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U.S. House · Minnesota's 6th District

St. Cloud and the northern/western Twin Cities exurbs, including Otsego, Elk River and Anoka County.

General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

RESULT · UNOFFICIAL UNTIL CERTIFIED

Tom Emmer, projected winner

CandidateVotesShare
Tom Emmer204,70655.7%
Doug Chapin162,21344.2%
Total Write-ins4270.1%

About 99% of the expected vote counted. As of November 9. Winners take office next year. Counts can change until states certify. NBC News ↗

Sources re-checked September 25, 2026 · How we research

  • Incumbent Tom Emmer (R), the House Majority Whip, advanced from the August 11, 2026 Republican primary. Doug Chapin won the Democratic primary unopposed among ballot-qualified candidates.[1]

On the November 3 ballot · 2 candidates

Tom EmmerRINCUMBENTPROJECTED WINNERU.S. Representative (since 2015); House Majority WhipFull profile →Doug ChapinDFull profile →

Issue evidence — side by side

Recorded votes, documented positions and candidates’ own words are shown with sources. “In their own words” quotes a candidate on the topic without inferring a stance. Votes describe specific bills or motions; they do not establish overall support or opposition to a broad issue. A dash means our research has no evidence on that topic, not that the candidate has no position.

Protect legal access to abortion

  • Tom Emmer
    Recorded votes[33][34][35]

    Voted no on Women's Health Protection Act of 2021 (H.R. 3755, 2021-09-24). Voted no on Women's Health Protection Act of 2022 (H.R. 8296, 2022-07-15). Voted yes on Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (H.R. 36, 2017-10-03), which would have banned most abortions after 20 weeks.

  • Doug Chapin
    Supports[5]

    Campaign site says he supports full reproductive rights.

Stricter gun laws

  • Tom Emmer
    Recorded votes[28][29][30][31]

    Voted no on Bipartisan Background Checks Act (H.R. 8, 2019-02-27), which would have required background checks on most private gun sales. Voted no on Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 (H.R. 1808, 2022-07-29), which would have banned the sale of many semiautomatic assault weapons. Voted no on Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (S. 2938, 2022-06-24), which expanded background checks for buyers under 21 and funded state red-flag programs. Voted yes on Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act (H.R. 38, 2017-12-06), which would have required states to honor other states' concealed-carry permits.

  • Doug Chapin
    Supports[5]

    Campaign site says he will defend lawful gun ownership for hunting and self-protection and will fight to keep assault-style weapons off the streets.

Expand immigration enforcement and deportations

  • Tom Emmer
    Recorded votes[12][13][14][15][16][17][18]

    Voted yes on Laken Riley Act (S. 5, 2025-01-22). Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which funded expanded immigration enforcement, detention and border operations. Voted yes on Secure the Border Act of 2023 (H.R. 2, 2023-05-11). Voted no on American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 (H.R. 6, 2019-06-04; 2021-03-18).

  • Doug Chapin
    Opposes[5]

    Campaign site says he supports withholding ICE funding and will seek to dismantle ICE.

Raise taxes on high earners or corporations

  • Tom Emmer
    Recorded votes[13][14][15][24][23]

    Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03; 2017-12-20), which made the 2017 individual tax rates, including the 37% top rate, permanent. Voted no on Inflation Reduction Act (H.R. 5376, 2022-08-12), which added a 15% minimum tax on large corporations and a stock-buyback excise tax.

  • Doug Chapin
    Supports[5]

    Campaign site says he would vote to repeal tax cuts for billionaires enacted in H.R. 1.

Expand public health coverage

  • Tom Emmer
    Recorded votes[13][14][15][20][21]

    Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which reduced federal Medicaid spending and added Medicaid work requirements. Voted no on Breaking the Gridlock Act (H.R. 1834, 2026-01-08), which extended enhanced ACA premium subsidies. Voted yes on American Health Care Act (H.R. 1628, 2017-05-04), which would have capped federal Medicaid funding and ended enhanced funding for the Medicaid expansion.

  • Doug Chapin
    Supports[5]

    Campaign site says he will fight for Medicare for All or a public option and to reverse Medicare and Medicaid cuts.

Faster transition away from fossil fuels

  • Tom Emmer
    Recorded votes[13][14][15][22][23]

    Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which phased out Inflation Reduction Act clean-energy tax credits. Voted no on Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376, 2021-11-19; 2022-08-12), which would have funded clean-energy tax credits.

  • Doug Chapin
    Supports[5]

    Campaign site says he would return the U.S. to the Paris Accords and resist efforts to halt the transition away from fossil fuels.

