Minnesota 2nd Congressional District Race 2026: See Live Results In Little Vs. Pratt

EAGAN, MN — Polls have closed across Minnesota, and results are coming in for the open race in the state's 2nd Congressional District.

DFL nominee Matt Little, a former state senator and former mayor of Lakeville, faces Republican state Sen. Eric Pratt of Prior Lake. The seat is open because DFL U.S. Rep. Angie Craig ran for U.S. Senate instead of seeking reelection.

Live results below update automatically as precincts report, pulling directly from the Minnesota Secretary of State.

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Where Little stands

Little was born and raised in Lakeville and graduated from Rosemount High School, the University of Minnesota-Morris and the University of Minnesota Law School. He was elected to the Lakeville City Council in 2010 and as mayor in 2012, while still in law school, then won a state Senate seat representing Lakeville, Farmington and southern Dakota County in 2016. According to his campaign biography, he authored the Alec Smith Insulin Affordability Act, which passed in 2020.

Little owns a law firm that represents seniors and people with disabilities in cases against insurance companies. He lives in New Market Township with his wife, Coco, and their daughter, Poppy.

He is running as a progressive and has said he supports Medicare for All, affordable child care, tax cuts for everyday Americans and a tax on the ultrawealthy. His campaign platform also calls for getting Immigration and Customs Enforcement out of Minnesota, protecting reproductive rights and LGBTQ rights, strengthening Social Security, supporting family farmers, fixing the student loan system, and pursuing a lasting peace in Israel and Palestine. He says his campaign does not accept money from AIPAC, super PACs or corporate PACs.

Where Pratt stands

Pratt has lived in Prior Lake since the mid-1970s and graduated from Prior Lake High School. He earned an economics degree from the University of Colorado Boulder, where he played Division I football, and an MBA in finance from the University of St. Thomas, then worked in banking and business, including at Target and U.S. Bank. According to his campaign biography, he served on the Prior Lake-Savage School Board before being elected to the Minnesota Senate in 2012. He and his wife, Tina, raised two children in the district.

Pratt has said he would focus on lowering costs, supporting small businesses and cracking down on fraud. He supports law enforcement and first responders and says laws should be enforced consistently "from our neighborhoods to the U.S. Border." On housing, he has proposed streamlining federal permitting, expanding the supply of building materials and encouraging careers in the skilled trades.

On Social Security, Pratt supports eliminating the federal income tax on benefits and raising the cap on taxable income. For younger workers, he has said the full retirement age may need to gradually increase and that they should have the option to opt out and build their own retirement savings. He also supports reliable and affordable energy, fair trade and infrastructure investment for farmers.

The district covers the southern Twin Cities suburbs, including Burnsville, Eagan and Lakeville, along with areas farther south. The winner will begin a two-year term in January. All results are unofficial until they are certified by the State Canvassing Board.