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Minnesota Senate

Minnesota — U.S. Senate

Nov 3, 2026Minnesota4 candidates

Incumbent

TS
Tina Smith
(D)IncumbentNot on the ballot

Since 2018

Participation
95%
Party Unity
94%
Bipartisan
6%
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Challengers

4
MF
Margaret Flanagan
(D)
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MT
Michele Tafoya
(R)

Retired Emmy-winning sports broadcaster and former NBC Sunday Night Football sideline reporter running for the U.S. Senate in Minnesota.

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MS
Marisa Simonetti
(I)
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RW
Rebecca Whiting
(L)
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Campaign finance data not yet available for this race.

Recent Coverage

8

GOP Senate Candidate Tries To Weasel Out Of Lengthy Record Of Slamming Her Own State

HuffPostSep 23, 2026
negative

Fox News highlights GOP frantically clawing its way to a 'post-Trump' world

Alternet.orgSep 23, 2026
mixed

Fact-check busts GOP nominee’s claim she’s not 'embarrassed' by her state

Alternet.orgSep 23, 2026
negative

MN Dem Senate candidate's viral hijab video takes new turn as woman beside her faces major state investigation

Fox NewsSep 21, 2026
informational

Ex-NFL reporter Michele Tafoya hammers Minnesota Dems on welfare fraud — as polls show her neck and neck in Senate race

New York PostSep 20, 2026
mixed

Michele Tafoya outraises Peggy Flanagan in Q1 as Senate election heats up

Alpha News MNApr 16, 2026
mixed

Election History

2026
2024
Royce White(R)40.5%
2020
Tina Smith(D)48.7%
Jason Lewis(R)43.5%
2018
Tina Smith(D)53.0%

Campaign finance data sourced from FEC filings. Election results from MIT Election Lab. ChamberLight is not an official government source.