2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Minnesota races on the 2026 ballot

The federal and statewide races and statewide ballot measures on Minnesota's general election ballot, with candidates listed alphabetically. Open the app to see the races for your address, including your U.S. House district and state legislative districts.

What's included: U.S. Senate and House, statewide offices, state legislative races (shown in the app once you enter your address) and statewide ballot measures.

Local races (county, city, school board, judges) and anything else on your ballot are on your official sample ballot: mnvotes.sos.state.mn.us.

Not included: local races (county, city, school board, special districts); judicial races below the state supreme court; judicial retention questions unless listed: see the official lookup link for your full sample ballot.

Candidate lists as of Wednesday, October 14, 2026.

This is not an official ballot. Confirm your registration, polling place and ballot with your election office through vote.gov.

Federal

  • U.S. Senator

    Statewide

    • Peggy Flanagan · Democratic–Farmer–Labor
    • Marisa Simonetti · Independence-Alliance
    • Michele Tafoya · Republican
    • Rebecca Whiting · Libertarian

U.S. House

Minnesota has 8 U.S. House districts. You vote in one; enter your address to find yours.

Statewide offices

  • Governor

    Statewide

    • Lisa Demuth · Republican
    • Amy Klobuchar · Democratic–Farmer–Labor
    • Steven Young · Green
  • Attorney General

    Statewide

    • Keith Ellison · Democratic–Farmer–LaborIncumbent
    • Ronald J. Schutz · Republican
  • Secretary of State

    Statewide

    • Tad Jude · Republican
    • Seth Kuhl-Stennes · Green
    • Steve Simon · Democratic–Farmer–LaborIncumbent
    • George "Chip" Tangen · Libertarian
  • State Auditor

    Statewide

    • Zack Filipovich · Democratic–Farmer–Labor
    • Scott Jensen · Republican
    • Jay Reeves · Forward Independence
  • Supreme Court Justice

    1

    • Sarah Hennesy · Nonpartisan
  • Supreme Court Justice

    4

    • Paul Thissen · Nonpartisan

Statewide ballot measures

  • Constitutional Amendment: Increasing funding to school districts

    Statewide ballot measure

    Would rewrite Article XI, Section 8 so the permanent school fund is managed as a perpetual resource that provides annual distributions to school districts while preserving its purchasing power, with the distribution policy set by law. A related law that…

State legislature

201 Minnesota legislative races are on the ballot. They depend on your district, so they appear in the app once you enter your address.

Voting in Minnesota

Registration deadline
The pre-registration deadline was October 13, 2026. You can also register when you vote, at your polling place on Election Day or when voting early (same-day registration).
Early voting
Early voting (absentee in person or by mail) runs September 18 - November 2, 2026; any registered voter may vote early. Visit mnvotes.gov for local hours and locations.
ID at the polls
NCSL category as of 2024: No ID required to vote at ballot box (in most cases). Rules may have changed since; confirm with the official site.

Check your registration and sample ballot (mnvotes.sos.state.mn.us)

Sources

About this page

Candidates: Legal Insights national 2026 ballot research for Minnesota (as of 2026-10-14). Candidates are listed alphabetically by last name, not in official ballot order, and never grouped by party. Incumbent is marked only where the state list or our research confirms it. We don't endorse or rate candidates or questions. How we research.