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Minnesota's 4th Congressional District

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Incumbent

Betty McCollum

Assumed office: January 3, 2001

Minnesota's 4th Congressional District in theUnited States House of Representatives is represented byBetty McCollum (D).

As of the 2020 Census, Minnesota representatives represented an average of 713,719 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 664,360 residents.

Elections

There are noofficial candidates yet for this election.

General election

The primary will occur on August 11, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 4

IncumbentBetty McCollum (D) andAswar Rahman (D) are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 4 on August 11, 2026.

		Candidate
		Betty McCollum
		Aswar Rahman

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General election

General election for U.S. House Minnesota District 4

IncumbentBetty McCollum (D) defeatedMay Lor Xiong (R) in the general election for U.S. House Minnesota District 4 on November 5, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Betty McCollum (D)	67.3	242,802
	May Lor Xiong (R)	32.6	117,618
	Other/Write-in votes	0.2%	623

	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 361,043
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 4

IncumbentBetty McCollum (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 4 on August 13, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Betty McCollum	100.0	37,530

	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 37,530
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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 4

May Lor Xiong (R) defeatedGene Rechtzigel (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 4 on August 13, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	May Lor Xiong	63.0	7,777
	Gene Rechtzigel	37.0	4,558

	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 12,335
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Mike Casey (R)

General election

General election for U.S. House Minnesota District 4

IncumbentBetty McCollum (D) defeatedMay Lor Xiong (R) andDiane Peterson (Independent) in the general election for U.S. House Minnesota District 4 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Betty McCollum (D)	67.6	200,055
		May Lor Xiong (R)	32.3	95,493
	Submit photo	Diane Peterson (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	11
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1%	414

	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 295,973
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 4

IncumbentBetty McCollum (D) defeatedAmane Badhasso (D) andFasil Moghul (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 4 on August 9, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Betty McCollum	83.4	58,043
	Amane Badhasso	15.2	10,557
	Fasil Moghul	1.4	997

	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 69,597
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Evan Kail (D)

Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 4

May Lor Xiong (R) defeatedJerry Silver (R) andGene Rechtzigel (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 4 on August 9, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	May Lor Xiong	44.1	9,574
	Jerry Silver	34.1	7,399
	Gene Rechtzigel	21.9	4,753

	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 21,726
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Mikki Murray (R)

General election

General election for U.S. House Minnesota District 4

IncumbentBetty McCollum (D) defeatedGene Rechtzigel (R) andSusan Pendergast Sindt (Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis Party of Minnesota) in the general election for U.S. House Minnesota District 4 on November 3, 2020.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Betty McCollum (D)	63.2	245,813
	Gene Rechtzigel (R)	29.0	112,730
	Susan Pendergast Sindt (Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis Party of Minnesota)	7.6	29,537
	Other/Write-in votes	0.3%	1,034

	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 389,114
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 4

IncumbentBetty McCollum (D) defeatedAlberder Gillespie (D),Tiffini Flynn Forslund (D),David Sandbeck (D), andReid Rossell (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 4 on August 11, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Betty McCollum	84.0	80,048
	Submit photo	Alberder Gillespie	6.6	6,327
		Tiffini Flynn Forslund	4.5	4,312
		David Sandbeck	3.6	3,425
	Submit photo	Reid Rossell	1.2	1,154

	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 95,266 (100% precincts reporting)
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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 4

Gene Rechtzigel (R) defeatedSia Lo (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 4 on August 11, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Gene Rechtzigel	50.9	9,182
	Submit photo	Sia Lo	49.1	8,866

	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 18,048 (100% precincts reporting)
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Travis Ekbom (R)

Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis Party of Minnesota primary

Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis of Minnesota primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 4

Susan Pendergast Sindt (Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis Party of Minnesota) advanced from the Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis Party of Minnesota primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 4 on August 11, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Susan Pendergast Sindt	100.0	618

	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 618 (100% precincts reporting)
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General election

General election for U.S. House Minnesota District 4

IncumbentBetty McCollum (D) defeatedGreg Ryan (R) andSusan Pendergast Sindt (Legal Marijuana Now Party) in the general election for U.S. House Minnesota District 4 on November 6, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Betty McCollum (D)	66.0	216,865
	Greg Ryan (R)	29.7	97,747
	Susan Pendergast Sindt (Legal Marijuana Now Party)	4.2	13,776
	Other/Write-in votes	0.1%	226

	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 328,614 (100% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 4

IncumbentBetty McCollum (D) defeatedMuad Hassan (D) andReid Rossell (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 4 on August 14, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Betty McCollum	91.0	86,842
	Submit photo	Muad Hassan	5.7	5,398
	Submit photo	Reid Rossell	3.3	3,156

