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2026 results · Minnesota · Minnesota 7th District

Michelle Fischbach, the Republican, wins re-election in Minnesota's 7th District

Donald Trump carried the district by 36.2 points in 2024; this year's count is a 6.3-point move toward the Democrats.

Minnesota 7th District: votes counted for each candidate
CandidateVotesShareShare of the vote
Michelle FischbachRepublican, incumbent214,67464.9%
Erik OsbergDemocrat115,82335.0%
Write-in3200.1%

Called by Call the Map, Nov 3, 10:42 PM EST · 96% counted.

About 96% of the expected vote counted330,817 votesCount last changed Nov 7, 5:07 PM ESTSource: Minnesota Secretary of State

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About the seat

Minnesota's 7th District takes in all or part of 38 counties. The Republicans held it before this election. Its voters went R+36.2 for president in 2024. Its move from that vote, 6.3 points toward the Democrats, ranks 7 of 8 among the state's districts, counting from the largest move toward the Democrats.

2024 president
R+36.2
2024 House race, same lines
R+41.0
Move from 2024, rank in state
7 of 8
  1. Otter Tail County9%
  2. Stearns County8%
  3. Clay County8%
  4. Douglas County6%
  5. Kandiyohi County6%
  6. McLeod County5%
  7. Morrison County5%
  8. Becker County5%
  9. 30 more47%

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 38 counties compared moved 6.3 points toward the Democrats from the 2024 presidential vote.

The counties compared cast 83% as many votes as in 2024, from 96% in Stearns County to 69% in Brown County.

Clay County moved most: D+0.5 for president in 2024, D+13.8 this year

The 10 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, and at least half a percent of the state's 2024 vote. Each line runs from the 2024 margin to this year’s.

CountyR+60EvenD+60Move
Clay County26,683 votes13.4 pts → D
Norman County2,641 votes11.2 pts → D
Kittson County2,043 votes10.6 pts → D
Pennington County5,456 votes9.4 pts → D
Kandiyohi County19,486 votes9.0 pts → D
Grant County3,055 votes8.7 pts → D
Chippewa County5,069 votes8.6 pts → D
Todd County11,199 votes8.2 pts → D
Wadena County6,461 votes8.0 pts → D
Polk County11,917 votes7.9 pts → D

2024 president 2026

Otter Tail County added 3,995 net votes for Osberg against the 2024 margin, 9% of the district's change

Across the 38 counties compared, the margin moved by 45,961 votes toward Osberg: 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. Otter Tail County+3,995 Osberg
  2. Clay County+3,533 Osberg
  3. Kandiyohi County+2,957 Osberg
  4. Morrison County+2,923 Osberg
  5. McLeod County+2,678 Osberg
  6. Douglas County+2,395 Osberg
  7. Todd County+2,299 Osberg
  8. Stearns County+2,241 Osberg

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.