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1998 Minnesota U.S. House District 7 Election

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Who won the 1998 Minnesota U.S. House District 7 Election?

Collin C. Peterson won the 1998 Minnesota U.S. House District 7 Election. Collin C. Peterson received 169,907 popular votes (71.71%). The main challenger was Aleta Edin (28.09%).

See the full head-to-head between Peterson and Edin

Peterson +43.6 pts · won by 103,345 votes
Collin C. PetersonDemocraticWINNER71.71%
169,907 votes
Aleta EdinRepublican28.09%
66,562 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.