Federal candidate · 2019–2020 cycle · past cycle

David Russell Hughes

Party
Republican
Running for
U.S. House · Minnesota District 7
Filing address
Karlstad, MN (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
HUGHES, DAVID RUSSELL MR.
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 7

RepublicanU.S. House · Minnesota District 7ChallengerLost primary

FEC candidate ID H6MN07304 · Principal campaign committee: HUGHES FOR CONGRESS

Total raised$75,251.77
Total spent$78,449.47
Cash on hand$379.88
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00

2019–2020 cycle totals through December 31, 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: $69,090.26PACs and other committees: $3,288.86Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $1,000.00Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest): $1,872.65
  • Individual contributions$69,090.2692%
  • PACs and other committees$3,288.864%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$1,000.001%
  • Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$1,872.652%

Self-funding: $1,000.00 (1% of money raised): $1,000.00 given and $0.00 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 7, 2020 · 6 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
David Russell Hughes (R)$75,251.77$379.882020-12-31
Collin Clark Peterson (D)$2,734,418.97$344,744.702020-12-31
Michelle Fischbach (R)$2,646,134.94$37,949.362020-12-31
Noel Collis (R)$834,145.51$0.002020-09-30
Joel Allen Novak (R)$14,175.00−$323.152020-03-31
Jayesun Israel Sherman (R)$9,093.10$2,686.962020-12-31

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • Sabato's Crystal BallLean RNovember 2, 2020
  • Daily KosLean RNovember 2, 2020
  • NiskanenLean DJuly 26, 2020

Recent polls

PollsterDatesSampleMargin of errorResults
Tarrance Group (R)August 2–5, 2020413 (RV)± 4.9%Collin Peterson 42% · Michelle Fischbach 52%

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: HUGHES 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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