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Minnesota District 2 election, 2026

Matt Little vs. Eric Pratt. Today's article: every forecast for this race →

VotePredictor forecast
Matt Little favored
Safe D · predicted margin D+10.9
98%
chance to win
2024 presidential margin
D+6.0
2026 national environment
D+8.0
District polls
2, averaging D+8.5
Forecast spread
±5.3 points

Margin from the district's presidential lean on its 2026 lines, one fitted intercept and the national environment as a uniform swing; the win probability adds a decaying incumbency premium (open seat: none). The 2 district polls are blended in by inverse variance, about 54% of the weight: the model alone said D+13.7.

Democratic

Matt Little

Major-party general-election nominee.

Republican

Eric Pratt

Major-party general-election nominee.

Polls

The polls behind it

2 polls · newest first

Each pollster name links to the poll's source; the grade under it is its VotePredictor grade from past elections. Margin is the poll as published. The ± under the sample size is the 95% margin of error on each candidate's share, from the sample size (the gap between them is about twice as uncertain).

PollsterDateMargin
Impact Research (via Wikipedia)Grade B-09-13D+12.0
Harper Polling (via Wikipedia)06-21D+5.0

These polls move the forecast: their average is blended into the model's own margin by inverse variance, with about 54% of the weight on the polls (a single poll gets about half; more polls, more weight). The rule was preregistered and validated on 321 polled districts from 2018–2024. See methodology.

Campaign money

FEC reports through October 14, 2026
Matt LittleDFL$1.5M raised
Spent $1.3MCash on hand $205kDebts $138k39% from donors under $200Self-funded $198k
Top contributors, industries and states

Contributors

  1. LITTLE, MATT$162k
  2. MERRICK, CASSANDRA$11k
  3. SCHERER, JESS$11k
  4. SCHERER, MATT$11k
  5. DEFAUW, RUSSELL$7k

Industries

  1. Unemployed$254k
  2. Self-Employed & Freelance$95k
  3. Legal & Professional Services$53k
  4. Not Reported$53k
  5. Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals$45k

States

  1. MN$730k
  2. CA$51k
  3. NY$30k
  4. TX$18k
  5. MD$16k
Every contribution on GovMoneyGraph ↗
Eric PrattREP$769k raised
Spent $595kCash on hand $173kDebts $105k21% from donors under $200Self-funded $112k
Top contributors, industries and states

Contributors

  1. PRATT, ERIC$112k
  2. PRATT VICTORY FUND$52k
  3. O'BRIEN, SCOTT$14k
  4. KROLL, MARK W. MR.$11k
  5. AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$8k

Industries

  1. Not Reported$158k
  2. Self-Employed & Freelance$20k
  3. Manufacturing & Industrial$9k
  4. Technology & Communications$8k
  5. Nonprofit, Labor & Civil Society$6k

States

  1. MN$365k
  2. TX$14k
  3. FL$12k
  4. SD$7k
  5. AZ$6k
Every contribution on GovMoneyGraph ↗

What each candidate's own campaign committees reported for the 2025–26 cycle; outside spending by PACs and parties is not included. Industries are classified from donors' reported employers. The House forecast's win probability reads the two nominees' shares of individual contributions shown here, a small term that never moves the predicted margin. Data: GovMoneyGraph, based on FEC records.

Other forecasts

We have not yet ingested a district rating from these independent forecasters for MN-2; links go to their current national House ratings. Missing is shown as missing—not converted into a probability.

Cook Political Report
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Inside Elections
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Sabato's Crystal Ball
View House analysis ↗

Past results

Every election in Minnesota's 2nd district we hold a result for. District numbers are reused across redistricting, so older rows may cover different ground than the seat does today.

YearWinnerMargin
2022Angie Craig(D)D+5.2
2020Angie Craig(D)D+2.3
2018Angie Craig(D)D+5.5
2016Jason Lewis(R)R+1.8
2014John Kline(R)R+17.2
2012John Kline(R)R+8.2
2006John Kline(R)R+16.1

Candidate news

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Candidate field source: 2026 House election roster ↗

Nearby in the directory: MN-1 · MN-3