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2014Final results

2014 election for Minnesota's 7th District

U.S. House · Minnesota

Collin C. Peterson (D) won with 54.2% of the vote, defeating Torrey Westrom (R) by 8.5 points.

Collin C. PetersonDemocrat · winner
54.2%130,546
Torrey WestromRepublican
45.7%109,955
240,835 votes

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2014

Races before and after

EvenD+44.52008D+17.62010D+25.52012D+8.52014D+5.02016D+4.32018

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET

Money in this race

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

Collin C. PetersonTorrey Westrom
$1.6M
Raised by the campaign
$1M
$1.6M
Spent by the campaign
$1M
$50.7K
Cash on hand
$13.4K

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2014.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2014