May Lo Xiong defeated rival Jean Rechzigel on Tuesday to win the Republican nomination for Minnesota’s 4th Congressional District, setting her up to face off against incumbent Democratic Rep. Betty McCollum in November’s general election.
The race was a rematch between two Republicans who faced off in the 2022 primary along with Jerry Silver.
In the 2022 election, Xiong won with 44% of the vote, Silver with 34% and Rechzigel with 22%, according to Ballotpedia.
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Rep. Betty McCollum (D-MN) (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call via Getty Images/File)
Xiong, a refugee from Thailand and former teacher, ran on a platform of fighting inflation and reforming Washington’s reckless spending, while attacking McCullom as a career politician out of touch with the realities in his district.
Rechzigel, a self-described farmer and property manager, has focused his campaign on ousting McCollum, blasting the incumbent Democrat for his handling of water safety issues reported by many district residents.
Rep. Betty McCollum has represented Minnesota’s 4th Congressional District since 2001. (Ukrinform/Nurphoto via Getty Images/File)
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McCollum has represented Minnesota’s 4th Congressional District since 2001 and defeated Xiong by more than 35 percentage points in the 2022 election.
The district covers St. Paul, pictured, and much of the city’s northern suburbs. (Raymond Boyd/Getty Images/File)
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The district, which covers much of St. Paul and the city’s northern suburbs, has long been a safe haven for Democrats, with Democratic presidential candidates winning by wide margins in every election since 2000.
Meanwhile, the Cook Political Report classifies the 4th District as “solidly” Democratic.
