▁each ▁district ▁were ▁determined ▁by ▁an ▁open ▁primary ▁election . ▁Minor ▁party ▁and ▁independent ▁candidates ▁were ▁nominated ▁by ▁pet ition . ▁Write - in ▁candidates ▁must ▁have ▁file d ▁a ▁request ▁with ▁the ▁secretary ▁of ▁state ' s ▁office ▁for ▁votes ▁for ▁them ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁counted . ▁ ▁Ret iring ▁members ▁ ▁D FL ▁ ▁Ter ri ▁Bon off , ▁ 4 4 th ▁ ▁Barb ▁Good win , ▁ 4 1 st ▁ ▁Alice ▁Johnson , ▁ 3 7 th ▁ ▁Jim ▁Met zen , ▁ 5 2 nd ▁ ▁D ied ▁of ▁lung ▁cancer ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁Roger ▁Rein ert , ▁ 7 th ▁ ▁Be v ▁S cal ze , ▁ 4 2 nd ▁ ▁Kath y ▁Sher an , ▁ 1 9 th ▁ ▁K atie ▁Sie ben , ▁ 5 4 th ▁ ▁Le Ro y ▁St ump f , ▁ 1 st ▁ ▁Republican ▁ ▁Dave ▁Brown , ▁ 1 5 th ▁ ▁Julian ne ▁Ort man , ▁ 4 7 th ▁ ▁John ▁Ped erson , ▁ 1 4 th ▁ ▁Dave ▁Thompson , ▁ 5 8 th ▁ ▁Compet itive ▁districts ▁According ▁to ▁Minn Post , ▁the ▁Star ▁Trib une , ▁the ▁P ione er ▁Press , ▁and ▁M PR ▁News , ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 1 9 ▁districts ▁were ▁compet itive . ▁Minn Post ▁considered ▁ 1 2 ▁districts ▁to ▁be ▁compet itive — 1 0 ▁of ▁which ▁were ▁held ▁by ▁the ▁D