State Sen. Eric Pratt consolidated Republican support in Minnesota’s 2nd Congressional District after Tyler Kistner withdrew from the August 11 primary in mid-April due to military deployment obligations. Pratt secured 65 percent of delegate votes at the May district convention against a late-entering challenger who subsequently endorsed him and exited the race. With no other active contenders on the ballot and established fundraising and endorsement advantages, traders have priced in Pratt’s near-certain nomination as the party’s nominee to challenge the Democratic incumbent. The primary outcome remains subject to formal ballot certification, though no procedural or legal developments have emerged to alter the current alignment.