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2020Final results

2020 election for Minnesota's 3rd District

U.S. House · Minnesota

Dean Phillips (D) won with 55.6% of the vote, defeating Kendall Qualls (R) by 11.3 points.

Dean PhillipsDemocrat · winner
55.6%246,666
Kendall QuallsRepublican
44.3%196,625
443,603 votes

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 10:09 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2020

Races before and after

EvenR+24.42014R+13.72016D+11.42018D+11.32020D+19.22022D+17.02024

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 10:09 AM ET

Money in this race

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

Dean PhillipsKendall Qualls
$2.4M
Raised by the campaign
$1.9M
$2.2M
Spent by the campaign
$1.8M
$218.1K
Cash on hand
$112.7K

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2020.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2020