CalledUnofficial results
Minnesota House District 17B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Bobbie Harder won re-election by 33.9 points over Ben Wieman.
Bobbie HarderRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.9%14,782
Ben WiemanDemocrat
33.0%7,299
Write-InOther party
0.1%15
22,096 votes
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State unofficial resultsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 1:21 PM ET
Where the race moved
Against the 2024 presidential vote
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Ben WiemanBobbie Harder
$14.9K
Raised by the campaign
$30.2K
$9.1K
Spent by the campaign
$25.3K
$5.8K
Cash on hand
$23.7K
Campaign money: Minnesota Campaign Finance Board, through Oct 19, 2026.
Source: Minnesota Campaign Finance Board campaign filingsUpdated Oct 19, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Ben Wieman
- <1%
- Bobbie Harder
- >99%
- Projected margin
- R+27.2
The candidates
Bobbie Harder (R)
Incumbent, Minnesota House of Representatives, first elected 2022Ben Wieman (D)
Incumbent, Minnesota House of Representatives, first elected 2022Ben Wieman (D)
Also on the ballot: Write-In (Other party), 0.1%