Minnesota's Fourth Congressional District candidate guide

Voters in Minnesota's Fourth Congressional District will have the opportunity to vote for who they want to represent them in the United States House of Representatives in the 2026 Midterm Election.

Below is an overview of who is running and where to look for more information about the candidates.

Candidates

Betty McCollum

Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party
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Betty McCollum has served in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2001. She was the second woman from Minnesota to be elected to federal office in the state's history. Before that, she served for six years on the North St. Paul City Council and four terms in the Minnesota House of Representatives. McCollum is currently the Dean of the Minnesota Congressional Delegation, serves on the House Appropriations Committee, and serves on the Interior-Environment Subcommittee.

McCollum is an advocate for permanently protecting Minnesota's Boundary Waters Wilderness from sulfide-ore copper mining. She introduced the Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection and Pollution Prevention Act. She is also working to protect and restore the Mississippi River. Find her voting record and legislation she sponsored or co-sponsored here.

McCollum is a Saint Paul resident.

Paul Wikstrom

Republican Party
Campaign website

Paul Wikstrom's professional experience involves working as an engineering manager and a certified flight instructor. He's also served on various nonprofit boards and been active in Republican party campaign and caucus activities.

His campaign priorities are focused on stopping fraud, supporting affordability, and advocating for businesses and an America First economy.

Wikstrom has not yet served in elected office, but he ran for Mounds View School Board in 2023 and Minnesota House District 40B in 2024. He ran again in the 2025 Special Election for the same seat, after exposing his 2024 opponent Curtis Johnson for residing outside of the district.

Wikstrom is a Shoreview resident.