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2026 results · Minnesota · Minnesota 6th District

Tom Emmer, the Republican, wins re-election in Minnesota's 6th District

Donald Trump carried the district by 19.6 points in 2024; this year's count is a 8.0-point move toward the Democrats.

Minnesota 6th District: votes counted for each candidate
CandidateVotesShareShare of the vote
Tom EmmerRepublican, incumbent204,70355.7%
Doug ChapinDemocrat162,21144.2%
Write-in4270.1%

Called by Call the Map, Nov 3, 11:14 PM EST · 98% counted.

About 98% of the expected vote counted367,341 votesCount last changed Nov 7, 5:07 PM ESTSource: Minnesota Secretary of State

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About the seat

Minnesota's 6th District takes in all or part of 7 counties. The Republicans held it before this election. Its voters went R+19.6 for president in 2024. Its move from that vote, 8.0 points toward the Democrats, ranks 4 of 8 among the state's districts, counting from the largest move toward the Democrats.

2024 president
R+19.6
2024 House race, same lines
R+25.1
Move from 2024, rank in state
4 of 8
  1. Anoka County32%
  2. Wright County21%
  3. Carver County17%
  4. Sherburne County13%
  5. Stearns County13%
  6. Benton County5%
  7. Hennepin County0%

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 7 counties compared moved 8.0 points toward the Democrats from the 2024 presidential vote.

The counties compared cast 85% as many votes as in 2024, from 92% in Carver County to 80% in Stearns County.

Stearns County moved most: R+11.8 for president in 2024, D+2.9 this year

The 6 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.

CountyR+40EvenD+40Move
Stearns County46,410 votes14.7 pts → D
Anoka County118,030 votes7.9 pts → D
Sherburne County47,041 votes7.2 pts → D
Wright County75,365 votes7.1 pts → D
Benton County18,578 votes6.8 pts → D
Carver County61,373 votes3.9 pts → D

2024 president 2026

Anoka County added 12,284 net votes for Chapin against the 2024 margin, 29% of the district's change

Across the 7 counties compared, the margin moved by 42,158 votes toward Chapin: 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.

  1. Anoka County+12,284 Chapin
  2. Wright County+9,717 Chapin
  3. Stearns County+8,144 Chapin
  4. Sherburne County+6,742 Chapin
  5. Carver County+2,741 Chapin
  6. Benton County+2,611 Chapin
  7. Hennepin County+81 Emmer

1 county Donald Trump carried in 2024 is led by Chapin this year

Striped on the map above. Largest first.

  • Stearns CountyR+11.8D+2.9

Minnesota’s ballot

All of Minnesota’s resultsThe state legislatureBallot measures

StatewideDemocrats won all 5 of Minnesota's statewide races.

  1. U.S. SenatePeggy FlanaganD+10.1
  2. GovernorAmy KlobucharD+12.8
  3. Attorney GeneralKeith EllisonD+8.7
  4. AuditorZack FilipovichD+8.8
  5. Secretary of StateSteve SimonD+12.9

U.S. HouseBefore the election 4–4, now D 5–3, counting the leader in 1 uncalled seat

  1. Johnson +322 votesJohnson
  2. D+14.3Little
  3. D+28.2Morrison
  4. D+46.3McCollum
  5. D+60.3Omar
  6. R+11.6Emmer
  7. R+29.9Fischbach
  8. R+6.2Stauber

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.