Minnesota District 8, U.S. House
Candidates on the certified ballot
| Candidate | Grade | Party | Status |
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| Pete Stauber | F | Republican | Incumbent |
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| Trina Swanson | Democratic-Farmer-Labor | Challenger | |
Alphabetical by surname.
Money
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | From individuals | Organizations & tribes | From PACs | Outside spending (for / against) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Stauber | $1.9M | $1.2Mas of July 22, 2026 | $1M | $4K | $939K | $0 / $555 |
| Trina Swanson | $317K | $90Kas of July 22, 2026 | $306K | $0 | $10K | $0 / $0 |
2026 cycle, per FEC filings. The thin bars compare candidates within this race. Raised covers the 2026 cycle. Cash on hand can include money carried over from earlier campaigns.
Sources
- FEC bulk data, 2026 cycle: candidate summaries (weball), candidate-committee linkages (ccl), committees (cm), candidates (cn), individual contributions (indiv), committee contributions (pas2), independent expenditures (schedule_e). Files dated October 4, 2026 to October 14, 2026. Money is computed with the same functions as member pages. FEC bulk data
- Grades and member records: Congress.gov roll-call votes, YourRepRecord grades computed October 16, 2026. Congress.gov
- Candidate list: Minnesota Secretary of State, official file obtained October 9, 2026. official list
- State election office websites: the USA.gov state election office directory, fetched October 9, 2026. USA.gov