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Minnesota's 2nd Congressional District election, 2026
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Minnesota's 2nd Congressional District |
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General election |
Election details |
Filing deadline: Pending |
Primary: August 11, 2026 General: November 3, 2026 |
How to vote |
Poll times:
7 a.m. to 8 p.m. |
Race ratings |
DDHQ and The Hill: Pending Inside Elections: Lean Democratic Sabato's Crystal Ball: Lean Democratic |
Ballotpedia analysis |
U.S. Senate battlegrounds U.S. House battlegrounds Federal and state primary competitiveness Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2026 |
See also |
U.S. Senate • 1st • 2nd • 3rd • 4th • 5th • 6th • 7th • 8th Minnesota elections, 2026 U.S. Congress elections, 2026 U.S. Senate elections, 2026 U.S. House elections, 2026 |
All U.S. House districts, including the 2nd 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.
Incumbent announced on April 30, 2025 she would not seek re-election of her House seat and withdrew from that race to run for the open U.S. Senate Minnesota race.[1]
Candidates and election results
Note: The following list includes official candidates only. Ballotpedia defines official candidates as people who:
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General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
General election for U.S. House Minnesota District 2
Matt Klein, Matt Little, Tyler Kistner, and Eric Pratt are running in the general election for U.S. House Minnesota District 2 on November 3, 2026.
Candidate | ||
![]() | Matt Klein (D) | |
Matt Little (D) | ||
![]() | Tyler Kistner (R) | |
![]() | Eric Pratt (R) |
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Michael Stefanko (D)
- Angie Craig (D)
Candidate profiles
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Voting information
- See also: Voting in Minnesota
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Campaign finance
Name | Party | Receipts* | Disbursements** | Cash on hand | Date |
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Matt Klein | Democratic Party | $214,275 | $25,315 | $188,960 | As of June 30, 2025 |
Matt Little | Democratic Party | $306,400 | $54,294 | $252,106 | As of June 30, 2025 |
Tyler Kistner | Republican Party | $100,274 | $26,089 | $74,185 | As of June 30, 2025 |
Eric Pratt | Republican 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." |
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.[2]
- 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.[3][4][5]
Race ratings: Minnesota's 2nd Congressional District election, 2026 | |||||||||
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9/2/2025 | 8/26/2025 | 8/19/2025 | 8/12/2025 | ||||||
The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter | Likely Democratic | Likely Democratic | Likely Democratic | Likely Democratic | |||||
Decision Desk HQ and The Hill | Pending | Pending | Pending | Pending | |||||
Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales | Lean Democratic | Lean Democratic | Lean Democratic | Lean Democratic | |||||
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball | Lean Democratic | Lean Democratic | Lean Democratic | Lean Democratic | |||||
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
This section will contain information on ballot access related to this state's elections when it is available.
District history
The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2020.
2024
See also: Minnesota's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024
Minnesota's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024 (August 13 Democratic primary)
Minnesota's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024 (August 13 Republican primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Minnesota District 2
Incumbent Angie Craig defeated Joe Teirab and Thomas Bowman (Unofficially withdrew) in the general election for U.S. House Minnesota District 2 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Angie Craig (D) | 55.5 | 231,751 |
![]() | Joe Teirab (R) | 42.1 | 175,621 | |
![]() | Thomas Bowman (Conservative Party) (Unofficially withdrew) ![]() | 2.3 | 9,492 | |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 455 |
Total votes: 417,319 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 2
Incumbent Angie Craig defeated Marc Ives in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 2 on August 13, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Angie Craig | 91.0 | 26,865 |
![]() | Marc Ives | 9.0 | 2,649 |
Total votes: 29,514 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 2
Joe Teirab defeated Tayler Rahm (Unofficially withdrew) in the Republican primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 2 on August 13, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Joe Teirab | 76.0 | 16,748 |
![]() | Tayler Rahm (Unofficially withdrew) | 24.0 | 5,290 |
Total votes: 22,038 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Mike Murphy (R)
2022
General election
General election for U.S. House Minnesota District 2
Incumbent Angie Craig defeated Tyler Kistner and Paula Overby (Unofficially withdrew) in the general election for U.S. House Minnesota District 2 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Angie Craig (D) | 50.9 | 165,583 |
![]() | Tyler Kistner (R) | 45.6 | 148,576 | |
![]() | Paula Overby (Legal Marijuana Now Party) (Unofficially withdrew) ![]() | 3.3 | 10,728 | |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 585 |
Total votes: 325,472 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Angie Craig advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 2.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Tyler Kistner advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 2.
Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis Party of Minnesota primary election
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Patrick Bradley (Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis Party of Minnesota)
Legal Marijuana Now Party primary election
The Legal Marijuana Now Party primary election was canceled. Paula Overby advanced from the Legal Marijuana Now Party primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 2.
2020
General election
General election for U.S. House Minnesota District 2
Incumbent Angie Craig defeated Tyler Kistner and Adam Weeks (Unofficially withdrew) in the general election for U.S. House Minnesota District 2 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Angie Craig (D) | 48.2 | 204,534 |
![]() | Tyler Kistner (R) ![]() | 45.9 | 194,954 | |
Adam Weeks (Legal Marijuana Now Party) (Unofficially withdrew) | 5.8 | 24,751 | ||
Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 273 |
Total votes: 424,512 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Angie Craig advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 2.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Tyler Kistner advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 2.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Regina Barr (R)
- Edward Moritz (R)
- Kerry Zeiler (R)
- Rick Olson (R)
- Erika Cashin (R)
Legal Marijuana Now Party primary election
The Legal Marijuana Now Party primary election was canceled. Adam Weeks advanced from the Legal Marijuana Now Party primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 2.
District analysis
This section will contain facts and figures related to this district's elections when those are available.
See also
Minnesota | 2026 primaries | 2026 U.S. Congress elections |
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Footnotes
- ↑ CBS News, "Rep. Angie Craig of Minnesota announces U.S. Senate run," April 29, 2025
- ↑ Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018