ðə nˈuː jˈɔːɹk tˈaɪmz hˈɛdlaɪn ðə dˈeɪ ˈæftɚ ðɪ ᵻlˈɛkʃən ɹˈiːd "mˌɪnɪsˈoʊɾə vˈɪktɚɹi ᵻlˈeɪts ɹᵻpˈʌblɪkənz" ænd ɐtɹˈɪbjuːɾᵻd stˈændʒɛləndz səksˈɛs tuː "hɪz lˈaɪflɔŋ ɹˈɛzᵻdəns ɪnðə dˈɪstɹɪkt, hɪz ɹˈuːts æz ɐ fˈɑːɹmɚɹ ɪn ɐ mˈoʊstli ɹˈʊɹɹəl ˈɛɹiə, ænd hɪz aɪdˈɛntɪfɪkˈeɪʃən æz ɐ lˈuːθɜːɹən ɪn ɐn ˈɛɹiə ðæt ɪz pɹɪdˈɑːmɪnəntli pɹˈɑːɾɪstənt".
The New York Times headline the day after the election read "Minnesota victory elates Republicans" and attributed Stangeland's success to "his lifelong residence in the district, his roots as a farmer in a mostly rural area, and his identification as a Lutheran in an area that is predominantly Protestant".