The Ballot Brief
2026 U.S. House

Minnesota's 6th Congressional District — 2026 Candidates

U.S. House · MN-6
Primary: Tuesday, August 11, 2026 General: Tuesday, November 3, 2026

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2026 candidates we're tracking in MN-6

Tom Emmer

RepublicanIncumbent

Top priorities

  • Wants to fight the affordability crisis, restore energy independence and lower family costs
  • Supports border security legislation aimed at stopping fentanyl, gangs and related threats
  • Supports returning education decisions to parents through school choice policies

Per the campaign site.

About Tom Emmer

Emmer is a sitting member of the U.S. House representing Minnesota's Sixth District and serves as House Majority Whip; he was first elected to Congress in 2014, per the campaign site.

Doug Chapin

Democratic-Farmer-Labor

Top priorities

  • The role of Congress
  • Taxes
  • Health care, Medicare and Medicaid

Per the campaign site.

About Doug Chapin

Nationally recognized election administration expert, attorney, and college professor who has worked in Congress, the executive branch, the courtroom, and the classroom, per his campaign site. He campaigns on an economy that works for everyone and health care that puts patients before insurance companies, per his campaign site.

About this race

Minnesota's 6th Congressional District elects one member of the U.S. House of Representatives to a two-year term. Every House seat in the country is on the ballot in 2026. The Minnesota primary is Tuesday, August 11, 2026, and the general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.

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