2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota

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2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota
← 2016 November 6, 2018 (2018-11-06) 2020 →
All 8 Minnesota seats to the United States House of Representatives
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic (DFL) Republican
Last election 5 3
Seats won 5 3
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 1,420,748 1,125,535
Percentage 55.13% 43.68%
Swing Increase 4.90% Decrease 3.05%
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The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota were held on November 6, 2018, to elect the eight U.S. representatives from the state of Minnesota, one from each of the state's eight congressional districts. The elections coincided with an open gubernatorial election, a U.S. Senate election, a special U.S. Senate election, State House elections, and other elections.

In the 2018 elections, Democrats gained the 2nd and 3rd districts from Republican incumbents, and the Republicans gained the 1st and 8th districts from Democrats running for higher office, leaving party representation in Minnesota's House delegation unchanged at five members from the DFL and three members from the GOP.

Overview

Results of the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota by district:[1]

District DFL Republican Others Total Result
Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %
District 1 144,885 49.67% 146,200 50.13% 576 0.20% 291,661 100.0% Republican gain
District 2 177,958 52.65% 159,344 47.15% 666 0.20% 337,968 100.0% DFL gain
District 3 202,404 55.61% 160,839 44.19% 706 0.20% 363,949 100.0% DFL gain
District 4 216,865 65.99% 97,747 29.75% 14,002 4.26% 328,614 100.0% DFL hold
District 5 267,703 77.97% 74,440 21.68% 1,215 0.35% 343,358 100.0% DFL hold
District 6 122,332 38.75% 192,931 61.11% 463 0.15% 315,726 100.0% Republican hold
District 7 146,672 52.10% 134,668 47.84% 169 0.06% 281,509 100.0% DFL hold
District 8 141,950 45.18% 159,364 50.72% 12,897 4.10% 314,211 100.0% Republican gain
Total 1,420,769 55.13% 1,125,533 43.68% 30,694 1.19% 2,576,996 100.0%

District 1

2018 Minnesota's 1st congressional district election
← 2016
2020 →
 
Nominee Jim Hagedorn Dan Feehan
Party Republican Democratic (DFL)
Popular vote 146,199 144,884
Percentage 50.1% 49.7%

Hagedorn:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Feehan:      50–60%

Hagedorn:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Feehan:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      >90%
Tie:      40–50%      50%
     No votes
U.S. Representative before election

Tim Walz
Democratic (DFL)

Elected U.S. Representative

Jim Hagedorn
Republican

See also: Minnesota's 1st congressional district

Minnesota's 1st Congressional District extends across southern Minnesota, from the border with South Dakota to the border with Wisconsin and the state's entire border with Iowa.

Incumbent Democrat Tim Walz, who had represented the district since 2007, did not run for re-election, instead opting to run for governor. He was re-elected with 50% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+5.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • Colin "Coke" Minehart, restaurateur[4][5]
Withdrawn
  • Vicki Jensen, former state senator (endorsed Feehan)[6]
  • Joe Sullivan, clean energy advocate (endorsed Feehan)[6]
  • Rich Wright, attorney (endorsed Feehan)[6]

Endorsements

Dan Feehan

U.S. Representatives

State legislators

Organizations

Primary results

Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic (DFL) Dan Feehan 39,167 83.1
Democratic (DFL) Colin Minehart 7,971 16.9
Total votes 47,138 100.0

Republican primary

Minnesota's 1st congressional district was listed as one of the NRCC's initial targets in 2018.[13]

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary

Endorsements

Jim Hagedorn
U.S. Executive Branch officials
U.S. Senators
U.S. Representatives
State legislators
Labor unions
Organizations
Carla Nelson
State legislators
Organizations

Primary results

Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jim Hagedorn 25,418 60.1
Republican Carla Nelson 13,589 32.2
Republican Steve Williams 2,145 5.1
Republican Andrew Candler 1,106 2.6
Total votes 42,258 100.0

General election

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[28] Tossup November 5, 2018
Inside Elections[29] Tossup November 5, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball[30] Lean D November 5, 2018
RCP[31] Tossup November 5, 2018
Daily Kos[32] Tossup November 5, 2018
538[33] Tossup November 7, 2018

