Pete Stauber
RIncumbentR · incumbent
Incumbent leans on PAC money. 50% from PACs and 46% from individuals.
46% individuals50% PACs4% other
$1.8M
raised
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Minnesota · U.S. House · District 08 · 2026
Minnesota District 08 House race
General election in 50 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · Minnesota District 08 House race
Pete Stauber has raised more than 6 times the next candidate.
Candidates in the Minnesota District 08 House race, 2026 report raising $2.3M between them. Pete Stauber reports $1.8M and Trina Swanson reports $277,528, a gap of $1.5M. Of what Pete Stauber reports, 46% came from individuals and 50% 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.
TS
Trina Swanson
DD · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 96% from individuals and 4% from PACs.
96% individuals4% PACs0% other
$278K
raised
LG
Luke Gulbranson
DD · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 93% from individuals and 6% from PACs.
93% individuals6% PACs1% other
$175K
raised
CM
Chad McKenna
DD · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 100% from individuals and 0% from PACs.
100% individuals0% PACs0% other
$27K
raised
EA
Emanuel Anastos
DD · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 100% from individuals and 0% from PACs.
100% individuals0% PACs0% other
$6K
raised
CC
Cyle Cramer
DD · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 100% from individuals and 0% from PACs.
100% individuals0% PACs0% other
$5K
raised
WS
Wendell Smith
DD · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 100% from individuals and 0% from PACs.
100% individuals0% PACs0% other
$3K
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$40K
Labor / Unions$20K
Real Estate & Construction$20K
Agriculture$20K
Energy & Utilities$20K
Transportation$10K
Banking & Financial$10K
Ideological / Leadership$10K
Biggest itemized outside spenders
- ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
- AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION - COPE · pac$10K
- AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC) · pac$10K
- AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
- C.H. ROBINSON WORLDWIDE INC. PAC · pac$10K
- DELTA AIR LINES PAC · pac$10K
- KOCH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KOCHPAC) · pac$10K
- LET'S ALL KEEP ELECTING REPUBLICANS PAC · pac$10K
PACs vs the people
This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.
40%57%
40% PACs57% individuals3% other
The incumbent's record
Pete Stauber is the linked incumbent for this race.
Net worth (2024)
$1.9M
$1.2M - $2.6M. up $397K since 2019.
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 Natural Resources
- House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
Who funds them
This is the incumbent's own funding by donor sector for the cycle.
Small donors & unclassified$40K
Labor / Unions$20K
Real Estate & Construction$20K
Agriculture$20K
Energy & Utilities$20K
Transportation$10K
The tale of the tape
Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.
Pete Stauber R · incumbent | vs | TS Trina Swanson D · challenger |
|---|---|---|
| $1.8M | Raised | $278K |
| $1.2M | Cash on hand | $117K |
| 50% | From PACs | 4% |
| 46% | From individuals | 96% |
| Agriculture | Top donor sector | Too few to rank |
| Yes | Incumbent | No |