Betty McCollum

In the 2024 House race for MN-4, Betty McCollum (D) won with 67.3% of the vote, defeating May Lor Xiong (R) who received 32.6%. A third candidate also appeared on the ballot. Betty McCollum's 34.7-point advantage over the runner-up confirmed a comfortable win.

As the incumbent, Betty McCollum benefited from name recognition, established constituent services, and the roughly 2-3 point advantage that sitting members typically enjoy. The 2024 presidential election drove higher voter turnout, which can help or hurt down-ballot candidates depending on the top of the ticket. The wide margin suggests this district is firmly in the Democrat column for the foreseeable future.

In the 2022 House race for MN-4, Betty McCollum (D) won with 67.6% of the vote, defeating May Lor Xiong (R) who received 32.3%. A third candidate also appeared on the ballot. Betty McCollum's 35.3-point advantage over the runner-up confirmed a comfortable win.

As the incumbent, Betty McCollum benefited from name recognition, established constituent services, and the roughly 2-3 point advantage that sitting members typically enjoy. As a Democrat, Betty McCollum won despite the historical midterm penalty against the president's party (Democrat Biden was in office). The wide margin suggests this district is firmly in the Democrat column for the foreseeable future.

In the 2020 House race for MN-4, Betty McCollum (D) won with 63.2% of the vote, defeating Gene Rechtzigel (R) who received 29.0%. 2 additional candidates split the remaining vote. Betty McCollum's 34.2-point advantage over the runner-up confirmed a comfortable win.

This was an open-seat race. Open seats typically attract stronger candidates and heavier spending from both parties. The 2020 presidential election drove higher voter turnout, which can help or hurt down-ballot candidates depending on the top of the ticket. The wide margin suggests this district is firmly in the Democrat column for the foreseeable future.

In the 2018 House race for MN-04, Betty Mccollum (D) won with 66.0% of the vote, defeating Greg Ryan (R) who received 29.8%. A third candidate also appeared on the ballot. Betty Mccollum's 36.2-point advantage over the runner-up confirmed a comfortable win.

As the incumbent, Betty Mccollum benefited from name recognition, established constituent services, and the roughly 2-3 point advantage that sitting members typically enjoy. As a Democrat, Betty Mccollum benefited from the historical midterm penalty against the president's party — with a Republican in the White House, the opposition typically gains seats.

In the 2016 House race for MN-04, Betty Mccollum (D) won with 57.8% of the vote, defeating Greg Ryan (R) who received 34.4%. A third candidate also appeared on the ballot. Betty Mccollum's 23.4-point advantage over the runner-up confirmed a comfortable win.

As the incumbent, Betty Mccollum benefited from name recognition, established constituent services, and the roughly 2-3 point advantage that sitting members typically enjoy. The 2016 presidential election drove higher voter turnout, which can help or hurt down-ballot candidates depending on the top of the ticket.

In the 2014 House race for MN-04, Betty Mccollum (D) won with 61.2% of the vote, defeating Sharna Wahlgren (R) who received 32.9%. A third candidate also appeared on the ballot. Betty Mccollum's 28.3-point advantage over the runner-up confirmed a comfortable win.

As the incumbent, Betty Mccollum benefited from name recognition, established constituent services, and the roughly 2-3 point advantage that sitting members typically enjoy. As a Democrat, Betty Mccollum won despite the historical midterm penalty against the president's party (Democrat Obama was in office).

In the 2012 House race for MN-04, Betty Mccollum (D) won with 62.3% of the vote, defeating Tony Hernandez (R) who received 31.5%. A third candidate also appeared on the ballot. Betty Mccollum's 30.8-point advantage over the runner-up confirmed a comfortable win.

This was an open-seat race. Open seats typically attract stronger candidates and heavier spending from both parties. The 2012 presidential election drove higher voter turnout, which can help or hurt down-ballot candidates depending on the top of the ticket.