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Ruoho’s candidacy
Mike Ruoho is listed as a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Minnesota. The general election is scheduled for Nov. 3, 2026, and the race is contested.
Ruoho has no biography on file. Records also list no total for money raised, money spent or cash on hand by his campaign. No policy positions are documented for Ruoho, so there is no official record identifying where he stands on specific issues.
The 2026 election
The contest is for Minnesota’s U.S. Senate seat. Tina Smith, a Democrat, is listed as the incumbent and as a candidate in the race.
The candidate field includes people identified as Republicans, Democrats, DFL candidates, a Libertarian candidate and candidates using the UN and NON labels. The official candidate list does not establish which names will advance through earlier stages of the 2026 election process.
Candidates listed in the race
Each candidate’s listed party or political label and official record are summarized below:
- Christopher Jarred Brooks — Republican. No biography, policy position or campaign finance figures are on file.
- Angie Craig — Democrat. No biography, policy position or campaign finance figures are on file.
- Margaret Flanagan — DFL. No biography, policy position or campaign finance figures are on file.
- Alycia Gruenhagen — Republican. No biography, policy position or campaign finance figures are on file.
- Michele Tafoya — Republican. No biography, policy position or campaign finance figures are on file.
- David W Hann — Republican. No biography, policy position or campaign finance figures are on file.
- Edward Harold Tambornino — UN. No biography, policy position or campaign finance figures are on file.
- Melisa Lopez Franzen — Democrat. No biography, policy position or campaign finance figures are on file.
- Tom Weiler — Republican. No biography, policy position or campaign finance figures are on file.
- Billy Nord — DFL. No biography, policy position or campaign finance figures are on file.
- Royce White — Republican. No biography, policy position or campaign finance figures are on file.
- Raymond David Petersen — Republican. No biography, policy position or campaign finance figures are on file.
- Rebecca Whiting — Libertarian. No biography, policy position or campaign finance figures are on file.
- Mike Ruoho — Republican. No biography, policy position or campaign finance figures are on file.
- Mark York — Republican. Records list $74,069.67 raised and $69,527.69 spent; no biography, policy position or cash-on-hand figure is on file.
- Adam Schwarze — Republican. No biography, policy position or campaign finance figures are on file.
- Marisa Simonetti — NON. No biography, policy position or campaign finance figures are on file.
- Tina Smith — Democrat and incumbent. No biography, policy position or campaign finance figures are on file.
- Gavin Solomon — Republican. No biography, policy position or campaign finance figures are on file.
Background, issues and campaign finances
No documented policy positions are on file for any candidate in this race. That means the official record does not identify positions on particular federal or Minnesota issues for Ruoho or the other candidates.
Ruoho also has no biography on file, leaving the official record without details about his employment, education, public service or other background. His campaign has no listed totals for fundraising, spending or cash on hand. Those records may change as the election process continues and campaigns make additional filings.
