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Dave Hughes

Running for U.S. House District 7 — 2026 election

Raised · 2026 cycle

$26K

Source: FEC

As of July 2026, Dave Hughes is a Republican candidate for U.S. House District 7 in Minnesota in the 2026 election. Federal Election Commission filings report $25,957 in total receipts for the 2026 cycle. All figures on this page are drawn from primary sources — FEC filings, congressional records, and STOCK Act disclosures — and link back to them.

Data last updated July 2026.

Dave Hughes is a Republican candidate for Minnesota's 7th Congressional District in the 2026 U.S. House election, per FEC candidate ID H6MN07346. Wikipedia's 2026 Minnesota U.S. House elections page lists him as a declared candidate in the Republican primary alongside incumbent Michelle Fischbach. His campaign website (votedavehughes.com) describes him as a retired U.S. Air Force Major and combat veteran with 21 years of service, 7 combat deployments, and service as a pilot, and states he received an endorsement from President Trump in 2018.

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82% of fundraising comes from individual donors — one of the more grassroots-funded profiles in this cycle.

$26K

Total raised

$26K

Total spent

$438

Cash on hand

Where the money comes from

Individual donations ≥$200$19K · 73%
Small dollar donations <$200$2K · 10%
Candidate self-funding$5K · 18%

Reflects money received by the campaign committee itself. “Loans and other receipts” covers candidate or bank loans, offsets to operating expenditures, interest and other non-contribution receipts reported to the FEC. Independent expenditures by super PACs are not included.

Totals through 2026-06-30 · Source: FEC