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Minnesota · U.S. House · District 01 · 2026

Minnesota District 01 House race

General election in 96 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · Minnesota District 01 House race

Brad Finstad ranks No. 2 in money raised.

Candidate Jacob Johnson leads the field with about $1.9M raised.

Jacob Johnson reports 94% of campaign money from individuals.

The incumbent, Brad Finstad, ranks No. 2 in the money.

FEC filings, 2026 cycle. Money raised is net of transfers between a candidate's own committees.

Every candidate on file

Ranked by money raised. Each row shows the campaign money mix and a plain-English read.

JJ

Jacob Johnson

D
D · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 94% from individuals and 5% from PACs.

94% individuals5% PACs1% other
$1.9M
raised
Brad Finstad

Brad Finstad

RIncumbent
R · incumbent

Incumbent leans on PAC money. 53% from PACs and 47% from individuals.

47% individuals53% PACs0% other
$1.7M
raised
AE

Alex Eaton

D
D · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 100% from individuals and 0% from PACs.

100% individuals0% PACs0% other
$79K
raised
OM

Oliver Morlan

R
R · challenger

71% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 29% from other sources.

71% individuals0% PACs29% other
$526
raised
AS

Andy Smith

D
D · challenger

No receipts on file yet.

0% individuals0% PACs100% other
$0
raised
LY

Lucas Youngerberg

I
I · challenger

No receipts on file yet.

0% individuals0% PACs100% other
$0
raised

Where the money came from

$0 in itemized outside money is on file for this cycle. Candidate fundraising is shown separately below.

Small donors & unclassified$106K
Agriculture$87K
Banking & Financial$41K
Transportation$17K
Tech & Telecom$14K
Insurance$10K
Defense & Aerospace$10K
Energy & Utilities$10K
Real Estate & Construction$7K

Biggest itemized outside spenders

  • MARQUIS MANAGEMENT INC · company$20K
  • CHRISTENSEN FARMS · company$15K
  • INKIT · company$14K
  • KING CAPITAL · company$14K
  • STARKEY HEARING TECHNOLOGIES · company$14K
  • ULINE · company$14K
  • MINN-DAK FARMERS COOPERATIVE SUGAR PAC (MDSPAC) · pac$13K
  • NEW FASHION PORK · company$12K

PACs vs the people

This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.

27%73%
27% PACs73% individuals0% other

The incumbent's record

Brad Finstad is the linked incumbent for this race.

Net worth (2025)
$7.0M
$2.6M - $11M. down $202K since 2022.
Stock trades
None on file
No disclosed individual stock transactions.
Committees
3
Current full committee seats on file.

Where they sit

  • House Committee on Small Business
  • House Committee on Armed Services
  • House Committee on Agriculture

Who funds them

This is the incumbent's own funding by donor sector for the cycle.

Small donors & unclassified$106K
Agriculture$87K
Banking & Financial$41K
Transportation$17K
Tech & Telecom$14K
Insurance$10K
Full profile: net worth, donors, trades, and votes ->

The tale of the tape

Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.

Jacob Johnson
D · challenger
JJ
vs
Brad Finstad
Brad Finstad
R · incumbent
$1.9M
Raised
$1.7M
$957K
Cash on hand
$1.2M
5%
From PACs
53%
94%
From individuals
47%
Too few to rank
Top donor sector
Agriculture
No
Incumbent
Yes