Betty McCollum
DIncumbentD · incumbent
Incumbent leans on PAC money. 36% from PACs and 63% from individuals.
63% individuals36% PACs1% other
$1.2M
raised
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Minnesota · U.S. House · District 04 · 2026
Minnesota District 04 House race
General election in 50 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · Minnesota District 04 House race
Betty McCollum has raised more than 34 times the next candidate.
Candidates in the Minnesota District 04 House race, 2026 report raising $1.3M between them. Betty McCollum reports $1.2M and Paul Xiong reports $36,317, a gap of $1.2M. Of what Betty McCollum reports, 63% came from individuals and 36% from PACs.
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.
PX
Paul Xiong
RR · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 97% from individuals and 0% from PACs.
97% individuals0% PACs3% other
$36K
raised
PW
Paul Wikstrom
RR · challenger
Still has cash to spend. $19K on hand from $23K raised.
78% individuals0% PACs22% other
$23K
raised
Where the money came from
$0 in itemized outside money is on file for this cycle. Candidate fundraising is shown separately below.
Defense & Aerospace$50K
Small donors & unclassified$40K
Labor / Unions$40K
Health & Pharma$10K
Biggest itemized outside spenders
- 3M COMPANY PAC · pac$10K
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E · pac$10K
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION · pac$10K
- AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ASA PAC) · pac$10K
- APPLIED RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ARAPAC) · pac$10K
- CAP-PAC SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND OF THE NATIONAL COMMUNITY ACTION FOUNDATION INC · pac$10K
- CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS · pac$10K
- EMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
PACs vs the people
This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.
35%65%
35% PACs65% individuals0% other
The incumbent's record
Betty McCollum is the linked incumbent for this race.
Net worth (2025)
$0
$0+. down $84K since 2008.
Stock trades
None on file
No disclosed individual stock transactions.
Committees
1
Current full committee seats on file.
Where they sit
- House Committee on Appropriations
Who funds them
This is the incumbent's own funding by donor sector for the cycle.
Defense & Aerospace$50K
Small donors & unclassified$40K
Labor / Unions$40K
Health & Pharma$10K
The tale of the tape
Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.
Betty McCollum D · incumbent | vs | PX Paul Xiong R · challenger |
|---|---|---|
| $1.2M | Raised | $36K |
| $569K | Cash on hand | $4K |
| 36% | From PACs | 0% |
| 63% | From individuals | 97% |
| Defense & Aerospace | Top donor sector | Too few to rank |
| Yes | Incumbent | No |