Elections · U.S. House, District 8 · Minnesota
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Raised for this seat
$198K
Through July 22, 2026
Cash on hand
$17K
Through July 22, 2026
Not on the November ballot
Gulbranson is not on the November ballot for this seat. Pete Stauber and Trina Swanson are.
Who is on the ballot is a filed fact about the contest, not a judgement about a candidate. Gulbranson's campaign finance and record below are still their own record, and their committee may still be filing.
Where the money comes from
- Small donors
- 68%$134K
- Large donors
- 27%$53K
- PACs
- 5%$11K
- Party
- --
- Self-funding
- --
- Other
- <1%$417
Separately, $47K in independent expenditures was reported supporting this candidate by outside committees. That money is not the candidate's receipts and is not part of the mix above.
Receipts reported through July 22, 2026. Source: FEC.
How to vote in Minnesota
- General electionNovember 3, 2026
Register 21 days before, or same-day through Election Day in person.
The district they want to represent
- People
- 722K
- Median household income
- $75K
- Unemployment
- 4.7%
- Living below the poverty line
- 11.0%
- Without health insurance
- 5.0%
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024 5-year estimates. Context about the district, not a statement about any candidate.
Against the field for this seat
Each campaign's reported receipts on one shared scale, incumbent first and then by name, never in money order.
- Pete Stauber$2.0M
- Luke Gulbransonthis page$198K
- Trina Swanson$317K
Muted rows are campaigns not on the November ballot; this page's own row keeps its weight so the comparison stays readable.
Spending to support them
$47K- Save America Fund$47K
Spending to oppose them
No committee has filed independent spending in this direction.
How these directions are decided
Independent expenditures reported to the FEC, through July 31, 2026. The supporting or opposing direction is each committee's own declared filing, not an interpretation, and a group spending against a candidate is not necessarily spending for their opponent. Outside money is not the campaign's money and is never added to what they raised.
In their own words
What Gulbranson's campaign says it would work on.
The priorities Gulbranson's own campaign site lists, quoted as written there. They are what the campaign says. Nobody has voted on them.
- “Medicare, Social Security, Union Jobs, and More”
- “Back to”
- “Learn How To”
- “Protect Social Security and Medicare”
- “Lower the Cost of Essentials”
- “Level the Playing Field”
- “Stand Up for Public Education and Teachers”
- “Stand Up For Unions and Workers”
- “Address the Healthcare Crisis”
- “Fight Corruption Among Elites”
Quoted from lukegulbranson.com, read August 14, 2026. A campaign site changes; this is what it said on that date. Curia quotes these and does not check, rate or rank them.
Record in office
Gulbranson does not hold a seat in Congress now, so there is no current voting record, cosponsorships or committee service to show here.
That absence is not a position for or against anything.
Candidates and financing from the FEC, public domain. Nothing here is a forecast, a grade, or a ranking of candidates.
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