CalledUnofficial results
Minnesota House District 4B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Jim Joy won re-election by 25.3 points over Thaddeus Laugisch.
Jim JoyRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.6%12,350
Thaddeus LaugischDemocrat
37.3%7,365
Write-InOther party
0.1%10
19,725 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.
Thaddeus LaugischJim Joy
$16K
Raised by the campaign
$37.2K
$14.9K
Spent by the campaign
$35.7K
$1.8K
Cash on hand
$17.9K
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.
- Thaddeus Laugisch
- 1%
- Jim Joy
- 99%
- Projected margin
- R+17.5
The candidates
Jim Joy (R)
Incumbent, Minnesota House of Representatives, first elected 2022Thaddeus Laugisch (D)
Incumbent, Minnesota House of Representatives, first elected 2022Thaddeus Laugisch (D)
Also on the ballot: Write-In (Other party), 0.1%