. In his concession speech Gutknecht seemed surprised himself.

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In an upset, Democrat Tim Walz defeats six-term Republican congressman Gil Gutknecht in Minnesota 1st Congressional district