Minnesota U.S. House District 6

The count.

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Side by side.

Raised excludes transfers between a candidate's own committees. Shares are of that total. Filings appear in order of money raised; this includes primary candidates who are no longer running.

Who spent from outside.

The largest independent spenders in this race, summed from each candidate's five largest spenders on each side.

• MINNESOTA DEMOCRATIC-FARMER-LABOR PARTYDemocratic party committee$547 against Thomas Earl Emmer Jr.

Each campaign.

• Thomas Earl Emmer Jr.FEC filing: Thomas Earl Emmer Jr. · H4MN06087 ↗

  Sitting member of Congress · Tom Emmer

  In the U.S. House (MN-6) since 2015 · current term ends Jan 3, 2027

  • Recorded yea or nay on 24 of the 24 key House floor votes captured in Hugin's snapshot
  • 1 committee: Financial Services · 1 subcommittee
  • 476 committees reported contributions to them this cycle · 1 committee reported outside spending for or against them

  Linked to this filing by its exact FEC candidate ID (H4MN06087) in the congress-legislators roster of Oct 21, 2026. Votes are one key floor vote per bill on bills named in contractor lobbying reports (Oct 29, 2026); committee seats are the roster as of Oct 24, 2026; money counts are FEC reports for 2026 as of Oct 24, 2026. These are what Hugin's snapshots captured, not complete records, and none of them is a score or evidence of motive.

  Raised

  $5.6M

  Spent

  $9.6M

  Cash on hand

  $3.0M

  • Individuals 55% $3.1M
  • PACs & other committees 45% $2.5M
  • Other receipts 0.2% $10K

  Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026. Excludes $5.3M moved between the candidate's own committees.

  Outside groups: $0 supporting · $547 opposing

  Biggest spenders opposing

  1. MINNESOTA DEMOCRATIC-FARMER-LABOR PARTYDemocratic party committee $547

  Largest direct PAC contributions

  1. AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEMembership group PAC $10K
  2. AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC with no sponsoring organization $10K
  3. AMERICAN HOTEL AND LODGING ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ('HOTELPAC')Hybrid PAC (super PAC account) $10K

  Where the money went $4.5M in itemized spending

  These itemized payments cover $4.5M of the $9.6M the campaign reported spending through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Jul 22, 2026.

  • Advertising & outreach 7% $326K
  • Consultants & strategy 10% $458K
  • Staff & payroll 18% $791K
  • Fundraising & processing fees 56% $2.6M
  • Polling, research & data 0.3% $15K
  • Travel, meals & events 2% $86K
  • Office, technology & overhead 4% $173K
  • Legal & compliance 3% $117K
  • Contributions, transfers & refunds <0.1% $445
  • Other or unclassified 0.3% $15K

  Largest payees

  1. TARGETED VICTORY LLC $1.2M
  2. 814 CONSULTING $948K
  3. ADP $791K
  4. PURCELL CONSULTING LLC $273K
  5. ELLIOTT GROUP CONSULTING LLC $256K

  Paid to individuals: $26K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.

  Payments dated Jan 1, 2025 to Jul 22, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (1,143 entries). Every payment on FEC.gov ↗

  Grouped by each campaign's own description of the payment, so the groups are approximate. Payments of $200 or less to one payee need not be itemized, detail filed only as memo entries counts under other or unclassified, and spending by the candidate's other committees or by outside groups is not included. A payment is not evidence of a favor or wrongdoing.

• Doug ChapinFEC filing: Doug Chapin · H6MN06215 ↗

  Raised

  $765K

  Spent

  $647K

  Cash on hand

  $118K

  Debts

  $50K

  • Individuals 87% $667K
  • PACs & other committees 2% $18K
  • Party committees 0.9% $6,700
  • Candidate's own money & loans 10% $73K
  • Other receipts <0.1% $606

  Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026.

  No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.

  Largest direct PAC contributions

  1. INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEUnion PAC · International Brotherhood Of Electrical Workers $5,000
  2. BLUE VISIONPAC with no sponsoring organization $3,500
  3. NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATIONUnion PAC · National Education Association $1,000

  Where the money went $364K in itemized spending

  These itemized payments cover $364K of the $647K the campaign reported spending through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Jul 22, 2026.

