CalledUnofficial results
Minnesota House District 51B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Nathan Coulter won re-election by 40.3 points over Jim Lund.
Nathan CoulterDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.1%13,883
Jim LundRepublican
29.8%5,899
Write-InOther party
0.1%26
19,808 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.
Nathan CoulterJim Lund
$32.4K
Raised by the campaign
$11.3K
$35.8K
Spent by the campaign
$7.8K
$2.2K
Cash on hand
$3.5K
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.
- Nathan Coulter
- >99%
- Jim Lund
- <1%
- Projected margin
- D+36.9
The candidates
Nathan Coulter (D)
Incumbent, Minnesota House of Representatives, first elected 2022Jim Lund (R)
Incumbent, Minnesota House of Representatives, first elected 2022Jim Lund (R)
Also on the ballot: Write-In (Other party), 0.1%