Republican Matt Bliss Leads Minnesota House District 2B Race

Republican incumbent Matt Bliss leads the race for Minnesota House District 2B following the midterm election on Tuesday. Unofficial results reported as of 1 a.m. show Bliss with 11,140 votes, or 61.45 percent, while Democratic-Farmer-Labor challenger Emily Thabes has 6,976 votes, or 38.48 percent.

These figures come with 108 of 125 precincts reporting, representing 86.4 percent of the district. Bliss is a 62-year-old resident of Pennington and the owner of Bliss Point Resort in Cass Lake. He previously served the district from 2017 to 2019 and has held the seat since 2021.

Bliss is expected to begin his next term as a state legislator in January.