  • Advertising & outreach 17% $62K
  • Consultants & strategy 31% $112K
  • Staff & payroll 9% $34K
  • Fundraising & processing fees 9% $31K
  • Polling, research & data 3% $12K
  • Travel, meals & events 16% $56K
  • Office, technology & overhead 6% $23K
  • Legal & compliance 7% $26K
  • Contributions, transfers & refunds 2% $5,920
  • Other or unclassified 0.3% $1,017

  Largest payees

  1. JMB MEDIA GROUP $42K
  2. GUSTO $34K
  3. SWEATER VEST STRATEGIES $28K
  4. IMPACT PRINTING $20K
  5. NGPVAN $19K

  Paid to individuals: $86K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.

  Payments dated Jul 4, 2025 to Jul 22, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (300 entries). Every payment on FEC.gov ↗

  Grouped by each campaign's own description of the payment, so the groups are approximate. Payments of $200 or less to one payee need not be itemized, detail filed only as memo entries counts under other or unclassified, and spending by the candidate's other committees or by outside groups is not included. A payment is not evidence of a favor or wrongdoing.

• Michael FoleyFEC filing: Michael Foley · H6MN06223 ↗

  Raised

  $28K

  Spent

  $28K

  Cash on hand

  $0

  • Individuals 62% $18K
  • Candidate's own money & loans 35% $9,901
  • Other receipts 3% $911

  Campaign totals through Sep 30, 2026.

  No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.

  Where the money went $23K in itemized spending

  These itemized payments cover $23K of the $28K the campaign reported spending through Sep 30, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Aug 13, 2026.

  • Advertising & outreach 73% $17K
  • Consultants & strategy 0.2% $40
  • Polling, research & data 0.1% $30
  • Travel, meals & events 10% $2,372
  • Office, technology & overhead 14% $3,303
  • Legal & compliance 1% $300
  • Other or unclassified 0.7% $160

  Largest payees

  1. IMAGE PRINTING & GRAPHICS $3,648
  2. INK WIZARDS, INC $3,440
  3. CLARKE & SAMPSON LLC $2,447
  4. IMPRINT.COM $2,358
  5. COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION $2,274

  Paid to individuals: $3,716, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.

  Payments dated Oct 2, 2025 to Aug 13, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (128 entries). Every payment on FEC.gov ↗

  Grouped by each campaign's own description of the payment, so the groups are approximate. Payments of $200 or less to one payee need not be itemized, detail filed only as memo entries counts under other or unclassified, and spending by the candidate's other committees or by outside groups is not included. A payment is not evidence of a favor or wrongdoing.

• Austin Daniel WinkelmanFEC filing: Austin Daniel Winkelman · H4MN06145 ↗

  Raised

  $2,839

  Spent

  $3,586

  Cash on hand

  $1,253

  • Individuals 96% $2,739
  • PACs & other committees 4% $100

  Campaign totals through Mar 31, 2026.

  No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.

  Where the money went $3,586 in itemized spending

  • Polling, research & data 100% $3,586

  Largest payees

  1. AUSTIN4REP $3,586

  Payments dated Mar 3, 2026 to Mar 3, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (1 entries). Every payment on FEC.gov ↗

  Grouped by each campaign's own description of the payment, so the groups are approximate. Payments of $200 or less to one payee need not be itemized, detail filed only as memo entries counts under other or unclassified, and spending by the candidate's other committees or by outside groups is not included. A payment is not evidence of a favor or wrongdoing.

• Anson AmbersonFEC filing: Anson Amberson · H6MN06231 ↗

  Raised

  $940

  Spent

  $828

  Cash on hand

  $122

  • Individuals 98% $925
  • Other receipts 2% $15

  Campaign totals through Sep 30, 2026.

  No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.

  Where the money went $598 in itemized spending

  These itemized payments cover $598 of the $828 the campaign reported spending through Sep 30, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Jul 10, 2026.

  • Advertising & outreach 84% $500
  • Office, technology & overhead 16% $98

  Largest payees

  1. XIDIG TV $500
  2. UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE $98

  Payments dated Apr 10, 2026 to Jul 10, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (2 entries). Every payment on FEC.gov ↗

  Grouped by each campaign's own description of the payment, so the groups are approximate. Payments of $200 or less to one payee need not be itemized, detail filed only as memo entries counts under other or unclassified, and spending by the candidate's other committees or by outside groups is not included. A payment is not evidence of a favor or wrongdoing.

Also registered for this seat, with no campaign summary or outside spending in the bulk file: Sierra Marie Grandy, Jeremy Wicklund, Kelly Doss.