2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota
The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota were held on November 6, 2018, to elect the eight U.S. Representatives from the state of Minnesota, one from each of the state's eight congressional districts. The elections coincided with an open gubernatorial election, a U.S. Senate election, a special U.S. Senate election, State House elections, and other elections.
In the 2018 elections, Democrats gained the 2nd and 3rd districts from Republican incumbents, and the Republicans gained the 1st and 8th districts from Democrats running for higher office, leaving party representation in Minnesota's House delegation unchanged at 5 members from the DFL and 3 members from the GOP.
Overview
Results of the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota by district:District 1
Minnesota's 1st Congressional District extends across southern Minnesota from the border with South Dakota to the border with Wisconsin. Democrat Tim Walz, who has represented the district since 2007, was re-elected with 50% of the vote in 2016. He did not run for re-election to the U.S. House in 2018, instead opting to run for Governor.Republican Jim Hagedorn faced DFL candidate Dan Feehan in the general election. Minnesota's 1st congressional district was listed as one of the NRCC's initial targets in 2018.
Democratic primary
Candidates
;Declared- Dan Feehan, army veteran and former Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Readiness
- Colin "Coke" Minehart
Endorsements
Primary results
Republican primary
Candidates
;Declared- Andrew Candler
- Jim Hagedorn, who was the district's Republican nominee in 2014 and 2016
- Carla Nelson, Minnesota State Senator
- Steve Williams
Endorsements
Primary results
General election
Debates
- , October 12, 2018
Polling
Results
District 2
Democrat Angie Craig defeated incumbent Republican Jason Lewis in a rematch of their 2016 race.Democratic primary
Candidates
;Declared- Angie Craig, former St. Jude Medical executive and 2016 candidate for MN-2
Endorsements
Republican primary
Candidates
;Declared- Jason Lewis, incumbent U.S. Representative
Endorsements
General election
Debates
- , October 19, 2018
Polling
Results
District 3
Democrat Dean Phillips defeated incumbent Republican Erik Paulsen.Democratic primary
Candidates
;Declared- Dean Phillips, businessman
- Cole Young
Primary results
Republican primary
Candidates
;Declared- Erik Paulsen, incumbent U.S. Representative
Primary results
General election
Debates
- , October 19, 2018
Endorsements
Polling
Results
District 4
Democrat Betty McCollum, who has represented the district since 2001, was re-elected with 66% of the vote. She faced businessman Greg Ryan, the Republican nominee, and Third Party candidate Susan Pendergast Sindt of the Legal Marijuana Now Party in the general election.Democratic primary
Candidates
;Declared- Muad Hassan
- Betty McCollum, incumbent U.S. Representative
- Reid Rossell
Primary results
Republican primary
Candidates
;Declared- Greg Ryan, Republican nominee for this seat in 2016
Primary results
Legal Marijuana Now
Candidates
;Declared- Susan Pendergast Sindt, LMN Nominee for this seat in 2016
General election
Results
District 5
Democrat Keith Ellison, who has represented the district since 2007, was re-elected with 69% of the vote in 2016. Ellison decided to not run for reelection, instead seeking the Democratic nomination for the open Attorney General race.Democratic primary
Candidates
;Declared- Jamal Abdi Abdulahi, engineer and chair of the DFL Somali-American Caucus
- Frank Nelson Drake, real estate agent, Republican nominee for this seat in 2016
- Margaret Anderson Kelliher, former Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives and DFL endorsed candidate for governor in 2010
- Ilhan Omar, state representative
- Patricia Torres Ray, state senator
;Withdrew
- Keith Ellison, incumbent U.S. Representative, running for Attorney General in 2018
- Kim Ellison, Minneapolis School Board member, former spouse of Keith Ellison
- Julie Sabo, former state senator and daughter of former Congressman Martin Olav Sabo
Endorsements
Primary results
Republican primary
Candidates
- Bob Carney Jr., perennial candidate
- Christopher Chamberlin
- Jennifer Zielinski, health care worker and Republican activist
Primary results
General election
Results
District 6
Republican Tom Emmer, who has represented the district since 2015, was re-elected with 66% of the vote in 2016. Air Force veteran Ian Todd was the Democratic nominee.Democratic primary
Candidates
;Declared- Ian Todd, military veteran
Primary results
Republican primary
Candidates
;Declared- Tom Emmer, incumbent U.S. Representative
- A.J. Kern
- Patrick Munro
Primary results
General election
Endorsements
Results
District 7
Democrat Collin Peterson, who has represented the district since 1991, was re-elected with 52% of the vote in 2016.Democratic primary
Candidates
;Declared- Collin Peterson, incumbent U.S. Representative
Primary results
Republican primary
Candidates
;Declared- Dave R. Hughes, Republican nominee in 2016
- Matt Prosch
Primary results
General election
Debates
- , October 19, 2018
Polling
Endorsements
Results
District 8
Democrat Rick Nolan, who has represented the district since 2013 and previously represented Minnesota's 6th district from 1975 to 1981, was re-elected with 50% of the vote in 2016. Instead of running for re-election, Nolan decided to retire. Republican St. Louis County Commissioner Pete Stauber defeated DFL nominee Joe Radinovich in the general election.Democratic primary
Candidates
;Declared- Kirsten Kennedy, Mayor of North Branch
- Michelle D. Lee, former Duluth news anchor
- Jason Metsa, Minnesota State Representative
- Joe Radinovich, former Minnesota State Representative
- Soren Christian Sorensen
- Leah Phifer, former ICE agent and FBI analyst
Endorsements
Primary results
Republican primary
Candidates
;Declared- Pete Stauber, St. Louis County commissioner
- Harry Robb Welty, former Duluth School Board member
- Stewart Mills III, Mills Fleet Farm executive and candidate for Congress in 2014 and 2016.
Endorsements
Primary results
Independence
Candidates
- Ray "Skip" Sandman
General election