2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota

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The 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect the 8 U.S. representatives from the state of Minnesota, one from each of the state's congressional districts. The elections will coincide with other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate, and various state and local elections. Primary elections are scheduled for August 11, 2026.[1]

2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota

 2024
November 3, 2026
2028 

All 8 Minnesota seats to the United States House of Representatives
 
Party Democratic (DFL) Republican
Current seats 4 4

District 1

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2026 Minnesota's 1st congressional district election

 2024
2026 
 
Party Republican Democratic (DFL)

Incumbent U.S. Representative

Brad Finstad
Republican



The 1st district stretches across southern Minnesota from its borders with South Dakota to Wisconsin, and includes the cities of Rochester, Mankato, Winona, Austin, Owatonna, Albert Lea, New Ulm, and Worthington. The incumbent is Republican Brad Finstad, who was re-elected with 58.5% of the vote in 2024. Democrats have not won this seat in an election since 2016.

Republican primary

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Declared

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Endorsements

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Brad Finstad
Executive branch officials
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Political parties

Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2026
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Brad Finstad (R) $1,372,246 $599,941 $833,714
Source: Federal Election Commission[8]

Democratic-Farmer-Labor primary

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Declared

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  • Alex Eaton[9]
  • Jake Johnson, high school teacher[10]

Declined

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Endorsements

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Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2026
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Jake Johnson (DFL) $1,221,946 $650,790 $571,155
Source: Federal Election Commission[8]

Independents

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Filed paperwork

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  • Lucas Youngerberg[28]

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[29] Likely R June 18, 2026
Inside Elections[30] Safe R March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball[31] Likely R May 6, 2026
Race to the WH[32] Lean R February 3, 2026

Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[a]
Margin
of error
Brad
Finstad (R)
Jake
Johnson (D)
Undecided
Ragnar Research Partners (R)[33][A] March 12–14, 2026 400 (LV) ± 5.0% 52% 42% 6%
Public Policy Polling (D)[34][B] February 2–3, 2026 708 (RV) ± 3.7% 44% 41% 15%
Hypothetical polling

Generic Republican vs. generic Democrat

Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[a]
Margin
of error
Generic
Republican
Generic
Democrat
Undecided
Ragnar Research Partners (R)[33][A] March 12–14, 2026 400 (LV) ± 5.0% 45% 40% 15%

District 2

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2026 Minnesota's 2nd congressional district election

 2024
2026 
 
Nominee TBD Eric Pratt (presumptive)
Party Democratic (DFL) Republican

Incumbent U.S. Representative

Angie Craig
Democratic (DFL)



The 2nd district is based in the southern Twin Cities suburbs, including Burnsville, Eagan, and Lakeville. The incumbent is Democrat Angie Craig, who was re-elected with 55.5% of the vote in 2024. Craig is retiring to run for U.S. Senate in 2026.[35]

Democratic-Farmer-Labor primary

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Declared

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Filed paperwork

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  • Abdisallam Abdulle, educator[39]
  • Hugh McTavish, candidate for governor in 2022[40]

Withdrawn

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  • Michael Stefanko[41]

Declined

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Endorsements

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Kaela Berg
U.S. representatives
State legislators
Labor unions
Local officials
Organizations
Declined to endorse
U.S. representatives

Fundraising

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Italics indicate a withdrawn candidate.

Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2026
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Kaela Berg (DFL) $244,954 $190,213 $54,741
Matt Klein (DFL) $699,672 $365,409 $334,262
Matt Little (DFL) $716,806 $418,218 $299,089
Hugh McTavish (DFL) $53,000 $39,718 $13,281
Michael Stefanko (DFL) $935 $935 $0
Source: Federal Election Commission[59]

Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[a]
Margin
of error
Kaela
Berg
Matt
Klein
Matt
Little
Undecided
GQR (D)[60][C] May 27 – June 1, 2026 403 (LV) ± 4.9% 16% 19% 26% 39%
Impact Research (D)[61][D] May 18–20, 2026 400 (LV) 13% 11% 41% 35%

Debate

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2026 Minnesota's 2nd congressional district Democratic-Farmer-Labor primary debate
No. Date Host Moderator Link Democratic–Farmer–Labor Democratic–Farmer–Labor Democratic–Farmer–Labor
Key:
 P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
Kaela Berg Matt Klein Matt Little
1[62] Jan. 20, 2026 Carleton College Democrats
Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
Greg Marfleet YouTube P P P

Republican primary

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Declared

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Withdrawn

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Declined

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Endorsements

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Eric Pratt
U.S. representatives
Individuals
  • Jeremy Westby, small-business owner and former candidate for this seat[65]
Political parties

Fundraising

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Italics indicate a withdrawn candidate.

Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2026
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Tyler Kistner (R) $415,618 $388,096 $27,522
Eric Pratt (R) $259,426 $119,734 $139,691
Source: Federal Election Commission[59]

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[29] Likely D April 30, 2025
Inside Elections[30] Likely D December 5, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball Likely D March 26, 2026
Race to the WH[32] Likely D April 28, 2026

District 3

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2026 Minnesota's 3rd congressional district election

 2024
2026 
 
Party Democratic (DFL) Republican

Incumbent U.S. Representative

Kelly Morrison
Democratic (DFL)



The 3rd district encompasses the western suburbs of the Twin Cities, including Brooklyn Park, Coon Rapids to the northeast, Bloomington to the south, and Eden Prairie, Edina, Maple Grove, Plymouth, Minnetonka, and Wayzata to the west. The incumbent is Democrat Kelly Morrison, who was elected with 58.4% of the vote in 2024. Republicans have not won an election for this seat in 2016.

Democratic-Farmer-Labor primary

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Endorsements

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Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2026
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Kelly Morrison (DFL) $777,312 $575,556 $227,144
Source: Federal Election Commission[76]

Republican primary

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Filed paperwork

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  • Tyler Bass, small business owner[77]
  • Gavin Solomon, businessman from New York[78]
  • Quentin Wittrock, retired attorney[79]

Withdrawn

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  • Jeremy Westby, small-business owner (dropped to run in the 2nd district)[65]

Endorsements

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Quentin Wittrock

Fundraising

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Italics indicate a withdrawn candidate.

Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2026
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Jeremy Westby (R) $30,554 $580 $29,973
Source: Federal Election Commission[76]

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[29] Solid D February 6, 2025
Inside Elections[30] Solid D March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball[31] Safe D July 15, 2025
Race to the WH[32] Safe D September 26, 2025

District 4

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2026 Minnesota's 4th congressional district election

 2024
2026 
 
Party Democratic (DFL) Republican

Incumbent U.S. Representative

Betty McCollum
Democratic (DFL)



The 4th district encompasses the Saint Paul half of the Twin Cities metro area, including Ramsey County and parts of Washington County. The incumbent is Democrat Betty McCollum, who was reelected with 67.6% of the vote in 2024.

Democratic-Farmer-Labor primary

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Filed paperwork

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Endorsements

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Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2026
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Betty McCollum (DFL) $1,044,714 $930,092 $669,540
Source: Federal Election Commission[88]

Republican primary

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Filed paperwork

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  • Paul Wikstrom, engineer and nominee for Minnesota House of Representatives District 40B in 2024[89]
  • Paul Xiong, former law enforcement officer[90]

Endorsements

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Paul Wikstrom

Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2026
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Paul Xiong (R) $13,580 $3,063 $10,516
Source: Federal Election Commission[88]

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[29] Safe D February 6, 2025
Inside Elections[30] Safe D March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball[31] Safe D July 15, 2025
Race to the WH[32] Safe D September 26, 2025

District 5

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2026 Minnesota's 5th congressional district election

 2024
2026 
 
Party Democratic (DFL) Republican

Incumbent U.S. Representative

Ilhan Omar
Democratic (DFL)



The 5th district encompasses eastern Hennepin County, including all of Minneapolis and the cities of St. Louis Park, Richfield, Crystal, Robbinsdale, Golden Valley, New Hope, and Fridley. The incumbent is Democrat Ilhan Omar, who was re-elected with 74.3% of the vote in 2024. Omar had expressed interest in running for U.S. Senate in 2026, but ultimately announced in April 2025 that she would run for re-election.[92]

Democratic-Farmer-Labor primary

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Declared

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Declined

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Endorsements

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Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2026
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Ilhan Omar (DFL) $5,090,947 $3,842,403 $1,572,764
Latonya Reeves (DFL) $31,095 $29,931 $1,444
Source: Federal Election Commission[102]

Republican primary

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Filed paperwork

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  • Dalia Al-Aqidi, retired journalist, nominee for this district in 2024, and candidate in 2020[103]
  • John Nagel, retired police officer and nominee for Minnesota House of Representatives District 46B in 2024[104]
  • Angie Windhauser[105]

Endorsements

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Dalia Al-Aqidi

Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2026
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Dalia Al-Aqidi (R) $965,736 $971,287 $33,367
John Nagel (R) $388,296 $301,575 $86,720
Source: Federal Election Commission[102]

Independents

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Filed paperwork

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General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[29] Safe D February 6, 2025
Inside Elections[30] Safe D March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball[31] Safe D July 15, 2025
Race to the WH[32] Safe D September 26, 2025

District 6

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2026 Minnesota's 6th congressional district election

 2024
2026 
 
Party Republican Democratic (DFL)

Incumbent U.S. Representative

Tom Emmer
Republican



The 6th district encompasses the northern suburbs and exurbs of Minneapolis, including all of Benton, Sherburne, and Wright counties and parts of Anoka, Carver, Stearns, and Washington counties. The incumbent is Republican Tom Emmer, who was re-elected with 62.0% of the vote in 2024. No Democrat has won an election for this seat since 1998.

