2026 United States Senate election in Minnesota
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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
[edit]Candidates
[edit]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
[edit]- Tina Smith, incumbent U.S. senator
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Publicly expressed interest
[edit]- Royce White, former NBA player and nominee for U.S. Senate in 2024[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Stolberg, Alcindor, Fandos (December 7, 2017). "Senator Al Franken to Resign From Senate amid Harassment Allegations". New York Times. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Van Oot, Torey (August 29, 2024). "Why Minnesota Democrats are already buzzing about 2026". Axios. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
- ^ 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.