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Minnesota's 6th Congressional District election, 2026

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Minnesota's 6th Congressional District
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General election
Election details
Filing deadline: June 2, 2026
Primary: August 11, 2026
General: November 3, 2026
How to vote
Poll times:

7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Voting in Minnesota

Race ratings
Cook Political Report: Solid Republican
DDHQ and The Hill: Pending
Inside Elections: Solid Republican
Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Republican
Ballotpedia analysis
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Federal and state primary competitiveness
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See also
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Minnesota elections, 2026
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All U.S. House districts, including the 6th Congressional District of Minnesota, are holding elections in 2026. The general election is November 3, 2026. To learn more about other elections on the ballot, click here.

Candidates and election results

Note: The following list includes official candidates only. Ballotpedia defines official candidates as people who:

  • Register with a federal or state campaign finance agency before the candidate filing deadline
  • Appear on candidate lists released by government election agencies

Note: At this time, Ballotpedia is combining all declared candidates for this election into one list under a general election heading. As primary election dates are published, this information will be updated to separate general election candidates from primary candidates as appropriate.

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

General election for U.S. House Minnesota District 6

Incumbent Tom Emmer, Doug Chapin, and Sierra Grandy are running in the general election for U.S. House Minnesota District 6 on November 3, 2026.

Candidate
Image of Tom Emmer
Tom Emmer (R)
Image of Doug Chapin
Doug Chapin (D)
Image of Sierra Grandy
Sierra Grandy (D)

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Candidate profiles

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Voting information

See also: Voting in Minnesota

Ballotpedia will publish the dates and deadlines related to this election as they are made available.

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Campaign finance

Name Party Receipts* Disbursements** Cash on hand Date
Tom Emmer Republican Party $5,413,544 $2,365,050 $4,736,946 As of September 30, 2025
Doug Chapin Democratic Party $64,619 $7,750 $56,869 As of September 30, 2025
Sierra Grandy Democratic Party $0 $0 $0 Data not available***

Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2026. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

* According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee."
** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election.
*** Candidate either did not report any receipts or disbursements to the FEC, or Ballotpedia did not find an FEC candidate ID.

General election race ratings

See also: Race rating definitions and methods

Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:

  • Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
  • Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
  • Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.[1]
  • Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.

Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.[2][3][4]

Race ratings: Minnesota's 6th Congressional District election, 2026
Race trackerRace ratings
11/25/202511/18/202511/11/202511/4/2025
The Cook Political Report with Amy WalterSolid RepublicanSolid RepublicanSolid RepublicanSolid Republican
Decision Desk HQ and The HillPendingPendingPendingPending
Inside Elections with Nathan L. GonzalesSolid RepublicanSolid RepublicanSolid RepublicanSolid Republican
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal BallSafe RepublicanSafe RepublicanSafe RepublicanSafe Republican
Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week.

Ballot access

The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in Minnesota in the 2026 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Minnesota, click here.

Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2026
State Office Party Signatures required Filing fee Filing deadline Source
Minnesota U.S. House Ballot-qualified party 1,000 $300 6/2/2026 Source
Minnesota U.S. House Unaffiliated 1,000 N/A 6/2/2026 Source


District history

The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2020.

2024

See also: Minnesota's 6th Congressional District election, 2024

Minnesota's 6th Congressional District election, 2024 (August 13 Republican primary)

Minnesota's 6th Congressional District election, 2024 (August 13 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Minnesota District 6

Incumbent Tom Emmer defeated Jeanne Hendricks in the general election for U.S. House Minnesota District 6 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Tom Emmer
Tom Emmer (R)
 
62.4
 
260,095
Image of Jeanne Hendricks
Jeanne Hendricks (D) Candidate Connection
 
37.4
 
155,836
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
565

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 416,496
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 6

Jeanne Hendricks defeated Austin Winkelman in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 6 on August 13, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Jeanne Hendricks
Jeanne Hendricks Candidate Connection
 
83.8
 
14,895
Image of Austin Winkelman
Austin Winkelman Candidate Connection
 
16.2
 
2,878

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 17,773
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 6

Incumbent Tom Emmer defeated Chris Corey in the Republican primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 6 on August 13, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Tom Emmer
Tom Emmer
 
87.0
 
21,624
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Chris Corey
 
13.0
 
3,218

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 24,842
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2022

See also: Minnesota's 6th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Minnesota District 6

Incumbent Tom Emmer defeated Jeanne Hendricks and Todd Stenberg in the general election for U.S. House Minnesota District 6 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Tom Emmer
Tom Emmer (R)
 
62.0
 
198,145
Image of Jeanne Hendricks
Jeanne Hendricks (D) Candidate Connection
 
37.8
 
120,852
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Todd Stenberg (Independent) (Write-in)
 
0.1
 
334
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
436

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 319,767
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Jeanne Hendricks advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 6.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Tom Emmer advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 6.

2020

See also: Minnesota's 6th Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House Minnesota District 6

Incumbent Tom Emmer defeated Tawnja Zahradka in the general election for U.S. House Minnesota District 6 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Tom Emmer
Tom Emmer (R)
 
65.7
 
270,901
Image of Tawnja Zahradka
Tawnja Zahradka (D) Candidate Connection
 
34.2
 
140,853
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
553

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 412,307
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 6

Tawnja Zahradka advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 6 on August 11, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Tawnja Zahradka
Tawnja Zahradka Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
29,445

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 29,445
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 6

Incumbent Tom Emmer defeated Patrick Munro in the Republican primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 6 on August 11, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Tom Emmer
Tom Emmer
 
87.2
 
30,654
Image of Patrick Munro
Patrick Munro
 
12.8
 
4,518

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 35,172
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District analysis

This section will contain facts and figures related to this district's elections when those are available.

See also

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
  2. ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
  3. ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
  4. ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018


Minnesota's current delegation to the United States Congress
Senators
Amy Klobuchar (D)
Tina Smith (D)
Representatives
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District 3
District 4
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District 6
Tom Emmer (R)
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