Debate & forum

2018 Minnesota's 1st congressional district debate & candidate forum
No. Date Host Moderator Link Democratic Republican
Key:
 P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
Dan Feehan Jim Hagedorn
1 Oct. 12, 2018 Minnesota Public Radio Mike Mulcahy [34] P P
2 Oct. 17, 2018 Greater Mankato Growth
South Central College
The Free Press 		Patrick Baker
Steve Jameson 		[35] P P

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Dan
Feehan (D) 		Jim
Hagedorn (R) 		Other Undecided
SurveyUSA[36] October 16–20, 2018 586 ± 4.4% 47% 45% – 8%
Harper Polling (R-Hagedorn)[37] August 23–26, 2018 400 ± 4.9% 33% 47% 6% 14%

Results

Minnesota's 1st congressional district, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jim Hagedorn 146,199 50.1
Democratic (DFL) Dan Feehan 144,884 49.7
Write-in 575 0.2
Total votes 291,658 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic (DFL)

District 2

2018 Minnesota's 2nd congressional district election
← 2016
2020 →
 
Nominee Angie Craig Jason Lewis
Party Democratic (DFL) Republican
Popular vote 177,954 159,343
Percentage 52.7% 47.1%
Precinct results
Craig:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Lewis:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Tie:      40–50%
U.S. Representative before election

Jason Lewis
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Angie Craig
Democratic (DFL)

See also: Minnesota's 2nd congressional district

Incumbent Republican Jason Lewis, who had represented the district since 2017, ran for re-election. He was elected with 47% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+2.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

General election

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[28] Lean D (flip) November 5, 2018
Inside Elections[29] Tilt D (flip) November 5, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball[30] Lean D (flip) November 5, 2018
RCP[31] Lean D (flip) November 5, 2018
Daily Kos[32] Tossup November 5, 2018
538[33] Likely D (flip) November 7, 2018

Endorsements

Jason Lewis (R)
U.S. Executive Branch officials
State officials
State legislators
Angie Craig (D)
Labor unions
Organizations
Newspapers

Debate

2018 Minnesota's 2nd congressional district debate
No. Date Host Moderator Link Republican Democratic
Key:
 P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
Jason Lewis Angie Craig
1 Oct. 19, 2018 Twin Cities Public Television Eric Eskola
Cathy Wurzer 		[61] P P

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Jason
Lewis (R) 		Angie
Craig (D) 		Undecided
Global Strategy Group (D)[62] October 9–14, 2018 400 ± 4.9% 43% 52% 15%
NYT Upshot/Siena College[63] September 29 – October 2, 2018 487 ± 5.0% 39% 51% 9%
WPA Intelligence (R-Lewis)[64] September 29 – October 1, 2018 412 ± 4.9% 46% 43% 9%
SurveyUSA[65] September 17–23, 2018 569 ± 4.5% 45% 48% 7%
Public Policy Polling (D)[66] September 17–18, 2018 531 – 45% 48% 7%
WPA Intelligence (R-Lewis)[67] August 18–21, 2018 400 ± 4.9% 46% 45% 9%
Public Policy Polling (D)[68] October 4–7, 2017 732 ± 3.6% 43% 42% 15%

Results

Craig defeated Lewis in a rematch of their 2016 race.

Minnesota's 2nd congressional district, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic (DFL) Angie Craig 177,954 52.7
Republican Jason Lewis (incumbent) 159,343 47.1
Write-in 668 0.2
Total votes 337,965 100.0
Democratic (DFL) gain from Republican

District 3

2018 Minnesota's 3rd congressional district election
← 2016
2020 →
 
Nominee Dean Phillips Erik Paulsen
Party Democratic (DFL) Republican
Popular vote 202,402 160,839
Percentage 55.6% 44.2%
Precinct results
Phillips:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Paulsen:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
     No votes
U.S. Representative before election

Erik Paulsen
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Dean Phillips
Democratic (DFL)

See also: Minnesota's 3rd congressional district

Incumbent Republican Erik Paulsen, who had represented the district since 2009, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 57% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of D+1.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Primary results

Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Erik Paulsen (incumbent) 39,080 100.0
Total votes 39,080 100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary

Primary results

Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic (DFL) Dean Phillips 56,697 81.6
Democratic (DFL) Cole Young 12,784 18.4
Total votes 69,481 100.0

