2 candidates are tracked for Minnesota House District 7B on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Cal Warwas and Dan Horoshak. Candidate information follows official St. Louis County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Cal Warwas (Republican), Dan Horoshak (Democratic-Farmer-Labor) are on the November 3 ballot for Minnesota House District 7B; Cal Warwas is the sitting member, per the Minnesota House of Representatives's official member directory (house.mn.gov). Nominees were chosen at the August 11, 2026 primary (where contested) or qualified directly for the general ballot. The field is the Secretary of State's certified candidate table; Minnesota prints unopposed candidates rather than deeming them elected. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
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This race. Elected by district: only voters who live in the district see this race on their ballot. The sitting officeholder, Cal Warwas, is on the ballot.
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Republican Incumbent
Cal Warwas is an iron miner working as a welder and fabricator who represents District 7B in the Minnesota House. Elected in 2024, he is serving his first term and sits on Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy, Public Safety Finance and Policy, and Taxes, according to the Minnesota House of Representatives. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026.
Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Per the campaign site.
Horoshak is a fifth-generation Iron Ranger and a USW Local 6860 member who spent five years as an hourly laborer at Nelson Williams Linings, per the campaign site. He serves as director of Saint Louis County 07 for the DFL, per the campaign site.
Who is running for Minnesota House District 7B in 2026?
2 candidates are tracked for Minnesota House District 7B on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Cal Warwas and Dan Horoshak. Candidate information follows official St. Louis County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
When is the Minnesota House District 7B election in Minnesota?
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for Minnesota are on the Minnesota election hub at theballotbrief.com.
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