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2016 Minnesota U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 2016 Minnesota U.S. House District 8 Election?

Richard M. Nolan won the 2016 Minnesota U.S. House District 8 Election. Richard M. Nolan received 179,097 popular votes (50.17%). The main challenger was Stewart Mills (49.61%).

See the full head-to-head between Nolan and Mills

Nolan +0.6 pts · won by 2,009 votes
Richard M. NolanDemocraticWINNER50.17%
179,097 votes
Stewart MillsRepublican49.61%
177,088 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.