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2020Final results

2020 election for Minnesota's 6th District

U.S. House · Minnesota

Tom Emmer (R) won with 65.7% of the vote, defeating Tawnja Zahradka (D) by 31.5 points.

Tom EmmerRepublican · winner
65.7%270,901
34.2%140,853
412,307 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+17.92014R+31.32016R+22.42018R+31.52020R+24.22022R+25.02024

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.

Tawnja ZahradkaTom Emmer
$54.2K
Raised by the campaign
$2.8M
$54.2K
Spent by the campaign
$2.6M
$28
Cash on hand
$448.8K

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2020.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2020