Minnesota District 8

MN-08 • 2026 Election
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Primary

Primary election: Tuesday, August 11, 2026

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Race Overview

Incumbent
Pete Stauber
Party
Republican
Current Rating
Safe R expert avg
Open Seat
No
Cook PVI
R+8

Race Ratings

Consensus Rating

Safe R

Individual forecaster ratings will be updated as they become available.

Candidates

Peter Stauber

Peter Stauber Incumbent

Republican
Total Raised: $1,940,297
Cash on Hand: $1,208,605

Luke Gulbranson

Democrat
Total Raised: $175,008
Cash on Hand: $40,095

Chad McKenna

O
Total Raised: $27,381
Cash on Hand: $641

Emanuel Anastos

O
Total Raised: $5,915
Cash on Hand: $47

Trina Swanson

O
Total Raised: $277,528
Cash on Hand: $117,406

Average reflects all polls from the last 90 days; table shows the most recent 30 days or the newest 3 polls, whichever is more. How accurate is each pollster? →

No polls in the last 90 days.

Questions About This Race

Is the 2026 MN-08 House race competitive?

No — the expert consensus rates it Safe R for Republicans.

When is the 2026 MN-08 House race decided?

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.

How is the PollingSource average calculated?

The PollingSource average is the unweighted mean of every scientific public poll of the race from the last 90 days — we do not exclude pollsters. Each race page lists the individual polls behind the average with pollster, field dates, sample size, and margin of error. Full details: pollingsource.com/methodology.

Race News

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