Paul Wikstrom, a Republican engineer and 2024 nominee for the Minnesota House, is his party's 2026 nominee in Minnesota's 4th congressional district against Democratic-Farmer-Labor incumbent Betty McCollum.
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2026 race
Paul Wikstrom, an engineer who was the Republican nominee for Minnesota House of Representatives District 40B in 2024, is the Republican nominee in Minnesota's 4th congressional district.
The district covers the Saint Paul half of the Twin Cities metro area, including Ramsey County and parts of Washington County, and its incumbent is Democrat Betty McCollum, who was re-elected with 67.6% of the vote in 2024.
Wikstrom won the Republican primary with 72.6% of the vote, defeating former law enforcement officer Paul Xiong at 16.9% and farmer Gene Rechtzigel at 10.5%. In the general election on November 3, 2026, he faces McCollum, who won the DFL primary with 85.8%.