Trina Swanson, a former U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Director of International Operations, is the Democratic-Farmer-Labor nominee for Minnesota's 8th congressional district in 2026 against Republican incumbent Pete Stauber.
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2026 race
Trina Swanson, formerly Director of International Operations at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, is the Democratic-Farmer-Labor nominee in the 2026 election for Minnesota's 8th congressional district, which is based in the Iron Range and is home to Duluth.
The incumbent is Republican Pete Stauber, who was re-elected with 58.0% of the vote in 2024. Swanson won the Democratic-Farmer-Labor primary with 77.2% of the vote, defeating reality television star Luke Gulbranson and John Munter, a candidate for the seat in 2022 and 2024.
In the general election on November 3, 2026, she faces Stauber, who won the Republican primary with 86.4% of the vote against farmer Anthony Hamilton.