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Minnesota 8th District · House

Trina Swanson (D)vsPete Stauber (R)

Election Day · Nov 3, 2026

Score updated Oct 14, 2026

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309MONITOR

Safe for Stauber.

Forecasters: Safe R · Stauber is the incumbent · $90k vs $1.2M cash on hand

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Candidates

Trina Swanson

Democrat

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Pete Stauber

Republican· Incumbent

Progressive votes: 2.7%

War Chest (FEC)

Swanson

$90k

Stauber

$1.2M

Cash on hand, most recent FEC filing.

Expert Ratings

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