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Minnesota District 7 · U.S. House · 2026

Seat U.S. House, Minnesota District 7

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U.S. House, Minnesota District 7 · Incumbent running
DEMNominee
Erik Osberg
2%Hume Outlook · Hume model estimate · as of 2026-10-28
REPNominee
Michelle Fischbach incumbent
98%Hume Outlook · Hume model estimate · as of 2026-10-28
IncumbentMichelle Fischbach

Hume Outlook

hume-2026.10-r1 · Forecast as of Oct 28, 2026
98% Michelle Fischbach · RepublicanChance to win, between the two named candidates
REP Michelle Fischbach 98%
DEM Erik Osberg 2%
  • Hume model estimate · built on polls, fundamentals, and markets
Latest poll Not available No public polls of this race in our data yet.
Seat lean (Hume PVI) R+19 as of cycle 2020
Prior result, this seat REP 70.5% 2024 general · margin 41.0%

Side by side

2 candidates · 5 measures
FEC summary through 2026-10-14
MeasureDEMOsbergREPFischbach
Total receiptsUSD, cycle to date, all authorized committees
Erik Osberg$577,219.01
Michelle Fischbach$1,673,105.11
Total disbursementsUSD, cycle to date
Erik Osberg$450,470.81
Michelle Fischbach$1,217,823.74
Cash on handUSD, close of the covered period
Erik Osberg$126,748.20
Michelle Fischbach$866,361.88
Latest pollpercent, as stored
Erik OsbergNot available No public polls of this race in our data yet.
Michelle FischbachNot available No public polls of this race in our data yet.
Seat lean (Hume PVI)identical for every candidate
Erik OsbergR+19seat-level
Michelle FischbachR+19seat-level
Money is each candidate's FEC summary: every committee the candidate has authorized, combined, as filed through the coverage date shown.

Polling

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Not available No public polls of this race in our data yet.

    Seat lean · Hume PVI

    as of cycle 2020
    R+19
    Lean (D minus R, points)
    -19.304

    Hume PVI is Hidden Levers' own two-party presidential-lean index for the district, computed on the district's current lines, not the Cook PVI.

    Prior result, this seat

    election returns

    2024 general

    CandidatePartyVotes% of total
    Michelle FischbachREP275,09870.52%
    A J “John” PetersDEM114,97929.48%

    Total votes 390,077 · winning margin 41.05% of total (margin computed here from the cited vote counts)

    Sources: FEC filings (through Oct 14, 2026) · Prior result: MIT Election Data + Science Lab (CC0) · Hume PVI and Hume Outlook: Hidden Levers estimates.

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