Minnesota

Minnesota Voter Guide 2026

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State Snapshot

Primary ElectionAug. 11, 2026

General ElectionNov. 3, 2026

StateMinnesota

Places Listed23

Profiles105

2026 Statewide & Congressional Races

Candidates The Ballot Brief is tracking for Minnesota's statewide contests. Tap a name for their bio and campaign link, or enter your address for the full ballot with finance data.

Governor

2 candidates

Amy Klobuchar (D)
Amy Klobuchar is the DFL nominee for Minnesota governor and the state's senior U.S. senator, a former Hennepin County attorney who entered the open race after Tim Walz ended his re-election bid. She won the August 11 primary with 89.68 percent of a seven-ticket DFL field, running with Ben Schierer for lieutenant governor. Results are unofficial until the August 18 state canvass.
Priorities: Lower costs for Minnesotans, per her campaign priorities page · Make government accountable and root out fraud, per her campaign priorities page · Prepare Minnesota's workforce for the future, per her campaign priorities page
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Lisa Demuth (R)
Lisa Demuth is speaker of the Minnesota House, a fourth-term state representative from Cold Spring, a former small-business owner and an eleven-year ROCORI school board member, and the Republican nominee for governor. She won a seven-ticket August 11 primary with 43.44 percent over Mike Lindell (32.47) and convention-endorsed Kendall Qualls (21.37), running with Ryan Wilson for lieutenant governor. She is the first B
Priorities: Taxes and affordability, which her campaign names as her top priority · Eliminating fraud in state programs, per her campaign priorities page · Public safety, per her campaign priorities page
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U.S. Senate

2 candidates

Peggy Flanagan (DFL)
Peggy Flanagan is Minnesota's lieutenant governor since 2019 and a former state representative, and the DFL nominee for the U.S. Senate seat Tina Smith is leaving. She won the August 11 primary with 59.02 percent over U.S. Rep. Angie Craig (39.38) and four others. Results are unofficial until the August 18 state canvass.
Priorities: Ending corruption, which her campaign lists first among its priorities · Health care, which it lists second · Affording your life, which it lists third
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Michele Tafoya (R)
Michele Tafoya is a former network sports broadcaster and NFL sideline reporter, and the Republican nominee for Minnesota's open U.S. Senate seat. She won the August 11 primary with 52.06 percent over convention-endorsed Adam Schwarze (23.96), Royce White (11.16) and six others. Results are unofficial until the August 18 state canvass.
Priorities: Stop the fraud, which her campaign lists first among its four issues · Law and order, which it lists second · Cut costs and taxes for the middle class, which it lists third
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Attorney General

2 candidates

Keith Ellison (DFL)Incumbent
Keith Ellison is Minnesota's incumbent attorney general and the DFL nominee for re-election, winning the August 11 primary with 84.67 percent over David J.S. Madgett. Results are unofficial until the August 18 state canvass. His office has emphasized consumer protection, wage theft enforcement, civil rights, antitrust and corporate accountability, reproductive rights, and public-safety litigation.
Priorities: Protect consumers, workers, and civil rights · Use the attorney general's office for public-safety and accountability cases · Defend reproductive rights and state legal authority
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Ron Schutz (R)
Ron Schutz is a trial lawyer who was a partner in a national litigation firm and served as its chairman from 2019 to 2024, per his campaign site, and the Republican nominee for Minnesota attorney general. He was the sole Republican filer and drew 100 percent of the August 11 Republican primary vote.
Priorities: Fighting fraud, per his campaign priorities page · Consumer protection, per his campaign priorities page · Tackling crime and supporting law enforcement, per his campaign priorities page
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Secretary Of State

