Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle

Austin Daniel Winkelman

Party
Independent
Running for
U.S. House · Minnesota District 6
Filing address
Albertville, MN (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
WINKELMAN, AUSTIN DANIEL
Next election
Primary August 11, 2026 · General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of Minnesota with the 2026 district highlighted

Minnesota, District 6

IndependentU.S. House · Minnesota District 6ChallengerWithdrawn

FEC candidate ID H4MN06145 · Principal campaign committee: AUSTIN 4 REP

CycleOfficeRaisedOutcome
2025–2026U.S. House · Minnesota District 6$2,838.94Withdrawn
2023–2024U.S. House · Minnesota District 6$9,378.43Lost primary
Total raised$2,838.94
Total spent$3,586.00
Cash on hand$1,252.94
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00

2025–2026 cycle totals through March 31, 2026, 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: $2,738.94PACs and other committees: $100.00
  • Individual contributions$2,738.9496%
  • PACs and other committees$100.004%

Individual money

  • Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$0.00—
  • Contributions over $200$0.00—

FEC-computed totals by contribution size and state, retrieved October 22, 2026. No individual contributor is named.

Raised and spent over time

Report-by-report history appears here after the next data refresh with FEC report data.

The race

Minnesota U.S. House, District 6, 2026 · 8 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Austin Daniel Winkelman (I)$2,838.94$1,252.942026-03-31
Thomas Earl Emmer Jr. (R)$10,861,547.06$2,971,244.832026-10-14
Doug Chapin (D)$765,076.15$118,475.762026-10-14
Michael Foley (R)$28,493.08$0.002026-09-30
Anson Amberson (D)$940.09$122.482026-09-30

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • Decision Desk HQSafe RSeptember 8, 2026
  • The Cook Political ReportSafe RFebruary 6, 2025
  • Inside ElectionsSafe RMarch 7, 2025
  • Sabato's Crystal BallSafe RJuly 15, 2025

Recent polls

No public polling found for this race.

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota (retrieved October 22, 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: AUSTIN 4 REP.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 22, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.

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