Betty McCollum, 2026 Minnesota 4th District House Democratic candidate
Betty McCollum*
DEMOCRATIC
US House of Representatives (D-MN)
2001 – Present
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Minnesota 42026 HOUSE POLLS

Paul Wikstrom, 2026 House candidate
Paul Wikstrom
REPUBLICAN

2026 Minnesota 4th District House Forecast:

The Pollsmax 2026 Minnesota 4th District House forecast currently gives Democrat Betty McCollum a 99.9% chance of defeating Republican Paul Wikstrom. Pollsmax projects McCollum to receive 67.8% of the vote compared with 32.3% for Wikstrom, a projected Democratic margin of 35.5 percentage points. The model currently rates the race as Solid Democratic. The forecast is updated using 100,000 simulations incorporating polling and race fundamentals. See the Pollsmax forecast methodology.

The 2026 Minnesota 4th District House election features Democrat Betty McCollum and Republican Paul Wikstrom. Incumbent Representative Betty McCollum is seeking reelection to a fourteenth term. In 2024, Kamala Harris won Minnesota's 4th congressional district by 12.5%, and the election for the district's House seat is rated as solid Democratic in 2026.

Year
2026
Race
House
District
MN-4
Democratic candidate
Betty McCollum
Republican candidate
Paul Wikstrom
Incumbent / open seat
Betty McCollum
Forecast rating
Solid D
Projected vote
67.8% D / 32.3% R
Projected margin
D +35.5
Forecast odds
99.9% D / 0.1% R
Forecast last updated
12:00 AM on September 30, 2026
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