DemocratNo state or federal office heldLost the 2026 general

Melissa Maertens

Lost the 2026 race for Minnesota House District 10A.

Last margin
−36.5
Lost 2026

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records

Every race Maertens has run

Baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year. Running ahead of it means Maertens won voters the party’s presidential nominee did not; primaries have no baseline.

YearOfficeStageResultOpponentsShareMarginRaisedBaselineAgainst baseline
2026Minnesota House District 10AGeneralLostMark Striemer (R), Write-In (I)31.7%R+36.5$18.5KR+41.2+4.7

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Minnesota Secretary of State (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET

Money

Maertens’s campaign fundraising.

Raised, 2025–26
$18.5K

Source: Minnesota Campaign Finance Board filings through Oct 19, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 3:53 AM ET

What’s next

From campaign filings, not from public statements.

Maertens, Melissa House Committee
State
Active

Source: Minnesota Campaign Finance Board filings through Oct 19, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 3:53 AM ET