Federal candidate · 2019–2020 cycle · past cycle

Ralph Kaehler

Party
Democratic
Running for
U.S. House · Minnesota District 1
Filing address
St. Charles, MN (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
KAEHLER, RALPH
Next election
General November 3, 2020 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of Minnesota with the 2020 district highlighted

Minnesota, District 1

DemocraticU.S. House · Minnesota District 1ChallengerWithdrawn

FEC candidate ID H0MN01102 · Principal campaign committee: KAEHLER FOR CONGRESS

Total raised$47,740.40
Total spent$47,740.40
Cash on hand$0.00
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$30,000.00

2019–2020 cycle totals through June 30, 2020, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.

Where the money comes from

Individual contributions: $17,740.40Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $30,000.00
  • Individual contributions$17,740.4037%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$30,000.0063%

Self-funding: $30,000.00 (63% of money raised): $0.00 given and $30,000.00 lent by the candidate.

Raised and spent over time

Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.

The race

Minnesota U.S. House, District 1, 2020 · 5 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Ralph Kaehler (D)$47,740.40$0.002020-06-30
Daniel Feehan (D)$4,883,182.35$1,337.432020-12-31
James Hagedorn (R)$2,423,319.48$81,131.352020-12-31
Richard Wright (D)$47,147.90$0.002019-12-31
Mark P Schroepfer (D)$100.00$200.002020-06-30

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

Recent polls

PollsterDatesSampleMargin of errorResults
Public Policy Polling (D)September 10–11, 2020885 (V)± 3.3%Jim Hagedorn 41% · Dan Feehan 41%
RMG ResearchJuly 31 – August 7, 2020500 (RV)± 4.5%Jim Hagedorn 41% · Dan Feehan 38%
Victoria Research & Consulting (D)July 19–23, 2020511 (LV)± 4.4%Jim Hagedorn 46% · Dan Feehan 48%
Garin-Hart-Yang Research Group (D)June 9–13, 2020601 (LV)± 4.1%Jim Hagedorn 2% · Dan Feehan 43%
Harper Polling (R)March 10–12, 2020406 (LV)± 4.9%Jim Hagedorn 49% · Dan Feehan 33%
Victoria Research & Consulting (D)July 19–23, 2020511 (LV)± 4.4%Generic Republican 44% · Generic Democrat 49%

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota (retrieved October 23, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.

Sources and updates

  • Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: KAEHLER FOR CONGRESS.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 23, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.

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