4 candidates

Steve Simon (DFL)Incumbent
Steve Simon is Minnesota's incumbent secretary of state, in office since 2015, and the DFL nominee for another term, unopposed in the August 11 primary. His office oversees elections, business filings, public records, voter information, and civic participation across Minnesota.
Priorities: Defend democracy and strengthen the freedom to vote, per his campaign site · Push back against election disinformation, per his campaign site · Support small businesses and enhance protections for the most vulnerable, per his campaign site
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Tad Jude (R)
Tad Jude is a former district court judge in the 10th Judicial District and a former member of the Minnesota House, Minnesota Senate and Hennepin County Board, and the Republican nominee for secretary of state. He won the August 11 primary with 60.25 percent over Wendy Phillips (39.75). Results are unofficial until the August 18 state canvass.
Priorities: Require photo identification to vote, per his campaign plan · Clean up the voter rolls and verify citizenship, per his campaign plan · Prevent fraud in public programs, per his campaign plan
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George "Chip" Tangen (Libertarian)
George "Chip" Tangen is a Libertarian candidate for Minnesota secretary of state who qualified for the November 3, 2026 general-election ballot by nominating petition. An attorney raised in Eden Prairie, he previously served as legislative counsel to U.S. Rep. Jim Ramstad in Washington.
Priorities: Nonpartisan administration of Minnesota elections · Ballot access for independent and minor-party candidates · Maximizing both voter participation and election security
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Seth Kuhl-Stennes (Green)
Seth Kuhl-Stennes is a Green Party candidate for Minnesota secretary of state, nonprofit worker, and community activist. His campaign emphasizes voting access, election transparency, ballot access, and democratic participation.
Priorities: Expand voting access and ballot access · Increase election transparency · Support civic participation and community accountability
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Auditor

3 candidates

Zack Filipovich (DFL)
Zack Filipovich is a certified management accountant and nonprofit finance manager and a former Duluth city councilor and council president, and the DFL nominee for state auditor, unopposed in the August 11 primary. The seat is open because Julie Blaha announced in September 2025 that she would not seek re-election. His campaign emphasizes local-government oversight, financial accountability, transparency, and suppor
Priorities: Transparency and accountability, per his campaign issues page · Strengthening our communities, per his campaign issues page · Communicating and building trust, per his campaign issues page
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Scott Jensen (R)
Scott Jensen is a Carver County family physician of forty years and a former state senator who was the 2022 Republican nominee for governor, and the Republican nominee for state auditor. He left the 2026 governor's race in February to run for auditor and won the August 11 primary with 66.74 percent over convention-endorsed Nate George (26.18) and Will Finn (7.08). Results are unofficial until the August 18 state canv
Priorities: Stop fraud, per his campaign priorities page · Accountability and internal controls, per his campaign priorities page · Compliance and ongoing audits, per his campaign priorities page
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Jay Reeves (Forward-Independence)
Jay Reeves is a Forward-Independence Party candidate for Minnesota state auditor and an Army veteran. His campaign emphasizes independent oversight, public accountability, and non-major-party representation in statewide fiscal review.
Priorities: Offer independent oversight of public finances · Strengthen accountability and transparency · Bring military service experience to statewide office
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U.S. House - MN-1

2 candidates

Brad Finstad (Republican)Incumbent
Incumbent U.S. representative from southern Minnesota and the state Republican Party's endorsed candidate in this race, per the Post Bulletin.
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Jake Johnson (Democratic-Farmer-Labor)
Mayo High School teacher in Rochester and the DFL-endorsed candidate in this race, per the Post Bulletin.
Priorities: Bringing down costs, per his campaign site · Taking on corruption, per his campaign site · Investing in our small towns, per his campaign site
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U.S. House - MN-2

2 candidates

Eric Pratt (Republican)
Four-term Republican state senator from Prior Lake and minority lead on the Senate Finance Committee, per the Star Tribune and Minnesota Reformer. He spent more than 30 years in banking and finance leading risk-management and fraud-prevention teams and served four terms on the Prior Lake-Savage school board, per his campaign site. He is seeking the open seat being vacated by Rep. Angie Craig.
Priorities: Restore economic stability and opportunity, per his campaign site · Protect communities and keep families safe, per his campaign site · Make government work for the people it serves, per his campaign site
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Matt Little (Democratic-Farmer-Labor)
Attorney who runs his own firm representing seniors and people with disabilities, and a former Lakeville mayor and state senator, per his Sun Thisweek questionnaire; he is the DFL-endorsed candidate in the race.
Priorities: Affordability, per his Sun Thisweek questionnaire · Medicare for All, per the same questionnaire · Anti-corruption and dark-money reform, per the same questionnaire
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U.S. House - MN-3

