Race · November 3, 2026

U.S. House · Minnesota's 4th District

2 candidates on the ballot.1

§1Candidates

Why this matters: Every candidate the state lists for this race on the November ballot, in the state's own order.

Betty McCollum
Democratic-Farmer-Labor · Incumbent
Currently represents Minnesota's 4th District in the U.S. House.
Paul Wikstrom
Republican · Challenger

§2Side by side

Why this matters: The same facts for every candidate, in the same order. Where we found nothing for a candidate, the cell says so — that means we didn't find it in public sources, not that it doesn't exist.

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Betty McCollumPaul Wikstrom
Party on the ballotDemocratic-Farmer-Labor1,2,3Republican1,2,3
StatusIncumbent4Challenger
Raised$1,539,014 through October 14, 20265$65,016 through October 14, 20266
Cash on hand$526,2645$18,5486

Issues only one candidate has addressed

By candidate, in ballot order. We found nothing public from the other candidates in this race on these issues.

Betty McCollum — 3 issues
  • Animal welfare laws
    Add federal protections, such as bans on horse slaughter and on testing cosmetics on animals
    Her campaign website says she has introduced legislation to expand animal cruelty protections for cold-blooded animals.7
  • Conservation and development on federal lands
    Protect more land, such as with new national monuments or wilderness areas
    Her campaign website says she introduced the Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection and Pollution Prevention Act to permanently shield Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Wilderness from sulfide-ore copper mining, and that on the Interior-Environment Subcommittee she works to keep federal funding for the EPA, national parks and public lands.7
  • Military spending
    Her campaign website says that as ranking member of the Defense Subcommittee she backs defense spending that is responsible and accountable and aimed at deterring adversaries and supporting allies and service members.7
Paul Wikstrom — 6 issues
  • Police funding
    Increase police funding, for example to hire more officers
    His campaign website says he would keep and enlarge the federal COPS and Byrne JAG police grants so St. Paul can add officers to foot patrols and response teams.8
  • Federal agencies' power to write rules
    Require Congress to approve every major new rule before it takes effect
    His campaign website says major regulations should need Congress’s approval and that two existing regulations should be dropped for every new one.8
  • Child tax credit
    His campaign website lists expanding child tax credits in his plan to protect and expand tax cuts.8
  • Health insurance system
    His campaign website lists bringing back competition in health care, including more price transparency and allowing the purchase of insurance across state lines, in his plan.8
  • Fraud and improper payments in federal programs
    His campaign website lists a seven-point plan to stop fraud that includes checking eligibility in real time before any payment goes out, longer statutes of limitations for fraud prosecutions, stronger inspectors general, rewards for whistleblowers, data analytics to catch fraud early, and holding states accountable for fraud in state-administered programs. It also lists mandatory audits of all major federal spending, fraud-prevention controls as a condition of funding, and money for federal investigators to pursue large-scale fraud.8,9
  • Taxes on tips and overtime
    Make the tax break permanent or expand it
    His campaign website lists protecting and expanding tax cuts, including eliminating the tax on tips and no tax on overtime, in his plan.8

Issue statements are drafted by AI from the public sources cited, and only cover what each candidate has said publicly.