General election

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[28] Lean D (flip) November 5, 2018
Inside Elections[29] Tilt D (flip) November 5, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball[30] Lean D (flip) November 5, 2018
RCP[31] Lean D (flip) November 5, 2018
Daily Kos[32] Tossup November 5, 2018
538[33] Likely D (flip) November 7, 2018

Debates

2018 Minnesota's 3rd congressional district debates
No. Date Host Moderator Link Republican Democratic
Key:
 P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
Erik Paulsen Dean Phillips
1 Oct. 5, 2018 KNOW-FM Mike Mulcahy [69] P P
2 Oct. 19, 2018 Twin Cities Public Television Eric Eskola
Cathy Wurzer 		[70] P P

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Erik
Paulsen (R) 		Dean
Phillips (D) 		Undecided
SurveyUSA[71] September 24–29, 2018 607 ± 4.3% 44% 49% 8%
Public Policy Polling (D)[72] September 17–18, 2018 538 – 39% 52% 9%
NYT Upshot/Siena College[73] September 7–9, 2018 500 ± 4.6% 42% 51% 7%
Public Policy Polling (D)[74] February 12–13, 2018 664 ± 3.8% 43% 46% 11%
Public Policy Polling (D)[75] November 9–10, 2017 542 ± 4.2% 42% 46% 12%

Results

Phillips defeated Paulsen.[76]

Minnesota's 3rd congressional district, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic (DFL) Dean Phillips 202,402 55.6
Republican Erik Paulsen (incumbent) 160,839 44.2
Write-in 707 0.2
Total votes 363,948 100
Democratic (DFL) gain from Republican

District 4

2018 Minnesota's 4th congressional district election
← 2016
2020 →
 
Nominee Betty McCollum Greg Ryan
Party Democratic (DFL) Republican
Popular vote 216,866 97,746
Percentage 66.0% 29.7%
Precinct results
McCollum:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Ryan:      40–50%      50–60%
     No votes
U.S. Representative before election

Betty McCollum
Democratic (DFL)

Elected U.S. Representative

Betty McCollum
Democratic (DFL)

See also: Minnesota's 4th congressional district

Incumbent Democrat Betty McCollum, who had represented the district since 2001, ran for re-election. She was re-elected with 58% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of D+14.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • Muad Hassan[5]
  • Reid Rossell[5]

Primary results

Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic (DFL) Betty McCollum (incumbent) 86,843 91.0
Democratic (DFL) Muad Hassan 5,398 5.7
Democratic (DFL) Reid Rossell 3,156 3.3
Total votes 95,397 100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Greg Ryan, businessman and nominee for this seat in 2016[5]

Primary results

Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Greg Ryan 23,021 100.0
Total votes 23,021 100.0

Candidates

Nominee
  • Susan Pendergast Sindt, nominee for this seat in 2016[5]

General election

McCollum faced Republican businessman Greg Ryan and Susan Pendergast Sindt of the Legal Marijuana Now Party in the general election.[77]

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[28] Safe D November 5, 2018
Inside Elections[29] Safe D November 5, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball[30] Safe D November 5, 2018
RCP[31] Safe D November 5, 2018
Daily Kos[32] Safe D November 5, 2018
538[33] Safe D November 7, 2018

Results

Minnesota's 4th congressional district, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic (DFL) Betty McCollum (incumbent) 216,866 66.0
Republican Greg Ryan 97,746 29.7
Legal Marijuana Now Susan Pendergast Sindt 13,777 4.2
Write-in 226 0.1
Total votes 328,615 100.0
Democratic (DFL) hold

District 5

2018 Minnesota's 5th congressional district election
← 2016
2020 →
 
Nominee Ilhan Omar Jennifer Zielinski
Party Democratic (DFL) Republican
Popular vote 267,703 74,440
Percentage 78.0% 21.7%
Precinct results
Omar:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
     No votes
U.S. Representative before election

Keith Ellison
Democratic (DFL)

Elected U.S. Representative

Ilhan Omar
Democratic (DFL)

See also: Minnesota's 5th congressional district

Incumbent Democrat Keith Ellison, who had represented the district since 2007, decided to not run for re-election, instead seeking the Democratic nomination for the open Attorney General race. He was re-elected with 69% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of D+26.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Campaign suspended, still on ballot
Withdrawn