2 candidates

Kelly Morrison (Democratic-Farmer-Labor)Incumbent
Kelly Morrison is the sitting U.S. representative for this district and appears on the Democratic-Farmer-Labor primary ballot for MN-3 on August 11, 2026, per the Minnesota Secretary of State's candidate filings.
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Tyler Bass (Republican)
Founder of At Home Fitness, an in-home personal training company, who later worked as a general contractor on projects across the Twin Cities, per Hometown Source filing coverage.
Priorities: Second Amendment rights, per his campaign site · Jobs and H-1B visa reform, per his campaign site · Property taxes, per his campaign site
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U.S. House - MN-4

2 candidates

Betty McCollum (Democratic-Farmer-Labor)Incumbent
Longtime incumbent representing St. Paul, per MinnPost.
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Paul Wikstrom (Republican)
Software engineering manager and the Republican Party endorsed candidate in this race, per local election coverage.
Priorities: Stop fraud and restore integrity in government, per his campaign site · Affordability, per his campaign site · Jobs and an economy that works for families, per his campaign site
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U.S. House - MN-5

2 candidates

Ilhan Omar (Democratic-Farmer-Labor)Incumbent
Incumbent since 2019, the first African refugee elected to Congress, and co-chair of the Medicare for All Caucus, per MyNortheaster; she carries the DFL's endorsement.
Priorities: Medicare for All, per MyNortheaster · Transit and infrastructure investment, per MyNortheaster · Affordability, per MyNortheaster
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John Nagel (Republican)
Retired Minnesota State Patrol field lieutenant with 30 years of service, per his Sun Post questionnaire; a lifelong St. Louis Park resident, per MyNortheaster.
Priorities: Repairing existing infrastructure first, per his Sun Post questionnaire · Lower taxes on working families, per the same questionnaire · Public safety, per the same questionnaire
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U.S. House - MN-6

2 candidates

Tom Emmer (Republican)Incumbent
Incumbent and House Majority Whip, the third-ranking House Republican, per his official House leadership biography.
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Doug Chapin (Democratic-Farmer-Labor)
Nationally recognized election administration expert, attorney, and college professor who has worked in Congress, the executive branch, the courtroom, and the classroom, per his campaign site. He campaigns on an economy that works for everyone and health care that puts patients before insurance companies, per his campaign site.
Priorities: The role of Congress, per his campaign site · Taxes, per his campaign site · Health care, Medicare and Medicaid, per his campaign site
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U.S. House - MN-7

2 candidates

Michelle Fischbach (Republican)Incumbent
Michelle Fischbach is the sitting U.S. representative for this district and appears on the Republican primary ballot for MN-7 on August 11, 2026, per the Minnesota Secretary of State's candidate filings.
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Erik Osberg (Democratic-Farmer-Labor)
Rural Rebound Initiative Coordinator for Otter Tail County for the past nine years and a first-time candidate from Wadena, per Valley News Live; he won the DFL endorsement with 65 percent on the first ballot.
Priorities: Defend the Constitution, per his campaign site · Get corporate money out of politics, per his campaign site · Health care for all, per his campaign site
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U.S. House - MN-8

2 candidates

Pete Stauber (Republican)Incumbent
Incumbent seeking re-election and the Republican Party endorsed candidate, per KAXE's primary guide.
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Trina Swanson (Democratic-Farmer-Labor)
Attorney and founding partner of JET Global Solutions from Hermantown who spent almost 20 years at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, per her KAXE guide responses; she won the DFL endorsement on the first ballot with over 70 percent of delegates.
Priorities: Universal healthcare, per her KAXE responses · Federal funding for childcare, schools, and hospitals, per the same responses · Attracting good-paying industries, per the same responses
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Statewide Ballot Measures

1 statewide measure is on Minnesota's 2026 ballot. Tap a measure for the plain-language summary.

