Minnesota Sample Ballot 2026: Every Candidate on Your November Ballot

Finstad is a fourth-generation farmer and lifelong southern Minnesota resident who continues to help operate his family farm, per the campaign site. He is a husband and father of seven, per the campaign site.

Johnson is a high school math teacher in Rochester with 20 years of classroom experience, per the campaign site. He grew up in Stewartville as one of eleven children and has served as a Government Relations Coordinator and board member of the Minnesota Jump$tart Coalition, per the campaign site.

Four-term Republican state senator from Prior Lake and minority lead on the Senate Finance Committee, per the Star Tribune and Minnesota Reformer. He spent more than 30 years in banking and finance leading risk-management and fraud-prevention teams and served four terms on the Prior Lake-Savage school board, per his campaign site. He is seeking the open seat being vacated by Rep. Angie Craig.

Attorney who runs his own firm representing seniors and people with disabilities, and a former Lakeville mayor and state senator, per his Sun Thisweek questionnaire; he is the DFL-endorsed candidate in the race.

Morrison is a sitting member of Congress representing Minnesota's 3rd District and worked for more than 20 years as an OB-GYN before her election, per the campaign site.

Bass describes himself on the campaign site as a business owner and job creator who started with a $250 paycheck, built multiple companies, and has worked in roofing, siding, factory jobs, and as a licensed life and health insurance agent in Minnesota, per the campaign site.

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.

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.

Incumbent since 2019, the first African refugee elected to Congress, and co-chair of the Medicare for All Caucus, per MyNortheaster; she carries the DFL's endorsement.

Nagel is a retired Minnesota State Patrol officer with a 30-year law-enforcement career who held the rank of Field Lieutenant and worked as a safety consultant for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; since retiring in 2011 he has taught defensive driving and college courses, per the campaign site.

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.

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.

Fischbach is a sitting member of the U.S. House representing Minnesota's Seventh District who previously served as the 49th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota and as the first woman President of the Minnesota Senate; she holds a B.A. from St. Cloud State University and a J.D. from William Mitchell College of Law, per the campaign site.

Rural Rebound Initiative Coordinator for Otter Tail County for the past nine years and a first-time candidate from Wadena, per Valley News Live; he won the DFL endorsement with 65 percent on the first ballot.

Stauber is a sitting member of the U.S. House and a former professional hockey player and retired police officer with 23 years of service, including as an Area Commander with the Duluth Police Department and President of the Law Enforcement Labor Services Union, Local 363, per the campaign site.

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.