Republican primary

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Declared

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  • Mike Foley, chemical engineer[108]

Filed paperwork

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Endorsements

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Tom Emmer
Executive branch officials
Organizations
Political parties

Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2026
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Tom Emmer (R) $8,309,926 $3,507,786 $4,588,674
Mike Foley (R) $11,102 $4,519 $6,582
Source: Federal Election Commission[112]

Democratic-Farmer-Labor primary

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Declared

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  • Anson Amberson[113]
  • Doug Chapin, college professor[114]
  • Jeremy Wicklund[115]

Filed paperwork

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  • Sierra Grandy, attorney and mental health advocate[116]
  • Jeanne Hendricks, nurse anesthetist and nominee for this district in 2022 and 2024[117]

Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2026
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Doug Chapin (DFL) $239,012 $142,547 $96,465
Anson Amberson (DFL) $939 $167 $782
Source: Federal Election Commission[112]

Endorsements

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Third-party candidates

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Declared

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Endorsements

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Kelly Doss

Independents

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Filed paperwork

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  • Austin Winkelman, Democratic candidate for this district in 2024[120]

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[29] Safe R February 6, 2025
Inside Elections[30] Safe R March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball[31] Safe R July 15, 2025
Race to the WH[32] Safe R September 26, 2025

District 7

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2026 Minnesota's 7th congressional district election

 2024
2026 
 
Nominee Michelle Fischbach (presumptive) TBD
Party Republican Democratic (DFL)

Incumbent U.S. Representative

Michelle Fischbach
Republican



The 7th district covers all but the southern end of rural western Minnesota, and includes the cities of Moorhead, Willmar, Alexandria, and Fergus Falls. The incumbent is Republican Michelle Fischbach, who was re-elected with 70.5% of the vote in 2024.

Republican primary

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Endorsements

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Michelle Fischbach
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Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2026
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Michelle Fischbach (R) $987,632 $591,815 $806,897
Dave Hughes (R) $23,051 $5,756 $17,294
Source: Federal Election Commission[125]

Democratic-Farmer-Labor primary

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Declared

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Filed paperwork

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Endorsements

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Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2026
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Heather Keeler (DFL) $50,141 $38,733 $11,407
Erik Osberg (DFL) $212,306 $116,641 $95,664
Source: Federal Election Commission[125]

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[29] Safe R February 6, 2025
Inside Elections[30] Safe R March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball[31] Safe R July 15, 2025
Race to the WH[32] Safe R September 26, 2025

District 8

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2026 Minnesota's 8th congressional district election

 2024
2026 
 
Party Republican Democratic (DFL)

Incumbent U.S. Representative

Pete Stauber
Republican



The 8th district is based in the Iron Range and home to the city of Duluth. The incumbent is Republican Pete Stauber, who was re-elected with 58.0% of the vote in 2024.

Republican primary

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Declared

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  • Anthony Hamilton, farmer[128]

Filed paperwork

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Endorsements

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Pete Stauber
Executive branch officials
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Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2026
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Pete Stauber (R) $1,469,532 $991,440 $1,006,585
Source: Federal Election Commission[130]

Democratic-Farmer-Labor primary

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Declared

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Filed paperwork

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  • John-Paul McBride[136]
  • John Munter, candidate for this district in 2024[137]

Withdrawn

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Declined

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Endorsements

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Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2026
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Emanuel Anastos (DFL) $5,015 $3,796 $1,218
Cyle Cramer (DFL) $901 $1,022 $2,794
Chad McKenna (DFL) $27,295 $25,034 $2,260
Trina Swanson (DFL) $52,226 $33,353 $18,872
Source: Federal Election Commission[130]

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[29] Safe R February 6, 2025
Inside Elections[30] Safe R March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball[31] Safe R July 15, 2025
Race to the WH[32] Safe R April 28, 2026

Notes

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  1. 1 2 3 Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
Partisan clients
  1. 1 2 Poll commissioned by Conservatives For America, an organization linked to the Republican Study Committee
  2. Poll sponsored by Johnson's campaign
  3. Poll sponsored by Klein's campaign
  4. Poll sponsored by Little's campaign

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