	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 95,3960
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Fasil Moghul (D)

Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 4

Greg Ryan (R) advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 4 on August 14, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Greg Ryan	100.0	23,021

	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 23,0210
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Previous election results

2016

See also:Minnesota's 4th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpediarated this race as safely Democratic. IncumbentBetty McCollum (D) defeatedGreg Ryan (R) andSusan Pendergast Sindt (Legal Marijuana Now) in the general election on November 8, 2016. McCollum defeatedSteve Carlson in the Democratic primary, while Ryan defeatedNikolay Nikolayevich Bey andGene Rechtzigel to win the Republican nomination. The primary elections took place on August 9, 2016.^[1]^[2]

**U.S. House, Minnesota District 4 General Election, 2016**
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Betty McCollumIncumbent	57.8%	203,299
	Republican	Greg Ryan	34.4%	121,032
	Legal Marijuana Now	Susan Pendergast Sindt	7.7%	27,152
	N/A	Write-in	0.1%	461
Total Votes				351,944
Source:Minnesota Secretary of State

**U.S. House, Minnesota District 4 Democratic Primary, 2016**
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Betty McCollumIncumbent	94%	33,336
Steve Carlson	6%	2,128
Total Votes		35,464
Source:Minnesota Secretary of State

**U.S. House, Minnesota District 4 Republican Primary, 2016**
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Greg Ryan	82%	5,618
Gene Rechtzigel	12.3%	845
Nikolay Bey	5.7%	390
Total Votes		6,853
Source:Minnesota Secretary of State

2014

See also:Minnesota's 4th Congressional District elections, 2014

The 4th Congressional District of Minnesota held an election for theU.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. IncumbentBetty McCollum (D) defeated challengersSharna Wahlgren (R) andDave Thomas (IND) in the general election.

**U.S. House, Minnesota District 4 General Election, 2014**
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Betty McCollumIncumbent	61.2%	147,857
	Republican	Sharna Wahlgren	32.9%	79,492
	Independence	Dave Thomas	5.8%	14,059
	N/A	Write-in	0.1%	229
Total Votes				241,637
Source:Minnesota Secretary of State

General election candidates

August 12, 2014, primary results

Democratic Primary

Betty McCollum - Incumbent^[3]a

Republican Primary

Sharna Wahlgren^[3]a

Independence Party Primary

Dave Thomas^[3]a

2012

See also:Minnesota's 4th Congressional District elections, 2012

IncumbentBetty McCollum won re-election to the 4th Congressional District of MinnesotaU.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012.^[4]

**U.S. House, Minnesota District 4 General Election, 2012**
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Betty McCollumIncumbent	62.3%	216,685
	Republican	Tony Hernandez	31.5%	109,659
	Independence	Steve Carlson	6.1%	21,135
	NA	Write-in	0.1%	512
Total Votes				347,991
Source:Minnesota Secretary of State, "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"(dead link)

2010
On November 2, 2010, Betty McCollum (D) won re-election to theUnited States House. She defeated Teresa Collett (R), Steve Carlson (I), Amber Garlan (Write-in) and Jack Shepard (Write-in) in the general election.^[5]

U.S. House, Minnesota District 4 General Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Betty McCollumincumbent	59.1%	136,746
	Republican	Teresa Collett	34.6%	80,141
	Independent	Steve Carlson	6.1%	14,207
	N/A	Write-in	0.1%	283
	Write-in	Amber Garlan	0%	39
	Write-in	Jack Shepard	0%	10
Total Votes				231,426

2008
On November 4, 2008, Betty McCollum (D) won re-election to theUnited States House. She defeated Ed Matthews (R) and Amber Garlan (Write-in) in the general election.^[6]

U.S. House, Minnesota District 4 General Election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Betty McCollumincumbent	68.4%	216,267
	Republican	Ed Matthews	31.3%	98,936
	Write-in	Amber Garlan	0%	1
	N/A	Write-in	0.3%	814
Total Votes				316,018

2006
On November 7, 2006, Betty McCollum (D) won re-election to theUnited States House. She defeated Obi Sium (R) in the general election.^[7]

U.S. House, Minnesota District 4 General Election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Betty McCollumincumbent	69.5%	172,096
	Republican	Obi Sium	30.2%	74,797
	N/A	Write-in	0.2%	573
Total Votes				247,466

2004
On November 2, 2004, Betty McCollum (D) won re-election to theUnited States House. She defeated Patrice Bataglia (R) and Peter F. Vento (Independence) in the general election.^[8]

