Minnesota U.S. Senate race, 2026
On the ballot in Minnesota on Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Candidates are listed as Minnesota's official candidate list prints them, grouped by the party label the state uses. GovGalaxy doesn't rank candidates, call races or project winners.
On the ballot
- Democratic:
- Peggy Flanagan
- Republican:
- Michele Tafoya
- Every candidate in our files, with party labels as the state lists them.
Results
Minnesota's last polls close at 9 p.m. ET. After polls close, GovGalaxy shows unofficial counts read from Minnesota's official results file. Results are unofficial until the state certifies them.
Last time this seat was on the ballot
History: the official certified result from November 3, 2020, shown for reference. It is not a forecast of the 2026 race.
- Tina Smith · Democrat1,566,522 · 48.74%
- Jason Lewis · Republican1,398,145 · 43.50%
- Kevin O'Connor · Legal Marijuana Now190,154 · 5.92%
- Oliver Steinberg · Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis57,174 · 1.78%
- Write-in · Write-in2,261 · 0.07%
Total votes: 3,214,256
Source: Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives - 2020 election statistics (opens in a new tab)
Recent polls
Each poll is copied from the pollster's own release, newest first. Polls are snapshots with a margin of error, not forecasts; GovGalaxy doesn't average them.
Siena Research Institute release (opens in a new tab) for The New York Times
released Oct 28; likely voters; margin of error not listed
Peggy Flanagan (Democrat) 54% · Michele Tafoya (Republican) 40%