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2016 Minnesota U.S. House District 7 Election

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Who won the 2016 Minnesota U.S. House District 7 Election?

Collin C. Peterson won the 2016 Minnesota U.S. House District 7 Election. Collin C. Peterson received 173,572 popular votes (52.47%). The main challenger was Dave Hughes (47.44%).

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

Peterson +5.0 pts · won by 16,628 votes
Collin C. PetersonDemocraticWINNER52.47%
173,572 votes
Dave HughesRepublican47.44%
156,944 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.