2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Minnesota Senate District 8

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Candidates

Darrick Law

Republican

Work: Marketing professional (Duluth); former freelance makeup artist

Darrick Law works in marketing and previously worked as a freelance makeup artist. He moved to Duluth about four years before the 2026 campaign after living in the Twin Cities suburbs.

Sources for Law

Darrick Law for Minnesota Senate (Darrick Law campaign website, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

Jen McEwen

Democratic–Farmer–LaborIncumbent

In office now: State Senator, District 8 (since 2020)
Work: State Senator, Minnesota Senate District 8; attorney

Jen McEwen has served as State Senator for District 8 in the Minnesota Legislature since 2020.

Jen McEwen was first elected to the Minnesota Senate in 2020. She is an attorney who has worked as an assistant public defender in Minnesota's 6th Judicial District and as an associate attorney at Falsani, Balmer, Peterson & Balmer.

McEwen's committees

Labor (Chair)
Environment, Climate, and Legacy (Vice Chair)
Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate
Transportation

Sources for McEwen

Jen McEwen: official member information (Minnesota Legislature (Minnesota Senate; Minnesota House of Representatives), Public record)
Minnesota Legislature: current member roster (Minnesota Legislature (Minnesota Senate; Minnesota House of Representatives), Public record)
Jen McEwen (BallotReady, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))
McEwen, Jen - Legislator Record (Minnesota Legislative Reference Library, Public record)

Sources

Candidate list and race details

2026 State General Election candidate file (cand.txt) (Minnesota Secretary of State, Public record)

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