2018Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2018 election for Minnesota's 3rd District
U.S. House · Minnesota
Dean Phillips (D) won with 55.6% of the vote, defeating Erik Paulsen (R) by 11.4 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Dean PhillipsDemocrat · winner
55.6%202,404
Erik PaulsenRepublican
44.2%160,839
363,949 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2018
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Dean PhillipsErik Paulsen
$6.3M
Raised by the campaign
$5.8M
$6.3M
Spent by the campaign
$5.9M
$41.5K
Cash on hand
$283.6K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2018.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2018