Upset Brief · MN-07 · Erik Osberg (DFL) vs. Michelle Fischbach (R), incumbent

A long shot on the math: it takes a 33.7-point national wave.

0%
odds today
0%
odds with the plan
119,774
net votes to find
38
days left, ballots already coming in
Where
  1. 01
    Moorhead
    Starting line Osberg +12. 5.8% split their ticket.
    +494
  2. 02
    Alexandria
    Starting line Fischbach +29. 9.7% split their ticket.
    +305
  3. 03
    Willmar
    Starting line Fischbach +15. 8.0% split their ticket.
    +281
  4. 04
    Hutchinson
    Starting line Fischbach +26. 8.4% split their ticket.
    +277
  5. 05
    Marshall
    Starting line Fischbach +22. 9.7% split their ticket.
    +237
  6. 06
    Fergus Falls
    Starting line Fischbach +23. 6.1% split their ticket.
    +200

The top 12 cities and townships carry 17% of the plan.

How
  • P
    Persuade
    14,606 voters who split their ticket in 2024 or 2022 and lean Fischbach today.
    +14,606
  • M
    Mobilize
    At least 59 voters who skipped the 2022 midterm in the few places Osberg carries.
    +4
  • C
    Consolidate
    Voters who went third party in recent races, in the towns that lean his way.
    +840

Plus a national shift of 33.7 points of margin (104,325 votes) that no campaign controls.

What has to be true
  1. Osberg wins half of the ticket splitters leaning Fischbach, the ceiling.
  2. Moorhead, where Clay County sits near even, is the natural anchor.
  3. A national wave of about 33.7 points arrives on top of a flawless campaign.
  4. Anything short of that is still a result worth building: every point gained here is a list of identified voters for the next race.
The numbers behind it
  • 01
    Crossover regression
    1,313 precincts, R² 0.958, 234 crossover precincts identified
  • 02
    Monte Carlo
    20,000 seeded simulated elections with a 7-point baseline error. 90% range of the final margin with the plan: -140,346 to -67,582 votes.
  • 03
    Money, FEC report through July 22
    Osberg $114,432 cash on hand; Fischbach $919,823.
  • 04
    Call program for this list
    21,852 households, 65,556 dials, about 3,435 live conversations: an estimated $7,578 at published rates.
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Independent analysis by The Political Group from official Minnesota Secretary of State precinct returns (2022, 2024), FEC filings and published polls, as of September 26, 2026. Not affiliated with any candidate or party.