1994Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1994 election for Minnesota's 1st District
U.S. House · Minnesota
Gilbert Gutknecht (R) won with 55.2% of the vote, defeating John C. Hottinger (D) by 10.5 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Gilbert GutknechtRepublican · winner
55.2%117,613
John C. HottingerDemocrat
44.7%95,328
213,218 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1994
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
John C. HottingerGilbert Gutknecht
$352.4K
Raised by the campaign
$595.8K
$347.1K
Spent by the campaign
$584.3K
$1.3K
Cash on hand
$14.7K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1994.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1994