Who is running for State House District 52B in Minnesota in 2026?

Bianca Virnig (D), Tom Lopac (R)

When is the Minnesota 2026 general election?

Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Polls are open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

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State House District 52B — Minnesota 2026

2 candidates on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot (official Minnesota Secretary of State files, as of October 29, 2026). Grades reflect each candidate's public record on life, family, religious liberty, the Second Amendment, limited government and fiscal responsibility.

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Candidates

FBianca VirnigDemocratic

Incumbent state representative, House District 52B; DFL.

LifeFFamilyFReligious libertyC2nd AmendmentFLimited gov’tFFiscalF

Incumbent DFL; voted the conservative way on scored roll calls: pro-life 0/2, marriage/gender 0/5, Second Amendment 0/5, limited government 0/1, fiscal 0/1. Did not respond to MCCL's questionnaire; NRA-PVF grade F; Women Winning endorsed. Party default applied for religious liberty. iVoterGuide rates Verified Liberal.

Life: Voted the conservative way on 0 of 2 recorded votes (0%). Liberal: voted against pregnancy-center grants (HF 25, 2025) and the 2026 motion to take up the preborn right-to-life amendment (HF 5084).
Family: Voted the conservative way on 0 of 5 recorded votes (0%). Liberal: voted for the 2024 ERA constitutional amendment (SF 37); against the 2025 girls' sports bill (HF 12), the 2026 motion to take up the girls' sports bill (HF 12), the 2026 motion to take up the women's athletics exemption (HF 1233), and the 2026 motion to take up the biological-sex athletics bill (HF 2685).
Religious liberty: No specific position found; DFL; iVoterGuide rates Verified Liberal.
2nd Amendment: Voted the conservative way on 0 of 5 recorded votes (0%). Liberal: voted for the 2024 binary-trigger/straw-purchase bill (HF 2609), the 2024 safe-storage mandate (HF 4300), the 2024 lost/stolen firearm reporting mandate (HF 601), the 2026 motion to advance the assault-weapons ban (HF 3433), and the 2026 motion to take up the assault-weapons/magazine bill (HF 5140).
Limited gov’t: Voted the conservative way on 0 of 1 recorded votes (0%). Liberal: voted for the 2024 ERA constitutional amendment (SF 37).
Fiscal: Voted the conservative way on 0 of 1 recorded votes (0%). Liberal: voted for the 2024 tax omnibus (HF 5247).

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

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ATom LopacRepublican

Candidate for State Representative, District 52B (Republican).

LifeAFamilyAReligious libertyA2nd AmendmentALimited gov’tBFiscalA

Non-incumbent Republican; no legislative voting record in the scored roll calls. MCCL questionnaire: 11 pro-life of 11 answered. Party default applied for marriage/gender, religious liberty, Second Amendment, limited government, and fiscal. iVoterGuide rates Conservative. Evidence pass 2026-10-29: marriage A (iVoterGuide questionnaire); religious liberty A (campaign site, iVoterGuide questionnaire); Second Amendment A (campaign site, iVoterGuide questionnaire); limited government B (campaign site, iVoterGuide questionnaire); fiscal A (campaign site, iVoterGuide questionnaire).

Life: MCCL 2026 questionnaire: 11 of 11 answered questions given the pro-life answer (all pro-life answers).
Family: iVoterGuide questionnaire: Strongly Agree that marriage is the union of one man and one woman.
Religious liberty: Campaign site: 'Our First Amendment rights to free speech and religious liberty... are non-negotiable.' iVoterGuide questionnaire: Strongly Disagree that businesses should be required to provide services violating their religious beliefs.
2nd Amendment: Campaign site: 'our Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms, are non-negotiable.' iVoterGuide questionnaire: only restriction named is that 'Felons, repeat offenders and non citizens should not be able to own a gun.'
Limited gov’t: Campaign site priority 'Limited Government': 'Reducing the size of government, reforming welfare.' iVoterGuide questionnaire: Strongly Agree on free enterprise and eliminating the U.S. Department of Education, but chose option B (government-funded insurance available to all who want it) on health care (mostly conservative). (Signals conflict; lower grade B used.)
Fiscal: Campaign site priority: 'Common-sense budgeting to restore fiscal stability, reduce taxes, and protect taxpayers from waste and fraud.' iVoterGuide questionnaire: on minimum wage, 'Government should not be involved'; would eliminate omnibus 'pork' and discontinue ineffective programs.

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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