2026 general election
Minnesota 2nd District
The candidate who raised the most money won. · Incumbent retiring to run for U. S. Senate. DFL hold.
$2.8M was spent on the 2026 Minnesota 2nd District race: $2.3M raised by the campaigns, $245K of it from PACs, plus $526K from outside groups (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Matt Little (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.
Total money
$2.8M
Raised by campaigns
$2.3M
PAC checks
$245K
Outside money
$526K
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Matt LittleDemocrat
✓ Won- Raised
- $1.5M
- Spent
- $1.3M
- From individuals
- $1.2M
- From PACs
- $131K
- From party
- $10K
- Own money & loans
- $198K
- Outside money for
- $288K
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 9% of Little's money came from PACs
Leadership PAC $12K (17%)Membership $10K (14%)Union $23K (33%)Super PAC $10K (14%)Party $10K (15%)Other $5K (7%)
- Minnesota House Dfl Caucus Party$10K
- American Association for Justice (Aaj) Membership$10K
- Leaders We Deserve Super PAC$10K
- Jayapal Leadership PAC$5K
- International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Union$5K
- United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Active Ballot Club Union$5K
- Battleground Blue PAC Other$5K
- American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO Union$5K
Biggest outside spenders
- National Nurses United for Patient Protection · $200K supporting
- Ab PAC · $72K supporting
- Building Together · $12K supporting
- Christopher Street Project · $4K supporting
Eric PrattRepublican
✗ Lost- Raised
- $769K
- Spent
- $595K
- From individuals
- $480K
- From PACs
- $115K
- From party
- $10K
- Own money & loans
- $112K
- Outside money for
- $226K
- Outside money against
- $12K
Who paid: 15% of Pratt's money came from PACs
Corporate $5K (6%)Trade group $30K (38%)Leadership PAC $18K (22%)Membership $3K (3%)Union $5K (6%)Other $19K (24%)
- National Automobile Dealers Association Trade group$10K
- Cole Combined Committee Leadership PAC$10K
- American Bankers Association (Aba) Trade group$8K
- Koch, Inc. Corporate$5K
- Stauber Victory Fund Other$5K
- Emmer Victory Committee Leadership PAC$5K
- Fischbach Other$5K
- Finstad Other$5K
Biggest outside spenders
- American Majority Action PAC · $226K supporting
- Building Together · $12K attacking
Questions people ask
- How much money was spent on the 2026 Minnesota 2nd District race?
- $2.8M was spent on the 2026 Minnesota 2nd District race: $2.3M raised by the campaigns, $245K of it from PACs, plus $526K from outside groups (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Matt Little (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.
- Who raised the most money in the 2026 Minnesota 2nd District race?
- Matt Little (Democrat) raised $1.5M and had $288K in outside spending on their side.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2026 Minnesota 2nd District race?
- American Majority Action PAC ($226K), National Nurses United for Patient Protection ($200K), Ab PAC ($72K).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2026 Minnesota 2nd District race?
- Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party gave $10K to Matt Little; American Association for Justice Political Action Committee (Aaj PAC) gave $10K to Matt Little; Leaders We Deserve gave $10K to Matt Little.