U.S. House, Minnesota District 4 General Election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Betty McCollumincumbent	57.5%	182,387
	Republican	Patrice Bataglia	33.2%	105,467
	Independence	Peter Vento	9.2%	29,099
	N/A	Write-in	0.1%	346
Total Votes				317,299

2002
On November 5, 2002, Betty McCollum (D) won re-election to theUnited States House. She defeated Clyde Billington (R) and Scott Raskiewicz (G) in the general election.^[9]

U.S. House, Minnesota District 4 General Election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Betty McCollumincumbent	62.2%	164,597
	Republican	Clyde Billington	33.9%	89,705
	Green	Scott Raskiewicz	3.7%	9,919
	N/A	Write-in	0.1%	319
Total Votes				264,540

2000
On November 7, 2000, Betty McCollum (D) won election to theUnited States House. She defeated Linda Runbeck (R), Tom Foley (I) and Nicholas Skrivanek (C) in the general election.^[10]

U.S. House, Minnesota District 4 General Election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Betty McCollum	48%	130,403
	Republican	Linda Runbeck	30.9%	83,852
	Independence	Tom Foley	20.6%	55,899
	Constitution	Nicholas Skrivanek	0.5%	1,285
Total Votes				271,439

District map

Redistricting

2020-2021

See also:Redistricting in Minnesota after the 2020 census

Minnesota enacted new congressional district boundaries on February 15, 2022, when a special judicial redistricting panel issued an order adopting final maps. In its unanimous order, the panel wrote, "To afford counties and municipalities time to complete local redistricting, the statutory deadline for completing congressional and legislative redistricting is '25 weeks before the state primary election in the year ending in two.' In this decennium, that date is February 15, 2022. That date has arrived, and the legislature has not yet enacted a congressional redistricting plan. To avoid delaying the electoral process, the panel must now act."^[11]

After the panel issued their order, Dave Orrick of theTwin Cities Pioneer Press wrote, "The impacts of the new maps weren’t immediately clear...Since Minnesota averted losing a congressional seat, the state’s eight districts for U.S. House members don’t appear jarringly different from current maps."^[12] Briana Bierschbach and Hunter Woodall wrote in theStar Tribune, “Under the new maps, the eighth Congressional district grew larger geographically to accommodate population declines in many rural counties.”^[13]Kyle Brown of Saint Paul television station KSTP wrote, “The state’s current balance of four Republican and four Democratic representatives in the U.S. House could be thrown for a loop with a radical shift in geography for the 2nd Congressional District, which by far had the most competitive race in 2020.”^[14]

How does redistricting in Minnesota work? In Minnesota, congressional and state legislative district boundaries are drawn by theMinnesota State Legislature. These lines are subject to veto by thegovernor.^[15]

TheMinnesota Constitution requires "that state Senate districts be contiguous, and that Representative districts be nested within Senate districts." State statutes apply contiguity requirements to all congressional and state legislative districts. Furthermore, state statutes stipulate that political subdivisions should not be divided "more than necessary."^[15]

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2010-2011

This is the 4th Congressional District of Minnesota after the 2001 redistricting process.

See also:Redistricting in Minnesota after the 2010 census

In 2011, theMinnesota State Legislature re-drew the congressional districts based on updated population information from the 2010 census.

District analysis

See also:The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

See also:FiveThirtyEight's elasticity scores

2026

Heading into the 2026 elections, based on results from the 2024 and 2020 presidential elections, theCook Partisan Voter Index for this district is D+18. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 18 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Minnesota's 4th the 69th most Democratic district nationally.^[16]

2024

Heading into the 2024 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, theCook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+17. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 17 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Minnesota's 4th the 86th most Democratic district nationally.^[17]

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the2020 presidential election in this district would have been followingredistricting.Joe Biden (D) would have defeatedDonald Trump (R) 67.8%-30.2%.^[18]

2022

Heading into the 2022 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, theCook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+17. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 17 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Minnesota's 4th the 84th most Democratic district nationally.^[19]

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the2020 presidential election in this district would have been followingredistricting.Joe Biden (D) would have received 67.8% of the vote in this district andDonald Trump (R) would have received 30.2%.^[20]

2018

Heading into the 2018 elections, based on results from the 2016 and 2012 presidential elections, theCook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+14. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 14 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Minnesota's 4th Congressional District the 99th most Democratic nationally.^[21]

FiveThirtyEight's September 2018 elasticity score for states and congressional districts measured "how sensitive it is to changes in the national political environment." This district's elasticity score was 1.09. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 1.09 points toward that party.^[22]