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Ilhan Omar says agents took 17 items in raid, and threats will force her to move On tape: Asked to pledge no election interference, Kash Patel said he won't take part in a "charade of lies." Vance defends Ramaswamy ad using Amy Acton's estranged mother in Ohio race Democrats sue Trump and DOJ over pressure on state election officials before midterms On tape: Asked if hundreds of FBI agents in Georgia produced a single indictment, Kash Patel says: "Not if it was sealed." On tape: Schiff asks Kash Patel point blank: were Trump-case agents purged from the FBI? Trump's women's health order creates an NIH division but sets no dollar amount Medicaid cuts dominate Senate debates as Republicans defend their 2025 law Trump rallies for Darline Graham as South Carolina Senate race tightens On tape: Talarico says Ken Paxton will show up anywhere but a Texas debate stage Ilhan Omar says agents took 17 items in raid, and threats will force her to move On tape: Asked to pledge no election interference, Kash Patel said he won't take part in a "charade of lies." Vance defends Ramaswamy ad using Amy Acton's estranged mother in Ohio race Democrats sue Trump and DOJ over pressure on state election officials before midterms On tape: Asked if hundreds of FBI agents in Georgia produced a single indictment, Kash Patel says: "Not if it was sealed." On tape: Schiff asks Kash Patel point blank: were Trump-case agents purged from the FBI? Trump's women's health order creates an NIH division but sets no dollar amount Medicaid cuts dominate Senate debates as Republicans defend their 2025 law Trump rallies for Darline Graham as South Carolina Senate race tightens On tape: Talarico says Ken Paxton will show up anywhere but a Texas debate stage
Peggy Flanagan U.S. Senate — Minnesota Lean D First run
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U.S. Senate — Minnesota · First run

Peggy Flanagan

Minnesota's lieutenant governor and a citizen of the White Earth Nation, Flanagan beat Rep. Angie Craig in the August 11 primary despite being heavily outspent. She faces former sportscaster Michele Tafoya for the seat left open by retiring Sen. Tina Smith.

On the ballot against Michele Tafoya (R)

Why it matters: This is an open Democratic-held seat that Democrats need to keep; Cook rates it Lean Democratic and recent polls show a close race.

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The race at a glance

Race ratingLean DCook Political Report, Oct 20 source
Polling average (6 polls) Flanagan 46.8% 43% Tafoya 10% undecided or other Flanagan +3.8 Aug 18Oct 17Most recent poll from each pollster, Sep 30 to Oct 17. Checked 33 min ago. Every poll
Money raised (through Sep 30) Flanagan$10,301,879 Tafoya$9,661,129 $1,543,327 cash on hand. source

Every poll in this race

PollsterDateSampleFlanaganTafoyaMargin
Trafalgar GroupOct 171,079 LV48%45%D +3
SurveyUSAOct 14718 LV45%42%D +3
Mason-DixonOct 12800 LV47%43%D +4
GQROct 9800 LV50%42%D +8
Morning ConsultOct 91,000 RV45%41%D +4
InsiderAdvantageSep 301,200 LV · Margin of error ±3%46%45%D +1
SurveyUSASep 16654 LV · Margin of error ±4.4%42%42%Tied
co/efficientSep 15833 LV · Margin of error ±3.4%43%42%D +1
Quantus InsightsSep 11720 LV · Margin of error ±4.2%48%44%D +4
SurveyUSAAug 18661 LV · Margin of error ±4.3%46%41%D +5
Emerson CollegeFeb 111,000 LV · Margin of error ±3%47%41%D +6

LV = likely voters, RV = registered voters. Polls listed by 270toWin. Each pollster name links to its own release.

Peggy's TV ads

Campaign adSenate, MN

Peggy Flanagan

“Lead the Fight”

Flanagan +3.8From the campaign's own channel · 1.6K views

Campaign adSenate, MN

Peggy Flanagan

“Here’s the truth”

Flanagan +3.8From the campaign's own channel

Posted by the campaign on YouTube. Plays from YouTube when you press play.

In Peggy's own words

Our seniors who have paid into it, they’ve earned those benefits.
Peggy Flanagan, at the Oct. 16 MPR News debate, on Social Security, Oct 16 source

Where Peggy stands

Social Security
She would raise the income cap on Social Security contributions so the wealthiest pay their fair share and benefits stay secure. source
Medicare and Medicaid
She would fight to restore the Medicare and Medicaid cuts in the 2025 One Big Beautiful Bill Act. source
Health care
She supports Medicare for All and, in the meantime, banning insurers from using prior authorization to delay or deny care. source
Corruption
She takes no corporate PAC money and supports banning stock trading by members of Congress and the president. source

The record

  • Lieutenant governor of Minnesota since 2019
  • Citizen of the White Earth Nation (Ojibwe); first woman of color elected statewide in Minnesota
  • Won the DFL primary with about 59% over Rep. Angie Craig
ConfidentialThe GOP File

The file on Michele Tafoya

  • Tafoya earlier said Americans upset about higher prices from the Iran war should be patriots and make fewer trips to Starbucks; at the debate she said she wants the war to end quickly. source
  • At the debate Tafoya would not say whether she would support raising taxes or the retirement age to keep Social Security solvent. source
  • Tafoya, a former sports broadcaster, describes herself in ads as a pro-choice Republican who will stand up to her party. source

Endorsed by

Sen. Tina SmithFormer Sen. Al FrankenSen. Elizabeth WarrenSen. Bernie SandersMinnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison

On tape

Peggy Flanagan runs through Trump's firings, pardons and meme coins in under a minuteOct 21Flanagan: Tafoya hasn't broken with Trump on tariffs, ICE, health care or food aidOct 20Flanagan: Trump is "the most corrupt president in our history" and Minnesota can't send him another yes voteOct 20Peggy Flanagan answers a fraud attack by pointing at Trump's inspector general firings and pardonsOct 19

Peggy Flanagan. Photo: Travellers & Tinkers, CC BY-SA 4.0

Profile sources: 1, 2, 3

Race data checked Wednesday, October 21, 2026. Quotes on this page were matched word for word against their sources.