The November ballot
Raised so far, filed with the FEC
Official candidate list: Minnesota Secretary of State. Not a prediction.
The seat
Michelle Fischbach
Republican · Holds the seat now
First took office 2021 · Age 60
Discloses no individual stock trades.
From the member's own disclosures and congress.gov. Not cosponsoring is not a vote against a ban.
How to vote in Minnesota
- General electionNovember 3, 2026
Register 21 days before, or same-day through Election Day in person.
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How they won the primary
The primary · 42,239 votes
- Erik Osberg Won: 65.7% 27,758
- Steve Carlson: 34.3% 14,481
The primary · 69,436 votes
- Michelle Fischbach Won: Unopposed 69,436
Primary results as recorded October 12, 2026, ordered by votes. Source: Minnesota Secretary of State certified primary results data. Certified August 18, 2026. A primary result is a recorded fact about a past contest, not a prediction of November.
The money on this race
- Raised by candidates
- $1.6M
- Outside money
- $76K
Outside money, for and against
Independent expenditures; direction is each filer's own declared filing.
Where each candidate's money comes from
Small donors give $200 or less; PACs are political action committees. Shares of each candidate's own receipts on file with the FEC. Outside money is not part of these figures.
Who is spending on this race
The largest groups spending independently here, ranked; open a row for whose race the money went into.
Independent expenditures reported to the FEC; direction is each group's own declared filing.
Not on the November ballot
3 filedPrimary candidates who did not advance, committees still on file, and candidacies that ended. Being here is a filing fact, not a mark against anyone.
How this seat voted last time
R+41 in 2024
- Michelle Fischbach Won: 70.4%
- A J "John" Peters: 29.4%
390,510 votes for candidates. A past result is a filed fact, not a prediction of November.
Certified returns via MIT Election Data and Science Lab, from the House Clerk's election statistics and state canvasses.
The district
Census context- People
- 716K
- Median household income
- $74K
- Unemployment
- 3.6%
- Living below the poverty line
- 10.5%
- Without health insurance
- 5.2%
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024 5-year estimates. Context about the district, not a statement about any candidate.
Candidates and financing from the FEC, public domain. Candidate totals are reported to the FEC through July 22, 2026. Outside money is the FEC's processed total of independent expenditures plus the 24- and 48-hour reports filed since each group's latest regular report. It covers this two-year cycle, the same as the candidate totals. Dataset built 2026-10-12. Nothing here is a forecast, a grade, or a ranking of candidates.