Alter Management and Investment Policies for Permanent School Fund Amendment
Change the administrative policies for investing and distributing the Minnesota Permanent School Fund. This constitutional amendment appears on the November 3, 2026 general-election ballot — it is NOT on the August 11 primary ballot..
Constitutional amendment (legislative referral)
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Places We’re Tracking

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Rice County

29 candidates

29 tracked candidate profiles
25 office types represented

Hennepin County

19 candidates

19 tracked candidate profiles
4 races covered

Anoka County

15 candidates

15 tracked candidate profiles
12 office types represented

Le Sueur County

10 candidates

10 tracked candidate profiles
3 races covered

Cass County

7 candidates

7 tracked candidate profiles
2 races covered

Mahnomen County

7 candidates

7 tracked candidate profiles
2 races covered

Norman County

7 candidates

7 tracked candidate profiles
2 races covered

Scott County

7 candidates

7 tracked candidate profiles
2 races covered

Sibley County

7 candidates

7 tracked candidate profiles
2 races covered

Becker County

6 candidates

6 tracked candidate profiles
1 race covered

Olmsted County

6 candidates

6 tracked candidate profiles
2 races covered

Pine County

6 candidates

6 tracked candidate profiles
2 races covered

Pipestone County

6 candidates

6 tracked candidate profiles
2 races covered

Washington County

6 candidates

6 tracked candidate profiles
2 races covered

Carver County

5 candidates

5 tracked candidate profiles
1 race covered

St. Louis County

5 candidates

5 tracked candidate profiles
3 office types represented

Wadena County

5 candidates

5 tracked candidate profiles
1 race covered

Clay County

4 candidates

4 tracked candidate profiles
3 office types represented

Clearwater County

4 candidates

4 tracked candidate profiles
1 race covered

Crow Wing County

4 candidates

4 tracked candidate profiles
3 office types represented

Dakota County

4 candidates

4 tracked candidate profiles
1 race covered

Faribault County

4 candidates

4 tracked candidate profiles
1 race covered

Kittson County

4 candidates

4 tracked candidate profiles
1 race covered

Wright County

4 candidates

4 tracked candidate profiles
3 office types represented

Aitkin County

3 candidates

3 tracked candidate profiles
1 race covered

Blue Earth County

3 candidates

3 tracked candidate profiles
1 race covered

Carlton County

3 candidates

3 tracked candidate profiles
1 race covered

Chisago County

3 candidates

3 tracked candidate profiles
1 race covered

Cook County

3 candidates

3 tracked candidate profiles
1 race covered

Fillmore County

3 candidates

3 tracked candidate profiles
1 race covered

Isanti County

3 candidates

3 tracked candidate profiles
1 race covered

Itasca County

3 candidates

3 tracked candidate profiles
1 race covered

Kanabec County

3 candidates

3 tracked candidate profiles
1 race covered

Otter Tail County

3 candidates

3 tracked candidate profiles
1 race covered

Polk County

3 candidates

3 tracked candidate profiles
1 race covered

Ramsey County

3 candidates

3 tracked candidate profiles
1 race covered

Sherburne County

3 candidates

3 tracked candidate profiles
1 race covered

Duluth city

6 candidates

6 tracked candidate profiles
3 office types represented

Blaine city (pt.)

2 candidates

2 tracked candidate profiles
1 office type represented

Coon Rapids city

2 candidates

2 tracked candidate profiles
2 office types represented

Rochester city

2 candidates

2 tracked candidate profiles
1 office type represented

St. Paul city

2 candidates

2 tracked candidate profiles
2 office types represented

Bloomington city

1 candidates

1 tracked candidate profile
1 office type represented

Eagan city

1 candidates

1 tracked candidate profile
1 office type represented

Lakeville city

1 candidates

1 tracked candidate profile
1 office type represented

Maple Grove city

1 candidates

1 tracked candidate profile
1 office type represented

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