U.S. House of Representatives · District 4
Minnesota. Election Day was Nov. 3, 2026.
Who is running
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Worth knowing
- The party winning this district last changed in 1948, when Eugene J. McCarthy (Democratic) won it after a Republican win in 1946. Source: Federal Election Commission, Federal Elections and Clerk of the House of Representatives, Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election and MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House of Representatives 1976-2024 (compiled from the Clerk of the House)
- The closest result we hold for this district was in 1936: Melvin J. Maas won by 360 votes, 0.3 points of all votes counted. Source: Clerk of the House of Representatives, Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election
- Eight different people won the 52 regular elections for this district from 1920 to 2024. Source: Federal Election Commission, Federal Elections and Clerk of the House of Representatives, Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election and MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House of Representatives 1976-2024 (compiled from the Clerk of the House)
Each fact is worked out from the official records linked beside it. None is a prediction or a rating.
Past results
- Democratic candidate
- Republican candidate
District lines are redrawn after each census and sometimes in between, so the same district number did not always cover the same ground. A break in a line means no figure was published or held for that year. It does not mean zero.
Data table: Share of the vote for this district, 1920 to 2024
| Year | Democratic candidate | Republican candidate |
|---|---|---|
| 1920 | 34.2% | 58.68% |
| 1922 | 35.61% | 58.67% |
| 1924 | 36.85% | 47.72% |
| 1926 | 4.63% | 54.33% |
| 1928 | 28.63% | 36.01% |
| 1930 | 9.02% | 66.53% |
| 1934 | 23.4% | 36.8% |
| 1936 | 22.92% | 38.31% |
| 1938 | 11.13% | 53.12% |
| 1940 | 12.92% | 58.83% |
| 1942 | 9.83% | 65.05% |
| 1944 | 51.78% | 48.22% |
| 1946 | 47.23% | 51.48% |
| 1948 | 59.43% | 40.57% |
| 1950 | 60.39% | 39.61% |
| 1952 | 61.71% | 38.29% |
| 1954 | 63.01% | 36.99% |
| 1956 | 64.07% | 35.93% |
| 1958 | 56.36% | 43.64% |
| 1960 | 60.96% | 39.04% |
| 1962 | 59.46% | 40.54% |
| 1964 | 72.28% | 27.07% |
| 1966 | 53.39% | 46.61% |
| 1968 | 61.33% | 38.67% |
| 1970 | 74.18% | 25.82% |
| 1972 | 72.37% | 27.63% |
| 1974 | 76.03% | 23.97% |
| 1976 | 66.44% | 29.79% |
| 1978 | 58.04% | 41.96% |
| 1980 | 58.51% | 40.52% |
| 1982 | 73.18% | 26.82% |
| 1984 | 73.52% | 25.19% |
| 1986 | 72.86% | 27.11% |
| 1988 | 72.4% | 26.79% |
| 1990 | 64.75% | 35.07% |
| 1992 | 57.49% | No figure |
| 1994 | 54.9% | 41.94% |
| 1996 | 57.02% | 36.8% |
| 1998 | 53.69% | 39.79% |
| 2000 | 48.04% | 30.89% |
| 2002 | 62.22% | 33.91% |
| 2004 | 57.48% | 33.24% |
| 2006 | 69.54% | 30.23% |
| 2008 | 68.44% | 31.31% |
| 2010 | 59.09% | 34.63% |
| 2012 | 62.27% | 31.51% |
| 2014 | 61.19% | 32.9% |
| 2016 | 57.76% | 34.39% |
| 2018 | 65.99% | 29.75% |
| 2020 | 63.17% | 28.97% |
| 2022 | 67.59% | 32.26% |
| 2024 | 67.25% | 32.58% |
Winners and margins, 1920 to 2024
| Year | Most votes | Margin over the runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Betty McCollum (Democratic) | 125,184 votes (34.7 points) |
| 2022 | Betty McCollum (Democratic-Farmer-Labor) | 104,562 votes (35.3 points) |
| 2020 | Betty McCollum (Democratic-Farmer-Labor) | 133,083 votes (34.2 points) |
| 2018 | Betty McCollum (Democratic-Farmer-Labor) | 119,118 votes (36.2 points) |
| 2016 | Betty McCollum (Democratic-Farmer-Labor) | 82,267 votes (23.4 points) |
| 2014 | Betty McCollum (Democratic-Farmer-Labor) | 68,365 votes (28.3 points) |
| 2012 | Betty McCollum (Democratic-Farmer-Labor) | 107,026 votes (30.8 points) |
| 2010 | Betty McCollum (Democratic-Farmer-Labor) | 56,605 votes (24.5 points) |
| 2008 | Betty McCollum (Democratic-Farmer-Labor) | 117,331 votes (37.1 points) |
| 2006 | Betty McCollum (Democratic-Farmer-Labor) | 97,299 votes (39.3 points) |
