2018Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
2018 election for Minnesota's 8th District
U.S. House · Minnesota
Pete Stauber (R) won with 50.7% of the vote, defeating Joe Radinovich (D) by 5.5 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Pete StauberRepublican · winner
50.7%159,364
Joe RadinovichDemocrat
45.2%141,950
Ray Skip SandmanIndependent
4.1%12,741
314,211 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.
Joe RadinovichPete Stauber
$2.4M
Raised by the campaign
$1.8M
$2.4M
Spent by the campaign
$1.8M
$41.7K
Cash on hand
$18.3K
Other candidates' campaigns: Ray Skip Sandman $20.3K.
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2018.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2018