Minnesota U.S. Senate

2 candidates · General election, November 3, 2026

What this office does

One of your state's two U.S. Senators in Washington. Senators write and vote on federal laws, approve the federal budget, confirm Supreme Court justices, federal judges and cabinet members, and ratify treaties. Terms are 6 years (a special election fills the rest of an unfinished term).

Candidates

Peggy Flanagan

Democrat · $12M outside spending · 51 endorsements listed
Strongly left · from their state-legislature votes (Shor–McCarty)

Michele Tafoya

Republican · $745K outside spending · 9 endorsements listed
Moderately right · AI estimate from their own website and Wikipedia article (76% confidence)

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