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2026 candidates we're tracking in MN-8
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Pete Stauber
Republican
Incumbent
Incumbent seeking re-election and the Republican Party endorsed candidate, per KAXE's primary guide.
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Trina Swanson
Democratic-Far
Attorney and founding partner of JET Global Solutions from Hermantown who spent almost 20 years at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, per her KAXE guide responses; she won the DFL endorsement on the first ballot with over 70 percent of delegates.
About this race
Minnesota's 8th 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.