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2026 forecast · Minnesota 1st

Jake Johnson is slightly favored to win Minnesota's 1st District.

Jake Johnson vs Brad Finstad. The model has Johnson ahead by 1.7 points, winning 61 percent of 2,000 simulated elections.

Toss upModel D +1.7Polls R +0.0Updated October 28, 2026
Jake Johnson
Democrat
50.9%
177,348 projected votes
Brad Finstad
Republican
49.1%
171,264 projected votes
61%Johnson
39%Finstad
Johnson slightly favoredEach square is one simulated election night, Johnson wins about 61 of 100
RatingToss up61% chance for Johnson
Model marginD +1.7Polls R +0.0
80 percent rangeD +10.1 to R +6.62,000 simulations
Projected votes348,612Johnson 50.9%

The district map

Every district in the state, shaded by its rating

Minnesota districts

8 districts
Safe DLikely DLean DToss upLean RLikely RSafe R

Vote share

Each candidate's projected share and the range of 80 percent of simulations

Jake JohnsonDemocrat · 61% to win
50.9%
Brad FinstadRepublican · 39% to win
49.1%

Scale runs from 25 to 75 percent. The dot is the forecast, the band is the 80 percent range and the brighter tick marks 50 percent.

Projected district vote

348,612 votes
CandidateVotesShare
Jake Johnson D177,34850.9%
Brad Finstad R171,26449.1%
Total348,612100%

Each candidate's expected vote in the On Point simulation, at the forecast's projected turnout.

The trend

Each side's chance of winning over the forecast's recent updates

0%25%50%75%100%61% Johnson39% Finstad18 updates agoToday

Polling

Every poll in the average, and how the model reads it

The Minnesota governor polling average
30%35%40%45%50%55%60%Aug 17Aug 24Aug 31Sep 7Sep 14Sep 21Sep 28Oct 5Oct 12Oct 19Oct 2649.0Klobuchar39.5Demuth
The line is the On Point average: a robust LOWESS fit through the polls, weighted by recency, sample, voter screen and pollster grade, refit three times so outliers count for lessDot size is each poll's weight todayHover or use the arrow keys to read any day
What moves the average today
KSTP/SurveyUSASep 14 · 654 LV · C+18%Klobuchar +7.0
Morning ConsultOct 7 · 1,000 RV · C-18%Klobuchar +9.0
TIPP InsightsSep 2 · 1,201 LV · A18%Klobuchar +10.0
KSTP/SurveyUSAOct 12 · 650 LV · C+17%Klobuchar +7.0
New York Times/SienaOct 26 · 600 LV · Gold10%Klobuchar +18.0
co/efficient (R)Sep 15 · 833 LV · C+9.4%Klobuchar +2.0
Every other poll together: 9.8%

This is the same On Point polling average as the full average page. The forecast reads the polls through its own Election Day projection, shown as the On Point average in the table below, and blends it with partisan lean and fundamentals.

Polls of the race

Full average
PollsterSampleAgeMargin
On Point averageWeighted averageR +0.0

Each margin is the poll as the pollster published it. The forecast counts every poll after its house effect and the undecided split, which is what the trail above shows; hover a margin for the counted value. Lean R and Lean D mark partisan leaning firms.

Model margin
Johnson +1.7
Chance of winning
Jake Johnson61%
Brad Finstad39%
Simulated vote
Jake Johnson50.9%
Brad Finstad49.1%
How the model gets there
Partisan leanD +12.0
FundamentalsD +4.3
With pollsD +1.7

How we got here

From the state's partisan lean to the forecast, one stage at a time

D +14R +14Partisan leanthe state's baselineD +12.0Fundamentalsapproval, economy, candidatesD +4.3With pollsaverage R +0.0D +1.7
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Methodology
Every county is rebuilt by simulating voters going to the polls, 2,000 times, from On Point Polling survey data, past results, and the polling average. How the model works.