2020Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
2020 election for Minnesota's 7th District
U.S. House · Minnesota
Michelle Fischbach (R) won with 53.4% of the vote, defeating Collin C. Peterson (D) by 13.5 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Michelle FischbachRepublican · winner
53.4%194,066
Collin C. PetersonDemocrat
39.8%144,840
Slater JohnsonLegal Marijuana Now
4.9%17,710
Rae Hart AndersonGrassroots–Legalize Cannabis
1.8%6,499
363,477 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
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.
Collin C. PetersonMichelle Fischbach
$2.7M
Raised by the campaign
$2.6M
$2.9M
Spent by the campaign
$2.6M
$344.7K
Cash on hand
$37.9K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2020.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2020
The candidates
Michelle Fischbach (R)Collin C. Peterson (D)
Also on the ballot: Slater Johnson (Legal Marijuana Now), 4.9%; Rae Hart Anderson (Grassroots–Legalize Cannabis), 1.8%