2026 results · Minnesota · Minnesota 2nd District
Matt Little, the Democrat, holds Minnesota's 2nd District for the Democrats
Kamala Harris carried the district by 5.8 points in 2024; this year's count is a 8.5-point move toward the Democrats.
| Candidate | Votes | Share | Share of the vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matt LittleDemocrat | 214,280 | 57.1% | |
| Eric PrattRepublican | 160,642 | 42.8% | |
| Write-in | 314 | 0.1% |
Called by Call the Map, Nov 3, 10:53 PM EST · 97% counted.
About 97% of the expected vote counted375,236 votesCount last changed Nov 7, 5:07 PM ESTSource: Minnesota Secretary of State
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About the seat
Minnesota's 2nd District takes in all or part of 5 counties. The Democrats held it before this election. Its voters went D+5.8 for president in 2024. Its move from that vote, 8.5 points toward the Democrats, ranks 3 of 8 among the state's districts, counting from the largest move toward the Democrats.
- 2024 president
- D+5.8
- 2024 House race, same lines
- D+13.8
- Move from 2024, rank in state
- 3 of 8
- Dakota County61%
- Scott County21%
- Washington County9%
- Rice County5%
- Le Sueur County4%
Shares are of the votes counted this year. The 2024 House figure is the same district, on the same lines.
What the count shows
Added together, the 5 counties compared moved 8.8 points toward the Democrats from the 2024 presidential vote.
The counties compared cast 89% as many votes as in 2024, from 99% in Le Sueur County to 84% in Rice County.
Washington County moved most: D+3.4 for president in 2024, D+17.9 this year
The 5 counties with the largest moves from the 2024 presidential vote, among those with 2,000 or more votes for president in 2024 and a quarter of that counted. Each line runs from the 2024 margin to this year’s.
2024 president 2026
Dakota County added 17,690 net votes for Little against the 2024 margin, 58% of the district's change
Across the 5 counties compared, the margin moved by 30,456 votes toward Little: this year’s lead in votes against the 2024 presidential lead in votes, county by county. The figure counts voters who changed sides and differences in who turned out alike; the count cannot tell them apart.
- Dakota County+17,690 Little
- Scott County+5,899 Little
- Washington County+4,556 Little
- Rice County+1,170 Little
- Le Sueur County+1,141 Little
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StatewideDemocrats won all 5 of Minnesota's statewide races.
U.S. HouseBefore the election 4–4, now D 5–3, counting the leader in 1 uncalled seat
won leads, still counting changed party. Margins are the leader’s share minus the runner-up’s, in points.
Every count on this page is the official count published by the Minnesota Secretary of State. Counts are unofficial until the state certifies them. The 2024 comparison is the presidential vote, Kamala Harris against Donald Trump, on the same ground. Margins are the Democrat minus the Republican, in points of all votes.