2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

U.S. Senate, Minnesota

4 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Candidates

Peggy Flanagan

Democratic–Farmer–Labor

Current office: lieutenant governor of Minnesota

Peggy Flanagan is an American politician and Ojibwe activist serving since 2019 as the 50th lieutenant governor of Minnesota. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party, Flanagan served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 2015 to 2019.

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Peggy Flanagan (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)

Marisa Simonetti

Independence-Alliance

Marisa Simonetti is described in Wikipedia's coverage of this race as: business owner.

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2026 United States Senate election in Minnesota (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)

Michele Tafoya

Republican

Michele Tafoya is an American former sports broadcaster. She worked for ABC, NBC, CBS, and ESPN.

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Michele Tafoya (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)

Rebecca Whiting

Libertarian

Rebecca Whiting is described in Wikipedia's coverage of this race as: farmer, nominee for U.S. Senate in 2024.

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2026 United States Senate election in Minnesota (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)

Sources

Candidate list and race details

2026 State General Election candidate file (cand.txt) (Minnesota Secretary of State, Public record)
2026 United States Senate elections (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)
2026 United States Senate election in Minnesota (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)

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