Endorsements

Ilhan Omar
State officials
State legislators
Labor unions
Organizations
Local officials
Party officials
  • Ken Martin, chairman of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party[94]
Individuals
Margaret Anderson Kelliher
State officials
State legislators
Local officials
Patricia Torres Ray
State legislators

Primary results

Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic (DFL) Ilhan Omar 65,238 48.2
Democratic (DFL) Margaret Anderson Kelliher 41,156 30.4
Democratic (DFL) Patricia Torres Ray 17,629 13.0
Democratic (DFL) Jamal Abdulahi 4,984 3.7
Democratic (DFL) Bobby Joe Champion 3,831 2.8
Democratic (DFL) Frank Drake 2,480 1.8
Total votes 135,318 100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Jennifer Zielinski, health care worker and Republican activist[80]
Eliminated in primary
  • Bob Carney Jr., perennial candidate[80]
  • Christopher Chamberlin[80]

Primary results

Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jennifer Zielinski 8,680 56.5
Republican Christopher Chamberlin 4,999 32.5
Republican Bob Carney 1,688 11.0
Total votes 15,367 100.0

General election

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[28] Safe D November 5, 2018
Inside Elections[29] Safe D November 5, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball[30] Safe D November 5, 2018
RCP[31] Safe D November 5, 2018
Daily Kos[32] Safe D November 5, 2018
538[33] Safe D November 7, 2018

Results

Minnesota's 5th congressional district, 2018[100]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic (DFL) Ilhan Omar 267,703 78.0
Republican Jennifer Zielinski 74,440 21.7
Write-in 1,215 0.3
Total votes 343,358 100.0
Democratic (DFL) hold

District 6

2018 Minnesota's 6th congressional district election
← 2016
2020 →
 
Nominee Tom Emmer Ian Todd
Party Republican Democratic (DFL)
Popular vote 192,936 122,330
Percentage 61.1% 38.7%
Precinct results
Emmer:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Todd:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Tie:      40–50%      50%
     No votes
U.S. Representative before election

Tom Emmer
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Tom Emmer
Republican

See also: Minnesota's 6th congressional district

Incumbent Republican Tom Emmer, who had represented the district since 2015, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 66% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+12 despite narrowly voting for incumbent Democratic senator Amy Klobuchar on the same ballot.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary

Primary results

Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tom Emmer (incumbent) 34,251 76.6
Republican A.J. Kern 7,897 17.7
Republican Patrick Munro 2,575 5.8
Total votes 44,723 100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Primary results

Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic (DFL) Ian Todd 33,853 100.0
Total votes 33,853 100.0

General election

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[28] Safe R November 5, 2018
Inside Elections[29] Safe R November 5, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball[30] Safe R November 5, 2018
RCP[31] Safe R November 5, 2018
Daily Kos[32] Safe R November 5, 2018
538[33] Safe R November 7, 2018

Endorsements

Tom Emmer (R)
U.S. Executive Branch officials

Results

Minnesota's 6th congressional district, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tom Emmer (incumbent) 192,936 61.1
Democratic (DFL) Ian Todd 122,330 38.7
Write-in 463 0.2
Total votes 315,729 100.0
Republican hold

District 7

2018 Minnesota's 7th congressional district election
← 2016
2020 →
 
Nominee Collin Peterson David Hughes
Party Democratic (DFL) Republican
Popular vote 146,665 134,668
Percentage 52.1% 47.8%
County results

Peterson:      50–60%      60–70%

Hughes:      50–60%      60–70%
Precinct results
Peterson:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Hughes:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Tie:      40–50%      50%      No votes
U.S. Representative before election

Collin Peterson
Democratic (DFL)

Elected U.S. Representative

Collin Peterson
Democratic (DFL)

See also: Minnesota's 7th congressional district

Incumbent Democrat Collin Peterson, who had represented the district since 1991, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 52% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+12.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Primary results

Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic (DFL) Collin Peterson (incumbent) 39,961 100.0
Total votes 39,961 100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Dave Hughes, U.S. Air Force veteran and nominee for this seat in 2016[102]
Eliminated in primary

Primary results

Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dave Hughes 30,786 72.6
Republican Matt Prosch 11,618 27.4
Total votes 42,404 100.0

