2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Minnesota Senate District 49

3 candidates, listed alphabetically.

Candidates

Kris Babler

Independence-Alliance

Work
Co-founder and CEO, Polar Athletic Group; former athletic director, Eagle Ridge Academy

Kris Babler co-founded Polar Athletic Group in 2025 after serving as athletic director at Eagle Ridge Academy from 2018 to 2025. He was a captain in the U.S. Army Reserve (2009-2016) and holds a master's degree in applied kinesiology from the University of Minnesota.

Sources for Babler

  • Kris Babler (BallotReady, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

Dustin R. DuFault

Republican

Work
Registered patent attorney; owner of his own law practice (more than 20 years)

Dustin R. DuFault is a registered patent attorney who has run his own law practice for more than 20 years.

Sources for DuFault

  • Dustin R. DuFault (The Ballot Brief, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

Krish Subrahmanian

Democratic–Farmer–Labor

Work
Pediatrician, Hennepin Healthcare; flight surgeon, U.S. Air National Guard

Krish Subrahmanian is a pediatrician at Hennepin Healthcare and has served as a flight surgeon and physician in the U.S. Air National Guard since 2018. He taught in the Todd County School District from 2004 to 2006 and earned his medical degree at Stanford University.

Sources for Subrahmanian

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