| 2004 | Betty McCollum (Democratic-Farmer-Labor) | 76,920 votes (24.2 points) |
| 2002 | Betty McCollum (Democratic-Farmer-Labor) | 74,892 votes (28.3 points) |
| 2000 | Betty McCollum (Democratic-Farmer-Labor) | 46,551 votes (17.1 points) |
| 1998 | Bruce F. Vento (Democratic-Farmer-Labor) | 33,338 votes (13.9 points) |
| 1996 | Bruce F. Vento (Democratic-Farmer-Labor) | 51,721 votes (20.2 points) |
| 1994 | Bruce F Vento (Democratic-Farmer-Labor) | 27,294 votes (13.0 points) |
| 1992 | Bruce F Vento (Democratic-Farmer-Labor) | 58,052 votes (20.9 points) |
| 1990 | Bruce F Vento (Democratic-Farmer-Labor) | 65,714 votes (29.7 points) |
| 1988 | Bruce F Vento (Democratic-Farmer-Labor) | 114,154 votes (45.6 points) |
| 1986 | Bruce F Vento (Democratic) | 70,736 votes (45.7 points) |
| 1984 | Bruce F Vento (Democratic) | 110,228 votes (48.3 points) |
| 1982 | Bruce F Vento (Democratic) | 97,246 votes (46.4 points) |
| 1980 | Bruce F Vento (Democratic) | 36,645 votes (18.0 points) |
| 1978 | Bruce F Vento (Democratic) | 26,593 votes (16.1 points) |
| 1976 | Bruce F Vento (Democratic) | 73,515 votes (36.6 points) |
| 1974 | Joseph E. Karth (Democratic) | 65,354 votes (52.1 points) |
| 1972 | Joseph E. Karth (Democratic) | 85,506 votes (44.7 points) |
| 1970 | Joseph Karth (Democratic) | 85,583 votes (48.4 points) |
| 1968 | Joseph E. Karth (Democratic) | 47,690 votes (22.7 points) |
| 1966 | Joseph E. Karth (Democratic) | 11,604 votes (6.8 points) |
| 1964 | Joseph E. Karth (Democratic) | 90,580 votes (45.2 points) |
| 1962 | Joseph E. Karth (Democrat-Farmer-Labor) | 29,753 votes (18.9 points) |
| 1960 | Joseph E. Karth (Democrat-Farmer-Labor) | 39,103 votes (21.9 points) |
| 1958 | Joseph E. Karth (Democrat-Farmer-Labor) | 16,468 votes (12.7 points) |
| 1956 | Eugene J. McCarthy (Democratic-Farmer-Labor) | 45,373 votes (28.1 points) |
| 1954 | Eugene McCarthy (Democratic-Farmer-Labor) | 33,718 votes (26.0 points) |
| 1952 | Eugene J. McCarthy (Democrat-Farmer Labor) | 37,188 votes (23.4 points) |
| 1950 | Eugene J. McCarthy (Democratic-Farmer Labor) | 20,623 votes (20.8 points) |
| 1948 | Eugene J. McCarthy (Democratic-Farmer-Labor) | 24,902 votes (18.9 points) |
| 1946 | Edward J. Devitt (Republican) | 3,770 votes (4.3 points) |
| 1944 | Frank T. Starkey (Democratic-Farmer-Labor) | 4,440 votes (3.6 points) |
| 1942 | Melvin J. Maas (Republican) | 28,832 votes (40.9 points) |
| 1940 | Melvin J. Maas (Republican) | 35,627 votes (30.6 points) |
| 1938 | Melvin J. Maas (Republican) | 19,694 votes (17.4 points) |
| 1936 | Melvin J. Maas (Republican) | 360 votes (0.3 points) |
| 1934 | Melvin J. Maas (Republican) | 7,579 votes (7.4 points) |
| 1930 | Melvin J. Maas (Republican) | 32,453 votes (44.4 points) |
| 1928 | Melvin J. Maas (Republican) | 8,127 votes (7.4 points) |
| 1926 | Melvin J. Maas (Republican) | 5,621 votes (13.3 points) |
| 1924 | Oscar E. Keller (Republican) | 8,940 votes (10.9 points) |
| 1922 | Oscar E. Keller (Republican) | 13,072 votes (23.1 points) |
| 1920 | Oscar E. Keller (Republican) | 16,182 votes (24.5 points) |
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Outlines are the Census Bureau's simplified cartographic boundaries, drawn for display, not for legal boundaries. Group names are in the table and in each district's tooltip, not only shown by colour.
Data table: Minnesota's U.S. House districts, with District 4 outlined
| District | Contest |
|---|---|
| MN-1 | Another district |
| MN-2 | Another district |
| MN-3 | Another district |
| MN-4 | This race |
| MN-5 | Another district |
| MN-6 | Another district |
| MN-7 | Another district |
| MN-8 | Another district |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary file for the 119th Congress. As of the 119th Congress (2025 to 2027) boundary file.
The outlined district is the one in force for the 119th Congress. A state that redrew its map for 2026 may vote on different lines; the official list above names the contest.
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