House districts / Minnesota
Minnesota's 8th congressional district
MN-8. Same lines in 2026 as in 2022.
Fundraising
- Peter Allen Stauber Ras of Oct 14, 2026Raised $2.6mSpent $2.0m · Cash $1.1m
- Trina Swanson DFLas of Oct 14, 2026Raised $727kSpent $551k · Cash $177k
5 other 2026 candidates filed reports (primary candidates). 3 other candidates have not filed.
Federal Election Commission, candidate totals, public domain.
President in this district
PollCheck calculation from precinct returns on the 2026 lines (method).
| Year | Democrat | Republican | Other | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Harris 41.9% | Trump 56.1% | 2.0% | R+14.2 |
| 2020 | Biden 43.3% | Trump 54.5% | 2.2% | R+11.3 |
| 2016 | Clinton 39.5% | Trump 52.3% | 8.2% | R+12.8 |
Who lives here
| Measure | This district | US |
|---|---|---|
| People | ||
| Population | 722,069 | |
| Adults (18+) | 572,363 | |
| Citizens, % of adults | 99.1% | 92.1% |
| Age, % of adults | ||
| 18 to 29 | 17.6% | 20.3% |
| 30 to 44 | 22.5% | 25.9% |
| 45 to 64 | 32.5% | 31.8% |
| 65 and over | 27.3% | 22.0% |
| Race and Hispanic origin, % of residents | ||
| White | 87.4% | 57.4% |
| Black | 1.2% | 11.9% |
| Hispanic | 2.2% | 19.3% |
| Asian | 1.1% | 5.9% |
| Other or more than one | 8.2% | 5.5% |
| Education and income | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher, % of 25+ | 28.3% | 35.7% |
| Median household income | $75,433 | $80,734 |
American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates for this district. The tick marks the US figure.
Winning margin
Results since 1976
| Year | Winner | Share | Runner-up | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current lines (2022 on) post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2024 | Pete Stauber Republican | 58.0% | Jen Schultz Democrat others 0.1% | 41.9% | R+16.1 |
| 2022 | Pete Stauber Republican | 57.2% | Jen Schultz Democrat others 0.1% | 42.7% | R+14.5 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2012-2020 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2020 | Pete Stauber Republican | 56.8% | Quinn Nystrom Democrat others 5.7% | 37.5% | R+19.2 |
| 2018 | Pete Stauber Republican | 50.7% | Joe Radinovich Democrat others 4.1% | 45.2% | R+5.5 |
| 2016 | Richard M. Nolan Democrat | 50.2% | Stewart Mills Republican others 0.2% | 49.6% | D+0.6 |
| 2014 | Richard M. Nolan Democrat | 48.5% | Stewart Mills Republican others 4.4% | 47.1% | D+1.4 |
| 2012 | Richard Nolan Democrat | 54.3% | Chip Cravaack Republican others 0.3% | 45.4% | D+8.9 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2002-2010 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2010 | Chip Cravaack Republican | 48.2% | James L. Oberstar Democrat others 5.2% | 46.6% | R+1.6 |
| 2008 | James L. Oberstar Democrat | 67.7% | Michael Cummins Republican others 0.2% | 32.1% | D+35.5 |
| 2006 | James L. Oberstar Democrat | 63.6% | Rod Grams Republican others 2.0% | 34.4% | D+29.2 |
| 2004 | James L. Oberstar Democrat | 65.2% | Mark Groettum Republican others 2.6% | 32.1% | D+33.1 |
| 2002 | James L. Oberstar Democrat | 68.7% | Bob Lemen Republican others 0.1% | 31.2% | D+37.4 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1992-2000 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2000 | James L. Oberstar Democrat | 67.8% | Bob Lemen Republican others 6.3% | 25.8% | D+42.0 |
| 1998 | James L. Oberstar Democrat | 66.0% | Jerry Shuster Republican others 7.5% | 26.5% | D+39.5 |
| 1996 | James L. Oberstar Democrat | 67.3% | Andy Larson Republican others 7.5% | 25.2% | D+42.1 |
| 1994 | James L. Oberstar Democrat | 65.7% | Phil Herwig Republican others 0.1% | 34.2% | D+31.4 |
| 1992 | James L. Oberstar Democrat | 59.0% | Phil Herwig Republican others 11.3% | 29.6% | D+29.4 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1982-1990 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 1990 | James L. Oberstar Democrat | 72.9% | Jerry Shuster Republican others 0.1% | 27.1% | D+45.9 |
| 1988 | James L. Oberstar Democrat | 74.5% | Jerry Shuster Republican | 25.5% | D+49.0 |
| 1986 | James L. Oberstar Democrat | 72.6% | Dave Rued Republican | 27.4% | D+45.1 |
| 1984 | James L. Oberstar Democrat | 67.2% | Dave Rued Republican others 0.6% | 32.1% | D+35.1 |
| 1982 | James L. Oberstar Democrat | 76.7% | Marjory L. (Marnie) Luce Republican | 23.3% | D+53.5 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1976-1980 | |||||
| 1980 | James L. Oberstar Democrat | 70.4% | Edward Fiore Republican others 1.6% | 28.0% | D+42.5 |
| 1978 | James L. Oberstar Democrat | 87.2% | John W. Hull American others 0.1% | 12.7% | D+74.4 |
| 1976 | James L. Oberstar Democrat | 100.0% | D+100.0 | ||
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About these results
Shares count all candidate votes, including write-ins, with a candidate's votes on several party lines added together. Each result is on the lines in force at the time. Mid-decade redraws before 2016 may be unmarked.
President in this district: 2016 and 2020 are estimates: precinct votes are split between districts by census block.
Counties only partly inside the district show the 2024 result for that part; estimates are labelled.
Margin chart: winner minus runner-up. Gaps are unopposed races; dashed lines are new district lines.
Sources
Results: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House 1976-2016 (doi:10.7910/DVN/IG0UN2, CC0; via MEDSL/constituency-returns), and Clerk of the US House, Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election 2018-2024 (public domain).
Presidential results: PollCheck calculation from MIT Election Data and Science Lab 2024 precinct returns (doi:10.7910/DVN/XDJYKC, doi:10.7910/DVN/USBYR4, CC0; state totals doi:10.7910/DVN/42MVDX, CC0) and Voting and Election Science Team 2016 and 2020 precinct results and shapes (doi:10.7910/DVN/NH5S2I, doi:10.7910/DVN/K7760H, CC BY 4.0), with US Census Bureau 2020 block populations and block equivalency files (public domain). Official figures: Texas Legislative Council (2024 on the 2026 lines); Louisiana, New Jersey, California and Washington election offices (county totals). Certified results transcribed by Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): Maine 2024 by district: 2024 United States presidential election in Maine (revision 1382530995); Indiana county totals: 2024 United States presidential election in Indiana (revision 1382505975); Oregon county totals: 2024 United States presidential election in Oregon (revision 1382605746).
District lines: US Census Bureau TIGER/Line 2026 (120th Congress) and 2025 cartographic boundary files (119th Congress), public domain.
Members: unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0).
Counties: US Census Bureau 2024 cartographic boundary file (public domain); 2024 county results summed from the same MEDSL precinct returns, with the official county totals above.
Demographics: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024 (public domain).
2028 candidates: Federal Election Commission (public domain).
Photos: official portraits, public domain (US government); see Photo credits.
PollCheck US. Data through November 5, 2026. Photo credits