Elections Intelligence

Minnesota 1st District

DEFENDED SEAT
LEAN R
Jake Johnson Democratic · Challenger
KALSHI PARTY MARKETCHECKED Aug 27
DEMOCRAT 29¢REPUBLICAN 73¢
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Brad Finstad Republican · Incumbent
FTP RACE SIGNAL

The market is less sure of this seat than its history is — a 17-point Republican hold in 2024, priced at 73¢ today.

Lean R
SAFE DLIKELY DLEAN DTOSS-UPLEAN RLIKELY RSAFE R
Market · Lean RR 73¢ — traders' price for a Republican hold. Polling · Likely RR+10 — Ragnar, Apr 29. Prior result · Likely RR+17.1 in 2024.
Signal clarityHighas of 2026-08-27
The market moved 2¢ toward the Republican in the last 7 days.
MARKET BandPRICEToss-up50–65¢Lean65–82¢Likely82–95¢Safe95¢ and above
R 73¢

Kalshi party market · checked Aug 27

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POLLING BandPOINTSToss-up0–5Lean5–10Likely10–20Safe20 and above
R+10
Ragnar ↗ B Mar 12 - 14 · n=400 LV R+10 R SPONSOR
PPP ↗ B Feb 2 - 3 · n=708 RV R+3 D SPONSOR
PRIOR RESULT BandPOINTSToss-up0–5Lean5–12Likely12–25Safe25 and above
R+17.1

Brad Finstad (R)

58.51 — 41.41 · 2024 general election

def. Rachel Bohman (D). Margin verified against retrieved official results.

FUNDRAISING BandRATIO TO 1Parity1–5Lean5 and above
Brad Finstad$2.03M

PULLED 08-04 · PERIOD 07-22 · FEC

Total receipts this cycle.

BALLOT & DATES Primary 08-11 · HELDGeneral Nov 3, 2026 R settled · D settled COMPARE THE CANDIDATES ⇄