Minnesota U.S. Senate Race 2026: See Live Results In Flanagan Vs. Tafoya

ST. PAUL, MN — Polls have closed across Minnesota, and results are coming in for the race to fill the state's open seat in the U.S. Senate.

DFL nominee Peggy Flanagan, Minnesota's lieutenant governor, faces Republican nominee Michele Tafoya, a former sports broadcaster, for the seat held by Sen. Tina Smith, who is not seeking reelection. Libertarian Rebecca Whiting and independent Marisa Simonetti are also on the ballot.

Live results below update automatically as precincts report, pulling directly from the Minnesota Secretary of State.

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The winner will begin a six-year term in January.

Where Flanagan stands

Flanagan, 47, of St. Louis Park, previously served on the Minneapolis School Board and in the Minnesota House. In her Patch candidate profile, she called affordability the most pressing issue facing Minnesotans and said she would fight to pass Medicare for All, end prior authorization by insurers, raise the federal minimum wage and index it to inflation, create universal child care, build affordable housing, ban Wall Street from buying up neighborhoods and give farmers the right to repair their own equipment.

She has said she is not taking corporate PAC money and wants to ban corporate money in elections, overturn Citizens United and bar members of all three branches of government from trading stocks. She has also pledged to hold Immigration and Customs Enforcement accountable, push for a pathway to citizenship, restore Medicaid cuts, protect Social Security and codify abortion access. She said she would seek seats on the Agriculture, Indian Affairs, Banking and Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committees, and would be the first Native American woman to serve in the Senate.

Where Tafoya stands

Tafoya, 61, of Edina, spent nearly three decades in sports broadcasting, including more than a decade as a sideline reporter for "Sunday Night Football," and holds an MBA from the University of Southern California. In her Patch candidate profile, she called fraud the most pressing issue facing Minnesotans and said she would introduce legislation to hold state officials accountable when they fail to prevent fraud, including stripping federal funding from states that refuse to adopt strong anti-fraud controls.

She has also called for cutting taxes and regulations to lower the cost of living, including through the Working Families Tax Cuts, securing the border and supporting law enforcement. She has been endorsed by the Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association and the Police Officers Federation of Minneapolis, and says she supports protecting Social Security and Medicare, supporting veterans and giving parents a voice in their children's education.

All results are unofficial until they are certified by the State Canvassing Board.