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2026 United States Senate election in Minnesota

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2026 United States Senate election in Minnesota

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Party Democratic (DFL) Republican

Incumbent U.S. senator

Tina Smith
Democratic (DFL)



The 2026 United States Senate election in Minnesota will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Minnesota. Incumbent Democratic senator Tina Smith is eligible to run for re-election to a second full term in office. Smith was elected to her first full term with 48.74% of the vote in 2020 after winning a special election in 2018 to complete the term of former Senator Al Franken who resigned amid sexual harassment allegations.[1]

Democratic–Farmer–Labor primary

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Candidates

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Incumbent Tina Smith said in August 2024 that she was "planning on running for re-election," but has not commented further since then.[2]

Publicly expressed interest

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Republican primary

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Candidates

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References

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  1. ^ Stolberg, Alcindor, Fandos (December 7, 2017). "Senator Al Franken to Resign From Senate amid Harassment Allegations". New York Times. Retrieved November 21, 2024.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Van Oot, Torey (August 29, 2024). "Why Minnesota Democrats are already buzzing about 2026". Axios. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  3. ^ Krauss, Louis (November 7, 2024). "Losing Senate candidate Royce White says he will 'very likely' challenge Sen. Tina Smith in '26". Minnesota Star Tribune. Retrieved November 13, 2024.