Minnesota 8th District 2026

The money race

Campaign fundraising this cycle, with independent expenditures by outside groups for and against each candidate.

R★Pete StauberIncumbent
$2.00M
DTrina Swanson
$317K

Bars: money raised by the campaign this cycle. Thin bars: outside spending by super PACs and other groups, for and against.

Money raised and outside spending by candidate
Candidate	Party	Raised	Outside support	Outside opposition	Small-dollar
Pete Stauber	R	$1,996,898	$0	$0	3%
Trina Swanson	D	$316,706	$0	$0	4%

$2.31M

Raised by candidates

$1.55M

Spent by candidates

Outside spending

0 spenders

Candidates

Candidate	Raised	Individuals	PACs	Small-dollar	In-state	Spent	Donors
Pete Stauber (R)	$2.00M	$852K	$932K	3%	66%	$1.32M	689
Trina Swanson (D)	$317K	$306K	$10K	4%	44%	$226K	46

Outside spending

Independent expenditures reported to the FEC (Schedule E). “Dark money in” is the total of grants the spender received from 501(c) nonprofits, as traced by Poliscope.

No independent expenditures reported in this race yet.

Candidates

Pete Stauber

R★ Republican · Incumbent

Raised: $2.00M
Small-dollar: 3%
In-state: 66%
Outside for / against: $0 / $0

Backed by AIPAC Backed by the NRA Union PAC money Realtors PAC money Traded stocks in office Trades overlapping lobbying Accepted gifts or sponsored travel

Trina Swanson

D Democrat

Raised: $317K
Small-dollar: 4%
In-state: 44%
Outside for / against: $0 / $0

Source: Poliscope (poliscope.org), from FEC filings. Roster curated from FEC candidate registrations. Withdrawn and defeated primary candidates are not shown.