Royce White enters Minnesota’s 2026 U.S. Senate race

Minnesota’s contested U.S. Senate general election is scheduled for Nov. 3, 2026. Royce White is one of 19 candidates listed in the race, which includes candidates using Republican, Democrat, DFL, Libertarian, UN and NON labels.

The candidate list identifies each person’s political label but does not establish where the candidates stand on specific public issues. No documented policy positions are on file for any candidate in the race.

Candidates listed in the race

• Christopher Jarred Brooks is running as a Republican. No biography or documented policy positions are on file.
• Angie Craig is running as a Democrat. No biography or documented policy positions are on file.
• Margaret Flanagan is running under the DFL label. No biography or documented policy positions are on file.
• Alycia Gruenhagen is running as a Republican. No biography or documented policy positions are on file.
• Michele Tafoya is running as a Republican. No biography or documented policy positions are on file.
• David W Hann is running as a Republican. No biography or documented policy positions are on file.
• Edward Harold Tambornino is running under the UN label. No biography or documented policy positions are on file.
• Melisa Lopez Franzen is running as a Democrat. No biography or documented policy positions are on file.
• Tom Weiler is running as a Republican. No biography or documented policy positions are on file.
• Billy Nord is running under the DFL label. No biography or documented policy positions are on file.
• Royce White is running as a Republican. No biography or documented policy positions are on file.
• Raymond David Petersen is running as a Republican. No biography or documented policy positions are on file.
• Rebecca Whiting is running as a Libertarian. No biography or documented policy positions are on file.
• Mike Ruoho is running as a Republican. No biography or documented policy positions are on file.
• Mark York is running as a Republican. No biography or documented policy positions are on file.
• Adam Schwarze is running as a Republican. No biography or documented policy positions are on file.
• Marisa Simonetti is running under the NON label. No biography or documented policy positions are on file.
• Tina Smith is the incumbent and is running as a Democrat. No biography or documented policy positions are on file.
• Gavin Solomon is running as a Republican. No biography or documented policy positions are on file.

What the party labels show

White’s Republican designation identifies the political label attached to his candidacy. It does not, by itself, describe his views on legislation, federal spending, foreign policy or other matters that may come before the U.S. Senate.

The same distinction applies to every person in the race. The Democrat, DFL, Libertarian, UN and NON designations identify how candidates are listed, but they are not individual policy statements. Without documented positions, no candidate’s stance on a specific issue can be stated.

Campaign finance snapshot

Mark York is the only candidate in the field with campaign finance totals listed: $74,069.67 raised and $69,527.69 spent. Cash on hand is not listed for York. Fundraising, spending and cash-on-hand figures are not on file for the other 18 candidates, including White.

Campaign finance totals describe campaign activity, not a candidate’s policy views. They also do not determine the outcome of a contested election.

What voters should know

The general election will take place Nov. 3, 2026. With multiple candidates listed, voters can follow the race for candidate biographies, individual policy positions and updated campaign finance filings as the election process continues.

The central unanswered question for White and the other candidates is how each would approach the work of a U.S. senator. Documented issue positions would allow voters to compare the candidates beyond their names and political labels.