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Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026, and voting is underway in Minnesota. This is the whole race — the records, the claims, and what the sources actually show. Read the research, and decide which flaw you can live with.
The setup The western Twin Cities suburbs — Brooklyn Park, Coon Rapids, Bloomington, Eden Prairie, Edina, Maple Grove, Plymouth, Minnetonka, Wayzata. Cook PVI is D+11 and Cook rates it Solid D (Cook Political Report). Incumbent Kelly Morrison (DFL) is running for re-election after winning 58.4% in 2024; Republicans have not won this seat since 2016. On the ballot, at compilation strength: Kelly Morrison (DFL) and Tyler Bass (R). No third-party nominee is listed in the file. The Minnesota Secretary of State certified-list pull was not directly made in the research pass — names are stated at compilation strength.
Kelly Morrison (DFL) The record: First-term incumbent, elected 2024. A practicing OB-GYN physician for more than 20 years, formerly in the Minnesota Legislature, where she championed telehealth-coverage and reproductive-health legislation (Minnesota Medical Association). Serves on House Veterans' Affairs and House Small Business. Unopposed in the 2026 DFL primary. Pros: Medical and legislative experience; committee work on veterans and small business. Cons: Her record is with her party, including reproductive-health legislation that runs against LiberalMind's values; the file locates no proven break with her party on our values in service. The flaw, plainly: A reliable DFL vote — in the House her organizing vote is lighter than in the Senate, but it still counts, and no Manchin-test exception is documented.
Tyler Bass (R) The record: Small business owner. Won the Republican primary 55.4% to 44.6% over retired attorney Quentin Wittrock — Wittrock, not Bass, held the Republican Party of Minnesota endorsement. Pros: In-tent Republican; small-business background. Cons: No prior elected office is located in the file — he is unproven, with no service record to judge. The flaw, plainly: Unproven — a watch-closely posture, not a demonstrated flaw.
OUR CALL LiberalMind endorses Tyler Bass — as unproven, and on watch.
Morrison's file shows no proven break with her party on Constitution, free market, or our other values in service, so no Democrat exception applies. Bass carries no proven in-service flaw in the file. In a D+11 district the climb is steep, but the call is on the records the sources show.
This race is one of hundreds in LiberalMind's Election 2026 coverage. For the complete breakdown — every race, claim by claim — go to liberalmindhq.com.
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--- Sources - Wikipedia, "2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota" (compilation, read Oct. 25, 2026) — roster, primary results, 2024 margin - Cook Political Report race table — PVI D+11, Solid D rating - Minnesota Medical Association / Morrison House page — physician background, legislative history, committee assignments
Winner: Kelly Morrison (Democratic) — called by the Associated Press. This result was appended on November 4, 2026 (results wave 2); the original article above is unchanged, exactly as published before Election Day.
AI-assisted article — but the sources are human, and the facts are very real.