2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota

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2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota
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  2024 November 3, 20262028 

All 8 Minnesota seats to the United States House of Representatives
 
Party Democratic (DFL) Republican
Current seats44

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]

Contents

District 1

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.

Republican primary

Declared

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2025
CandidateRaisedSpentCash on hand
Brad Finstad (R)$247,804$142,648$166,565
Source: Federal Election Commission [3]

Democratic-Farmer-Labor primary

Declared

  • Jake Johnson, teacher [4]

Independents

Declared

  • Oliver Morlan, commercial cleaning trainer [5]

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [6] Safe RFebruary 6, 2025
Inside Elections [7] Safe RMarch 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [8] Safe RJuly 15, 2025

District 2

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. [9]

Democratic-Farmer-Labor primary

Declared

Publicly expressed interest

Potential

Declined

Endorsements

Matt Klein
State legislators
Labor unions
Organizations
Matt Little
State legislators
Declined to endorse
U.S. Representatives

Republican primary

Declared

Potential

  • Joe Teirab, former federal prosecutor and nominee for this district in 2024 [19]
  • Tayler Rahm, attorney and candidate for this district in 2024 [19]

Declined

Independents

Publicly expressed interest

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [6] Likely DApril 30, 2025
Inside Elections [7] Lean DMarch 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball Lean DJune 3, 2025

District 3

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.

Democratic-Farmer-Labor primary

Potential

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2025
CandidateRaisedSpentCash on hand
Kelly Morrison (DFL)$223,467$101,105$147,751
Source: Federal Election Commission [21]

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [6] Solid DFebruary 6, 2025
Inside Elections [7] Solid DMarch 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [8] Safe DJuly 15, 2025

District 4

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

Filed paperwork

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2025
CandidateRaisedSpentCash on hand
Betty McCollum (DFL)$219,867$170,047$604,739
Source: Federal Election Commission [23]

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [6] Safe DFebruary 6, 2025
Inside Elections [7] Safe DMarch 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [8] Safe DJuly 15, 2025

District 5

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. [24]

Democratic-Farmer-Labor primary

Declared

Publicly expressed interest

Declined

Endorsements

Ilhan Omar
U.S. senators
Statewide officials

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2025
CandidateRaisedSpentCash on hand
Ilhan Omar (DFL)$817,430$644,981$496,669
Source: Federal Election Commission [27]

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [6] Safe DFebruary 6, 2025
Inside Elections [7] Safe DMarch 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [8] Safe DJuly 15, 2025

District 6

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.

Republican primary

Potential

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2025
CandidateRaisedSpentCash on hand
Tom Emmer (R)$1,978,058$1,072,440$2,594,070
Source: Federal Election Commission [28]

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [6] Safe RFebruary 6, 2025
Inside Elections [7] Safe RMarch 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [8] Safe RJuly 15, 2025

District 7

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

Declared

Endorsements

Michelle Fischbach
Organizations

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2025
CandidateRaisedSpentCash on hand
Michelle Fischbach (R)$152,240$86,211$477,110
Source: Federal Election Commission [31]

Democratic-Farmer-Labor primary

Declared

  • Erik Osberg, media marketing firm owner [29]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2025
CandidateRaisedSpentCash on hand
Erik Osberg (DFL)$17,193$3,785$13,408
Source: Federal Election Commission [31]

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [6] Safe RFebruary 6, 2025
Inside Elections [7] Safe RMarch 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [8] Safe RJuly 15, 2025

District 8

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

Republican primary

Potential

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2025
CandidateRaisedSpentCash on hand
Pete Stauber (R)$303,952$212,537$619,909
Source: Federal Election Commission [32]

Democratic-Farmer-Labor primary

Declared

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [6] Safe RFebruary 6, 2025
Inside Elections [7] Safe RMarch 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [8] Safe RJuly 15, 2025

References

  1. "Elections Calendar". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
  2. Keegan, Mitch (March 10, 2025). "Congressman Brad Finstad announced bid to seek re-election in 2026". KEYC-TV . Retrieved March 10, 2025.
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  4. Shearer, Jordan (April 17, 2025). "Mayo High School teacher Jake Johnson announces campaign for U.S. Congress". Post-Bulletin . Retrieved April 17, 2025.
  5. Stolle, Matthew (June 16, 2025). "Another candidate is running against Finstad in the 1st Congressional District". Post-Bulletin . Retrieved June 17, 2025.
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  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "2026 House". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved July 15, 2025.
  9. 1 2 "Rep. Angie Craig launches Senate run in Minnesota ahead of a competitive Democratic primary". NBC News. 2025-04-29. Retrieved 2025-04-29.
  10. 1 2 3 Kashiwagi, Sydney (May 6, 2025). "Minnesota state Sen. Matt Klein enters the Second Congressional District race". Minnesota Star Tribune . Retrieved May 6, 2025.
  11. 1 2 3 Kashiwagi, Sydney (April 30, 2025). "Matt Little, former state senator and Lakeville mayor, enters race to replace Rep. Angie Craig". Minnesota Star Tribune . Retrieved April 30, 2025.
  12. McVan, Madison (April 24, 2025). "With Craig signaling Senate run, Mike Norton edges closer to bid for CD2". Minnesota Reformer . Retrieved April 24, 2025.
  13. Olson, Bois (August 13, 2025). "Rep. Kaela Berg Eyeing CD2 Run". The Daily Agenda. Retrieved August 13, 2025.
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  19. 1 2 3 Kashiwagi, Sydney (21 July 2025). "Republican Eric Pratt will run for open congressional seat amid criticism over past Trump comments". Minnesota Star Tribune . Retrieved July 21, 2025.
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  23. "2026 Election United States House - Minnesota 4th". fec.gov. Federal Election Commission . Retrieved April 15, 2025.
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  28. "2026 Election United States House - Minnesota 6th". fec.gov. Federal Election Commission . Retrieved April 15, 2025.
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  30. "Maggie's List Announces First Round of U.S. House Endorsements". maggieslist.org. Retrieved 2025-06-13.
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  32. "2026 Election United States House - Minnesota 8th". fec.gov. Federal Election Commission . Retrieved April 15, 2025.
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  34. Schurman, Ethan (July 10, 2025). "Chad McKenna files to run for Congress in 8th Congressional District". WDIO-DT . Retrieved July 10, 2025.
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