Minnesota District 8

MN-08 • 2026 Election
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Primary

Democratic Primary

Held August 11, 2026.

CandidateVotes%
Luke Gulbranson
John Munter
Trina Swanson

Republican Primary

Held August 11, 2026.

CandidateVotes%
Pete Stauber 58,152 86.4%
Anthony Hamilton 9,138 13.6%
99% reporting

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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

Expert Consensus Rating

Safe R

Individual forecaster ratings will be updated as they become available.

Candidates

Pete Stauber

Pete Stauber Nominee Incumbent

Republican
Total Raised: $1,996,898
Cash on Hand: $1,200,836

Chad McKenna

Democrat
Total Raised: $27,381
Cash on Hand: $626

Emanuel Anastos

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

Luke Gulbranson

Democrat
Total Raised: $198,344
Cash on Hand: $17,036

Trina Swanson

Democrat
Total Raised: $316,706
Cash on Hand: $90,423

Average reflects all polls from the last 30 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 30 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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