8 seats: 2R, 6D     D 52

Incumbents went 8 for 8 in 1998, with Reform Party candidate Jesse Ventura's gubernatorial win having marginal impact on U.S. House races and Democrats maintaining a disproportionate share of seats. Only the seats held by Vento and Sabo are fundamentally safe, but Ramstad, Peterson and Oberstar are very strong incumbents. The remaining three seats could be competitive in 2000.
 

1. Gil Gutknecht (R), 1994					Win*
	'98: 55	‘'96: 53	'94: 55	['92: D 74]		R 51
2. David Minge (D), 1992					Vulnerable
	'98: 57	‘'96: 55 C	‘'94: 52	‘'92: 48		R 54
3. Jim Ramstad (R), 1990					Landslide
	'98: 72	‘'96: 70	'94: 73	'92: 64		R 53
4. OPEN [Bruce Vento (D), 1976]					Comfortable
	['98: 54 C	'96: 57 L	'94: 55	'92: 58]		D 59
5. Martin Olav Sabo (D), 1978					Landslide
	'98: 67	'96: 64	'94: 62	'92: 63		D 64
6. Bill Luther (D), 1994					Vulnerable
	'98: 50	'96: 56	'94: 50	['92: R 44]		D 52
7. Collin Peterson (D), 1990					Comfortable*
	'98: 72	'96: 68	'94: 51	'92: 50		R 54
8. James Oberstar (D), 1974					Landslide
	'98: 66	'96: 67	'94: 66	'92: 59		D 54