CalledUnofficial results
Minnesota House District 9A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Jeff Backer won re-election by 28.6 points over Nicholas Hanson.
Jeff BackerRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.3%12,404
Nicholas HansonDemocrat
35.7%6,884
Write-InOther party
0.1%16
19,304 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.
Nicholas HansonJeff Backer
$19.1K
Raised by the campaign
$69.1K
$10.7K
Spent by the campaign
$56.2K
$8.3K
Cash on hand
$17.8K
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.
- Nicholas Hanson
- <1%
- Jeff Backer
- >99%
- Projected margin
- R+23.0
The candidates
Jeff Backer (R)
Incumbent, Minnesota House of Representatives, first elected 2014Nicholas Hanson (D)
Incumbent, Minnesota House of Representatives, first elected 2014Nicholas Hanson (D)
Also on the ballot: Write-In (Other party), 0.1%