General election

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[28] Likely D November 5, 2018
Inside Elections[29] Safe D November 5, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball[30] Likely D November 5, 2018
RCP[31] Tossup November 5, 2018
Daily Kos[32] Likely D November 5, 2018
538[33] Likely D November 7, 2018

Endorsements

Collin Peterson (D)
Organizations
Dave Hughes (R)
U.S. Executive Branch officials

Debate

2018 Minnesota's 7th congressional district debate
No. Date Host Moderator Link Democratic Republican
Key:
 P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
Collin Peterson Dave Hughes
1 Oct. 19, 2018 Prairie Public Television Matt Olien [105] P P

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Collin
Peterson (D) 		Dave
Hughes (R) 		Undecided
ALG Research (D-Peterson)[106] September 5–10, 2018 500 ± 4.4% 53% 35% –

Results

Minnesota's 7th congressional district, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic (DFL) Collin Peterson (incumbent) 146,665 52.1
Republican Dave Hughes 134,668 47.8
Write-in 169 0.1
Total votes 281,502 100.0
Democratic (DFL) hold

District 8

2018 Minnesota's 8th congressional district election
← 2016
2020 →
 
Nominee Pete Stauber Joe Radinovich
Party Republican Democratic (DFL)
Popular vote 159,364 141,948
Percentage 50.7% 45.2%
Precinct results
Stauber:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Radinovich:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Tie:      40–50%      50%
     No votes
U.S. Representative before election

Rick Nolan
Democratic (DFL)

Elected U.S. Representative

Peter Stauber
Republican

See also: Minnesota's 8th congressional district

Incumbent Democrat Rick Nolan, who had represented the district since 2013 and previously represented Minnesota's 6th district from 1975 to 1981, decided to run for lieutenant governor of Minnesota instead of running for re-election. He was re-elected with 50% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+4.[107]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Withdrawn
  • Leah Phifer, former ICE agent and FBI analyst[112]

Endorsements

Michelle Lee
State officials
Jason Metsa
Labor unions
Joe Radinovich
U.S. Representatives
Labor unions
Organizations

Primary results

Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic (DFL) Joe Radinovich 30,391 44.2
Democratic (DFL) Michelle Lee 18,940 27.5
Democratic (DFL) Jason Metsa 9,009 13.1
Democratic (DFL) Kirsten Kennedy 8,064 11.7
Democratic (DFL) Soren Sorensen 2,396 3.5
Total votes 68,800 100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • Harry Robb Welty, former Duluth School Board member[5]
Declined

Endorsements

Pete Stauber
U.S. Executive Branch officials
U.S. Senators
U.S. Representatives
State senators
State representatives
Organizations
Newspapers

Primary results

Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Pete Stauber 44,814 89.9
Republican Harry Welty 5,021 10.1
Total votes 49,835 100.0

Independence

Candidates

General election

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[28] Lean R (flip) November 5, 2018
Inside Elections[29] Lean R (flip) November 5, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball[30] Lean R (flip) November 5, 2018
RCP[31] Lean R (flip) November 5, 2018
Daily Kos[32] Lean R (flip) November 5, 2018
538[33] Likely R (flip) November 7, 2018

Debate

2018 Minnesota's 8th congressional district debate
No. Date Host Moderator Link Democratic Republican
Key:
 P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
Joe Radinovich Pete Stauber
1 Oct. 26, 2018 Minnesota Public Radio Mike Mulcahy [135] P P

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Joe
Radinovich (D) 		Pete
Stauber (R) 		Ray
Sandman (I) 		Undecided
NYT Upshot/Siena College[136] October 11–14, 2018 507 ± 4.6% 34% 49% 4% 13%
Victoria Research (D-Radinovich)[137] September 27–30, 2018 400 ± 4.9% 45% 44% – 11%
NYT Upshot/Siena College[138] September 6–9, 2018 504 ± 4.6% 44% 43% – 13%

Results

Stauber defeated Radinovich in the general election.[139]

Minnesota's 8th congressional district, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Pete Stauber 159,364 50.7
Democratic (DFL) Joe Radinovich 141,948 45.2
Independence Ray "Skip" Sandman 12,741 4.0
Write-in 156 0.1
Total votes 314,209 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic (DFL)

See also

References

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