JJ
Jacob Johnson
DD · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 94% from individuals and 5% from PACs.
94% individuals5% PACs1% other
$1.9M
raised
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Minnesota · U.S. House · District 01 · 2026
Minnesota District 01 House race
General election in 51 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · Minnesota District 01 House race
Brad Finstad ranks No. 2 in money raised.
Candidates in the Minnesota District 01 House race, 2026 report raising $3.6M between them. Jacob Johnson reports $1.9M and Brad Finstad reports $1.7M, a gap of $172,851. Of what Jacob Johnson reports, 94% came from individuals and 5% from PACs. Outside groups spent against FINSTAD, BRAD ($3,155).
Public campaign-finance filings, 2026 cycle. Candidate rows are filers on record, not final ballot lists. Totals are rounded to whole dollars.
Every candidate on file
Ranked by money raised. Each row shows the campaign money mix and a plain-English read.
Brad Finstad
RIncumbentR · incumbent
Incumbent leans on PAC money. 53% from PACs and 47% from individuals.
47% individuals53% PACs0% other
$1.7M
raised
AE
Alex Eaton
DD · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 100% from individuals and 0% from PACs.
100% individuals0% PACs0% other
$79K
raised
OM
Oliver Morlan
RR · challenger
71% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 29% from other sources.
71% individuals0% PACs29% other
$526
raised
AS
Andy Smith
DD · challenger
No receipts on file yet.
0% individuals0% PACs100% other
$0
raised
LY
Lucas Youngerberg
II · 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.
Agriculture$63K
Banking & Financial$20K
Insurance$20K
Small donors & unclassified$20K
Defense & Aerospace$10K
Energy & Utilities$10K
Biggest itemized outside spenders
- MINN-DAK FARMERS COOPERATIVE SUGAR PAC (MDSPAC) · pac$13K
- AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
- AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
- CROP INSURANCE PROFESSIONALS ASSOCIATION PAC-CIPA PAC · pac$10K
- DAIRY FARMERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE; AKA DFA-PAC · pac$10K
- EMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC · pac$10K
- GROWTH ENERGY PAC · pac$10K
- INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INSURPAC) · pac$10K
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.
Agriculture$63K
Banking & Financial$20K
Insurance$20K
Small donors & unclassified$20K
Defense & Aerospace$10K
Energy & Utilities$10K
The tale of the tape
Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.
Jacob Johnson D · challenger JJ | vs | 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 |