2026 midterms · State
Minnesota
Primary Aug 11, 2026 · general election Nov 3, 2026
- races
- 10
- candidates listed
- 13
- statements classified
- 113,217
races tracked
8 House, 1 Senate and 1 governor; none is rated a toss-up or leaning to a party (Cook Political Report ratings, entered by the lab).
Statewide races
A Senate race and a governor’s race are on the 2026 ballot. Once a primary is called, only the candidates recorded as advancing are listed; before that, everyone running.
Each race links to its own page: the candidates, what they say and the money they report. Cook Political Report ratings, entered by the lab (last updated by the lab on Jun 24, 2026); a forecaster’s judgement about the general election, not the lab’s.
Senate
Primary called
Democrats
None recorded as advancing
Republicans
- Michele TafoyaROpen seat · advanced
Governor
Solid DPrimary called
Democrats
- Amy KlobucharDChallenger · advanced
Republicans
- Lisa DemuthRChallenger · advanced
House races
Eight House races, all with a recorded primary result. Districts are in order, 5 at a time; choose any district to go straight to it.
House districts follow the candidates’ FEC filings. Where a state redrew its map for 2026, a few candidates may still appear under their old district number.
1st District
Primary called
Democrats
None recorded as advancing
Republicans
- Brad FinstadRIncumbent · advanced · official profile
2nd District
Primary called
Democrats
None recorded as advancing
Republicans
- Eric PrattROpen seat · advanced
3rd District
Primary called
Democrats
- Kelly MorrisonDIncumbent · advanced · official profile
Republicans
- Tyler BassRChallenger · advanced
4th District
Primary called
Democrats
- Betty MccollumDIncumbent · advanced · official profile
Republicans
None recorded as advancing
5th District
Primary called
Democrats
- Ilhan OmarDIncumbent · advanced · official profile
Republicans
- John NagelRChallenger · advanced
What the candidates say
15 of Minnesota’s 15 candidates have 10 or more classified statements. 15 have 50 or more and are ranked against candidates nationwide.
An AI model reads each statement and marks the kinds of statement it contains; a candidate’s rate is the share of their statements with that label. Incumbent members of Congress are measured on everything they publish in office, everyone else on posts on X. A rate describes what was said, not whether it was right.
How do Minnesota’s candidates compare?
Share of each candidate’s statements with each label; sort by any column
| Tina Smith | D | Senate | Incumbent | 14,393 | 2.7% | 19% | 63% | 6.0% | 16% |
| Michele Tafoya | R | Senate | Open seat | 971 | 6.1% | 9.9% | 33% | 1.3% | 3.3% |
| Amy Klobuchar | D | Governor | Challenger | 3,181 | 1.7% | 31% | 60% | 9.6% | 17% |
| Lisa Demuth | R | Governor | Challenger | 873 | 4.1% | 22% | 52% | 2.6% | 17% |
| Brad Finstad | R | 1st District | Incumbent | 2,477 | 1.0% | 16% | 71% | 10% | 38% |