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U.S. House of Representatives · District 8

Minnesota. Election Day was Nov. 3, 2026.

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Past results

Share of the vote for this district, 1920 to 2024Percent of all votes counted in each regular general election. A gap means the party had no candidate or no count was published.
  • Democratic candidate
  • Republican candidate
Share of the vote for this district, 1920 to 2024Line chart with 2 series from 1920 to 2024. The same figures are in the data table below. A gap in a line means no figure.0%25%50%75%100%19502000Democratic candidate, 1928: 9.88%Democratic candidate, 1934: 16.91%Democratic candidate, 2024: 41.92%Republican candidate, 2024: 57.99%41.9%58%Share of the vote for this district, 1920 to 2024Line chart with 2 series from 1920 to 2024. The same figures are in the data table below. A gap in a line means no figure.0%25%50%75%100%192019401960198020002020Democratic candidate, 1928: 9.88%Democratic candidate, 1934: 16.91%Democratic candidate, 2024: 41.92%Republican candidate, 2024: 57.99%Democratic candidate 41.9%Republican candidate 58%

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
Share of the vote for this district, 1920 to 2024
YearDemocratic candidateRepublican candidate
192049.22%50.78%
192247.01%52.99%
1924No figure45.71%
1926No figure44.59%
19289.88%44.19%
1930No figure63.32%
193416.91%35.73%
1936No figure43.58%
19386.81%51.76%
194017.33%54.15%
194211.55%58.19%
194448.15%51.85%
194657.65%42.35%
194866.64%33.36%
195062.91%37.09%
195262.55%37.45%
195471.81%28.19%
195673.18%26.82%
195875.59%24.41%
196069.47%30.53%
196265.71%34.29%
196469.44%30.56%
1966100%No figure
196867.63%32.37%
197077.98%22.02%
197275.92%24.08%
197461.99%26.22%
1976100%No figure
197887.18%No figure
198070.42%27.96%
198276.74%23.26%
198467.24%32.12%
198672.56%27.43%
198874.52%25.47%
199072.91%27.05%
199259.04%No figure
199465.66%34.22%
199667.31%25.23%
199865.99%26.46%
200067.85%25.8%
200268.65%31.23%
200465.22%32.15%
200663.61%34.39%
200867.69%32.15%
201046.59%48.18%
201254.28%45.39%
201448.51%47.11%
201650.17%49.61%
201845.18%50.72%
202037.55%56.75%
202242.72%57.18%
202441.92%57.99%

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). As of Nov 5, 2026.

Winners and margins, 1920 to 2024
Winners and margins
YearMost votesMargin over the runner-up
2024Pete Stauber (Republican)67,774 votes (16.1 points)
2022Pete Stauber (Republican)47,746 votes (14.5 points)
2020Pete Stauber (Republican)75,579 votes (19.2 points)
2018Pete Stauber (Republican)17,414 votes (5.5 points)
2016Rick Nolan (Democratic-Farmer-Labor)2,009 votes (0.6 points)
2014Rick Nolan (Democratic-Farmer-Labor)3,732 votes (1.4 points)
2012Richard Nolan (Democratic-Farmer-Labor)31,456 votes (8.9 points)
2010Chip Cravaack (Republican)4,399 votes (1.6 points)
2008James L. Oberstar (Democratic-Farmer-Labor)126,960 votes (35.5 points)
2006James L. Oberstar (Democratic-Farmer-Labor)82,987 votes (29.2 points)
2004James L. Oberstar (Democratic-Farmer-Labor)115,893 votes (33.1 points)
2002James L. Oberstar (Democratic-Farmer-Labor)106,236 votes (37.4 points)
2000James L. Oberstar (Democratic-Farmer-Labor)130,204 votes (42.0 points)
1998James L. Oberstar (Democratic-Farmer-Labor)104,067 votes (39.5 points)
1996James L. Oberstar (Democratic-Farmer-Labor)115,873 votes (42.1 points)
1994James L Oberstar (Democratic-Farmer-Labor)73,343 votes (31.4 points)
1992James L Oberstar (Democratic-Farmer-Labor)83,281 votes (29.4 points)
1990James L Oberstar (Democratic-Farmer-Labor)95,077 votes (45.9 points)
1988James L Oberstar (Democratic-Farmer-Labor)109,026 votes (49.0 points)
1986James L Oberstar (Democratic)84,403 votes (45.1 points)
1984James L Oberstar (Democratic)86,546 votes (35.1 points)
1982James L Oberstar (Democratic)122,925 votes (53.5 points)
1980James L Oberstar (Democratic)109,878 votes (42.5 points)
1978James L Oberstar (Democratic)146,110 votes (74.4 points)
1976James L Oberstar (Democratic)Unopposed
1974James L. Oberstar (Democratic)60,442 votes (35.8 points)
1972John A. Blatnik (Democratic)110,509 votes (51.8 points)
1970John A. Blatnik (Democratic)84,780 votes (56.0 points)
1968John A. Blatnik (Democratic)60,134 votes (35.3 points)
1966John A. Blatnik (Democratic)Unopposed
1964John A. Blatnik (Democratic)69,586 votes (38.9 points)
1962John A. Blatnik (Democrat-Farmer-Labor)48,571 votes (31.4 points)
1960John A. Blatnik (Democrat-Farmer-Labor)60,055 votes (38.9 points)
1958John A. Blatnik (Democrat-Farmer-Labor)65,703 votes (51.2 points)
1956John A. Blatnik (Democratic-Farmer-Labor)68,770 votes (46.4 points)
1954John A. Blatnik (Democratic-Farmer-Labor)54,537 votes (43.6 points)
1952John A. Blatnik (Democrat-Farmer Labor)36,709 votes (25.1 points)
1950John A. Blatnik (Democratic-Farmer Labor)29,735 votes (25.8 points)
1948John A. Blatnik (Democratic-Farmer-Labor)44,195 votes (33.3 points)
1946John A. Blatnik (Democratic-Farmer-Labor)16,687 votes (15.3 points)
1944William A. Pittenger (Republican)4,469 votes (3.7 points)
1942William A. Pittenger (Republican)30,017 votes (33.7 points)
1940William A. Pittenger (Republican)35,269 votes (25.6 points)
1938William A. Pittenger (Republican)13,579 votes (10.3 points)
1936John T. Bernard (Farmer-Labor)15,874 votes (12.8 points)
1934William A. Pittenger (Republican)14,127 votes (12.8 points)
1930William A. Pittenger (Republican)26,801 votes (30.4 points)
1928William A. Pittenger (Republican)1,269 votes (1.3 points)
1926William L. Carss (Farmer-Labor)8,160 votes (10.8 points)
1924William L. Carss (Farm.-Lab.)7,421 votes (8.6 points)
1922Oscar J. Larson (Republican)3,663 votes (6.0 points)
1920Oscar J. Larson (Republican)1,033 votes (1.6 points)

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Map

Minnesota's U.S. House districts, with District 8 outlined
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Minnesota's U.S. House districts, with District 8 outlinedMap of the Minnesota congressional districts of the 119th Congress, coloured by group with a group list in the table. The same information is in the data table below.MN-1: Another districtMN-2: Another districtMN-3: Another districtMN-4: Another districtMN-5: Another districtMN-6: Another districtMN-7: Another districtMN-8: This race

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 8 outlined
Minnesota's U.S. House districts, with District 8 outlined
DistrictContest
MN-1Another district
MN-2Another district
MN-3Another district
MN-4Another district
MN-5Another district
MN-6Another district
MN-7Another district
MN-8This race

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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