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Minnesota's 6th Congressional District
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Democratic primary
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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
U.S. Senate battlegrounds
U.S. House battlegrounds
Federal and state primary competitiveness
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A Republican Party primary takes place on August 11, 2026, in Minnesota's 6th Congressional District to determine which Republican candidate will run in the district's general election on November 3, 2026.

Candidate filing deadline Primary election General election
June 2, 2026
August 11, 2026
November 3, 2026



A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Minnesota utilizes an open primary system, in which registered voters do not have to be members of a party to vote in that party's primary.[1]

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

This page focuses on Minnesota's 6th Congressional District Republican primary. For more in-depth information on the district's Democratic primary and the general election, see the following pages:

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

Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 6

Incumbent Tom Emmer (R) and Michael Foley (R) are running in the Republican primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 6 on August 11, 2026.

Candidate
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Tom Emmer
Image of Michael Foley
Michael Foley  Candidate Connection

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Michael Foley

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Party: Republican Party

Incumbent: No

Submitted Biography:  "Mike Foley is a proud husband, father, veteran, and engineer, born and raised in Minnesota’s 6th Congressional District with values rooted in faith, family, and hard work. He has led in a war zone and in industry, making tough decisions and delivering results under pressure. Foley is running for Congress because he believes Washington’s dysfunction and career politicians are leaving working families behind. He is committed to putting people back at the center of government by defending the Constitution, restoring integrity, and building an economy that empowers the American people—not politicians."

Key Messages

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Integrity Over Insiders This campaign is about restoring accountability and ending politics-as-usual. Voters deserve leaders who answer to them, not to megadonors or party bosses. Every decision will be rooted in service, transparency, and respect for the Constitution.

Main Street First Families are struggling with affordability, healthcare, and opportunity. The focus is on cutting wasteful spending, lowering taxes, protecting rural healthcare, and empowering small businesses. Government should work for working people, not special interests.

Unity Through Courage Division and spectacle have weakened trust in public life. This campaign rejects sensationalism and rewards courage. By defending freedoms, supporting veterans, and promoting honest debate, we can rebuild institutions and bring people together.

Voting information

See also: Voting in Minnesota

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

Campaign finance

Name Party Receipts* Disbursements** Cash on hand Date
Tom Emmer Republican Party $6,763,927 $3,507,247 $4,945,131 As of December 31, 2025
Michael Foley Republican Party $1,720 $693 $1,027 As of December 31, 2025

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.

District analysis

Click the tabs below to view information about voter composition, past elections, and demographics in both the district and the state.

  • District map - A map of the district in place for the election.
  • Competitiveness - Information about the competitiveness of 2026 U.S. House elections in the state.
  • Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the district and the state.
  • State party control - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.


Below is the district map in place for this election. Click the map below to enlarge it.

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See also: Primary election competitiveness in state and federal government, 2026
Information about competitiveness will be added here as it becomes available.

Partisan Voter Index

See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

Heading into the 2026 elections, based on results from the 2024 and 2020 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district is R+10. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 10 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Minnesota's 6th the 134th most Republican district nationally.[2]

2020 presidential election results

The table below shows what the vote in the 2024 presidential election was in this district. The presidential election data was compiled by The Downballot.

2024 presidential results in Minnesota's 6th Congressional District
Kamala Harris Democratic PartyDonald Trump Republican Party
39.0%59.0%

Presidential voting history

See also: Presidential election in Minnesota, 2024

Minnesota presidential election results (1900-2024)

  • 21 Democratic wins
  • 10 Republican wins
  • 1 other win
Year 1900 1904 1908 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Winning Party R R R P[3] R R R R D D D D D R R D D D R D D D D D D D D D D D D D
See also: Party control of Minnesota state government

Congressional delegation

The table below displays the partisan composition of Minnesota's congressional delegation as of October 2025.

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Minnesota
Party U.S. Senate U.S. House Total
Democratic 2 4 6
Republican 0 4 4
Independent 0 0 0
Vacancies 0 0 0
Total 2 8 10

State executive

The table below displays the officeholders in Minnesota's top four state executive offices as of October 2025.

State executive officials in Minnesota, October 2025
OfficeOfficeholder
GovernorDemocratic Party Tim Walz
Lieutenant GovernorDemocratic Party Peggy Flanagan
Secretary of StateDemocratic Party Steve Simon
Attorney GeneralDemocratic Party Keith Ellison

State legislature

Minnesota State Senate

Party As of January 2026
     Democratic Party 34
     Republican Party 33
     Other 0
     Vacancies 0
Total 67

Minnesota House of Representatives

Party As of January 2026
     Democratic Party 65
     Republican Party 67
     Other 0
     Vacancies 2
Total 134

Trifecta control

Minnesota Party Control: 1992-2025
Four years of Democratic trifectas  •  No Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

Year 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Governor R R R R R R R I I I I R R R R R R R R D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D
Senate D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D R R D D D D R R R R R R D D D
House D D D D D D D R R R R R R R R D D D D R R D D R R R R D D D D D D S

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

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Minnesota Legislature, "Minn. Stat. § 204D.08," accessed November 17, 2025
  2. ↑ Cook Political Report, "2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)," accessed July 1, 2025
  3. ↑ Progressive Party


Minnesota's current delegation to the United States Congress
Senators
Amy Klobuchar (D)
Tina Smith (D)
Representatives
District 1
District 2
District 3
District 4
District 5
District 6
Tom Emmer (R)
District 7
District 8
Democratic Party (6)
Republican Party (4)


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