Jake Johnson
MN-01Last updated October 2nd, 2026 at 1:02pm GMT.
Voters in the Rochester and Mankato DMAs are learning that Congressman Finstad voted for the largest tax cut since WW2, including no tax on tips, no tax on social security, and no tax on overtime. He has worked tirelessly to root out fraud that has taken place in the state and make government work efficiently.
Election Dates
Key Dates
| Voter Registration Deadline: | November 3 |
| Early In-Person Voting: | October 16 – November 2 (Ballots Available September 18) |
| Absentee Voting by Mail: | Sent beginning September 18 |
| AB Request Deadline: | Recommends to request by October 20 |
| AB Deadline Return: | Close of polls on Election Day |
“Early Voting” will be available for the first time in 2026. This starts 18 days before the election. Every county will have at least one location where early voting is offered.
Qualified General Election Candidates
Brad Finstad (R)
Jake Johnson (D)
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Congressman Finstad is a fourth-generation farmer from Brown County. He previously worked as an Area Director for the Minnesota Farm Bureau, where he worked with Minnesota farmers in agricultural production.
Since coming to Congress in 2022, Finstad has been a fighter for Southern Minnesota farmers and families. After seeing rampant fraud in Minnesota and around the country by Johnson’s biggest supporters, Finstad took action, passing legislation H.R. 9576, the National Fraud Enforcement Division Act of 2026, in the U.S. House of Representatives. This legislation would make permanent the newly established National Fraud Enforcement Division within the Department of Justice (DOJ) and appoint an Assistant Attorney General for National Fraud Enforcement to lead the division to investigate, prosecute, and prevent fraud within federally funded programs.
Finstad lives in New Ulm with his wife Jackie, and their seven children.