What to know about Minnesota’s 2026 elections

Statewide races

Minnesota voters will elect a governor and fill one of the state’s two U.S. Senate seats on Nov. 3. The winning senator will serve a six-year term.

Democrat Peggy Flanagan and Republican Michele Tafoya are running for the Senate seat. Democrat Amy Klobuchar and Republican Lisa Demuth are running for governor.

Two other statewide offices are also up for election. Democratic incumbent Steve Simon and Republican Tad Jude are running for secretary of state. Democratic incumbent Keith Ellison and Republican Ronald Schutz are running for attorney general.

Minnesota’s congressional delegation

All eight U.S. House districts are up for election, as they are every two years. The current officeholders are Republican Brad Finstad in District 1, Democrat Angie Craig in District 2, Democrat Kelly Morrison in District 3 and Democrat Betty McCollum in District 4.

Democrat Ilhan Omar represents District 5. Republicans Tom Emmer, Michelle Fischbach and Pete Stauber represent Districts 6, 7 and 8, respectively. Primary contests will determine which candidates advance in the congressional races.

Recent presidential voting

Minnesota supported Democratic presidential candidates in each of the past three elections. In 2016, Democrats received 46.9% of the statewide vote and Republicans received 45.3%.

The Democratic share rose to 52.4% in 2020, compared with 45.3% for Republicans. In 2024, Kamala Harris received 50.9% and Donald Trump received 46.7%, giving Harris a 4.2-point margin in Minnesota. The state had 10 electoral votes in that election.