A recount was needed in the Second Congressional District because the Independence Party votes for Gerald W. Brekke and Stan Bentz were totaled at 288 and 265. In a state primary where the difference between votes for the candidates is less than 100, a recount is mandatory.
Counties in Minnesota's District 2 (currently represented by David Minge) are Meeker, Big Stone, Cottonwood, Renville, Scott, Pipestone, Nobles, Wright, Kandiyohi, Watonwan, Yellow Medicine, McLeod, Lincoln, Martin, Stearns, Brown, Lac qui Parle, Redwood, Lyon, Le Sueur, Jackson, Sibley, Swift, Chippewa, Murray, Carver, Nicollet and Rock.
Rock County's totals didn't change after the recount.