Minnesota’s 2nd District

U.S. House · MN-2

Election day November 3, 2026 · forecast of October 15, 2026

Our forecast gives the Democrats a 97% chance of winning, with an average lead of 14.0 points.

Safe seat. Chance of a final gap under 5 points: 11%.

Projected vote share

Projection by party

Democrat 56.8%

Matt Little
Republican 43.1%

Eric Pratt

Thin vertical mark: 2024 result.

Compared with the average

	Democrat	Republican	Other
MN-2	56.8%	43.1%	0.1%
National averageUnited States	54.5%+2.3	44.2%−1.2	1.2%−1.1

Simple average of the 435 districts, not weighted by population.

Projection track

How the projection has moved

Polls in this district

2 polls, 4 scenarios

Pollster	Field dates	Sample	Population	Topline	Source
Impact Research	9–Sep 13, 2026	500	likely voters	Matt Little (D) 52 Eric Pratt (R) 40	See the poll
Harper Polling Scenario 1	18–Jun 21, 2026	415	likely voters	Kaela Berg (D) 43 Eric Pratt (R) 43	See the poll
Harper Polling Scenario 2	18–Jun 21, 2026	415	likely voters	Matt Klein (D) 43 Eric Pratt (R) 42	See the poll
Harper Polling Scenario 3	18–Jun 21, 2026	415	likely voters	Matt Little (D) 45 Eric Pratt (R) 40	See the poll

Each poll as the pollster published it; these are not the Vote-Scope projection. When a pollster tests several ballots (with or without a given candidate), each one is shown as a scenario.

Local profile

Latino citizens aged 18 and over	5.0% (± 0.2)

Share of all citizens aged 18 and over (ACS 2020–2024 estimate). Not a share of registered or actual voters.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, citizen voting-age population by race and ethnicity, ACS 2020–2024, 119th Congress districts

Current member

Craig, Angela Dawn · Democrat

Primary results

Held August 11, 2026 · Official source

Democratic primary	Matt Little	47.2%	41,792 votes
Republican primary	Eric Pratt	100.0%	43,813 votes

Who's running

The candidates

Candidates for the upcoming election.

Democrat Open seat

Matt Little
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Republican Open seat

Eric Pratt
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Previous election (2024)

The Democrats won by 13.5 points.

Our current projection: the Democrats ahead by 14.0 points.

Nearby districts

Party ahead and how sure the projection is.

MN-5 Democrat, safe seat
MN-1 Republican, toss-up
MN-3 Democrat, safe seat
MN-4 Democrat, safe seat
MN-6 Republican, safe seat
MN-7 Republican, safe seat

Watch list

The tightest races

The smallest projected gaps between the top two.

Forecast updated: October 15, 2026