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2026 candidates we're tracking in MN-4
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Betty McCollum
Democratic-Far
Incumbent
McCollum is the sitting U.S. Representative for Minnesota's 4th Congressional District and Dean of the Minnesota Congressional Delegation, per the campaign site. Before Congress she worked as a social studies teacher and in retail, served six years on the North St. Paul City Council, and served four terms in the Minnesota House of Representatives; she holds a B.A. in education from St. Catherine University, per the campaign site.
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Paul Wikstrom
Republican
Wikstrom is an engineer with a degree in electrical engineering from the University of Minnesota who has spent 35 years in engineering and management roles at Minnesota medtech and aerospace companies, and has also worked in seismic exploration, road construction, and farming, per the campaign site.
About this race
Minnesota's 4th 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.