Raise the minimum wage

  • Tom Emmer
    Recorded votes[32]

    Voted no on Raise the Wage Act (H.R. 582, 2019-07-18).

  • Doug Chapin
    —

Broad tariffs on imported goods

  • Tom Emmer
    Recorded votes[27]

    Voted no on Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada (H.J. Res. 72, 2026-02-11), which disapproved the tariffs on Canadian imports.

  • Doug Chapin
    —

Universal, publicly funded child care

  • Tom Emmer
    Recorded votes[22]

    Voted no on Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376, 2021-11-19), which would have funded universal pre-K and child-care subsidies.

  • Doug Chapin
    —

Require documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote

  • Tom Emmer
    Recorded votes[19]

    Voted yes on SAVE Act (H.R. 22, 2025-04-10).

  • Doug Chapin
    —

Require Congress to approve U.S. military action abroad

  • Tom Emmer
    Recorded votes[25][26]

    Voted no on War Powers Resolution on Venezuela (H. Con. Res. 64, 2025-12-17), which would have directed the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities against Venezuela absent congressional authorization. Voted no on War Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities (H. Con. Res. 86, 2026-06-03), which directed the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities against Iran absent congressional authorization.

  • Doug Chapin
    Supports[5]

    Campaign site says he will fight to defend Congress's power to decide when and where America goes to war.

Research notes & limits

Basic-tier research. Federal key votes and FEC finance totals for Rep. Emmer are added separately by script. Doug Chapin's biography relies on his Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey; no independent news profile was reviewed.

Sources · 37

Researched 2026-09-25. Green citations are official government records.

  1. 1.United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota, 2026 · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  2. 2.Tom Emmer · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  3. 3.Congressman Tom Emmer · Office of Rep. Tom Emmer · 2026-09-25 Official record
  4. 4.Doug Chapin · Ballotpedia (Candidate Connection survey) · 2026-09-25 Candidate's own words
  5. 5.Issues · Doug Chapin for Congress · 2026-10-03 Candidate's own words
  6. 6.Tom Emmer · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  7. 7.Tom Emmer · Wikipedia · 2026-10-21 Reference
  8. 8.Sixth District | Congressman Tom Emmer · Office of Rep. Tom Emmer · 2026-10-19 Official record
  9. 9.Minnesota's 6th District U.S. House election results 2026 · NBC News News report
  10. 10.H.R. 22, the SAVE Act (SAVE Act) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
  11. 11.H.R. 7296, the SAVE America Act (SAVE America Act) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
  12. 12.Roll call: Laken Riley Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-01-22 Official record
  13. 13.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-05-22 Official record
  14. 14.H.R. 1 (119th Congress) — One Big Beautiful Bill Act: text and summary · Congress.gov Official record
  15. 15.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-07-03 Official record
  16. 16.Roll call: Secure the Border Act of 2023 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2023-05-11 Official record
  17. 17.Roll call: American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2019-06-04 Official record
  18. 18.Roll call: American Dream and Promise Act of 2021 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-03-18 Official record
  19. 19.Roll call: SAVE Act — proof-of-citizenship voter registration · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-04-10 Official record
  20. 20.Roll call: Breaking the Gridlock Act — ACA subsidy extension · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-01-08 Official record
  21. 21.Roll call: American Health Care Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2017-05-04 Official record
  22. 22.Roll call: Build Back Better Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-11-19 Official record
  23. 23.Roll call: Inflation Reduction Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-08-12 Official record
  24. 24.Roll call: Tax Cuts and Jobs Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2017-12-20 Official record
  25. 25.Roll call: War Powers Resolution on Venezuela · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-12-17 Official record
  26. 26.Roll call: War Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-06-03 Official record
  27. 27.Roll call: Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-02-11 Official record
  28. 28.Roll call: Bipartisan Background Checks Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2019-02-27 Official record
  29. 29.Roll call: Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-07-29 Official record
  30. 30.Roll call: Bipartisan Safer Communities Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-06-24 Official record
  31. 31.Roll call: Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2017-12-06 Official record
  32. 32.Roll call: Raise the Wage Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2019-07-18 Official record
  33. 33.Roll call: Women's Health Protection Act of 2021 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-09-24 Official record
  34. 34.Roll call: Women's Health Protection Act of 2022 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-07-15 Official record
  35. 35.Roll call: Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2017-10-03 Official record
  36. 36.Doug Chapin · Ballotpedia (Candidate Connection survey) · 2026-09-25 Candidate's own words
  37. 37.U.S. House · Minnesota's 6th District results 2026 · NBC News News report