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
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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.
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U.S. Representative, District 1
- Brad Finstad · RepublicanIncumbent
- Jake Johnson · Democratic–Farmer–Labor
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U.S. Representative, District 2
- Matt Little · Democratic–Farmer–Labor
- Eric Pratt · Republican
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U.S. Representative, District 3
- Tyler Bass · Republican
- Kelly Morrison · Democratic–Farmer–LaborIncumbent
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U.S. Representative, District 4
- Betty McCollum · Democratic–Farmer–LaborIncumbent
- Paul Wikstrom · Republican
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U.S. Representative, District 5
- DeVelle L. Jackson · Independence-Alliance
- John Nagel · Republican
- Ilhan Omar · Democratic–Farmer–LaborIncumbent
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U.S. Representative, District 6
- Doug Chapin · Democratic–Farmer–Labor
- Tom Emmer · RepublicanIncumbent
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U.S. Representative, District 7
- Michelle Fischbach · RepublicanIncumbent
- Erik Osberg · Democratic–Farmer–Labor
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U.S. Representative, District 8
- Pete Stauber · RepublicanIncumbent
- Trina Swanson · Democratic–Farmer–Labor
Statewide offices
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Governor
Statewide
- Lisa Demuth · Republican
- Amy Klobuchar · Democratic–Farmer–Labor
- Steven Young · Green
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Attorney General
Statewide
- Keith Ellison · Democratic–Farmer–LaborIncumbent
- Ronald J. Schutz · Republican
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Secretary of State
Statewide
- Tad Jude · Republican
- Seth Kuhl-Stennes · Green
- Steve Simon · Democratic–Farmer–LaborIncumbent
- George "Chip" Tangen · Libertarian
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State Auditor
Statewide
- Zack Filipovich · Democratic–Farmer–Labor
- Scott Jensen · Republican
- Jay Reeves · Forward Independence
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Supreme Court Justice
1
- Sarah Hennesy · Nonpartisan
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Supreme Court Justice
4
- Paul Thissen · Nonpartisan
Statewide ballot measures
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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
- Vote Early 2026 (absentee and early voting flyer) (Minnesota Secretary of State, Public record)
- vote.gov state voter registration data (data/states.json and content/en/register/*.md) (U.S. General Services Administration (vote.gov), Public domain (U.S. government work))
- Voter identification laws in the United States (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)
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.