Democratic Minnesota Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan announced Thursday that she is stepping into the race for the 2026 U.S. Senate

Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan announced Thursday that she plans to run for the state's newly open U.S. Senate in 2026, while Gov. Tim Walz is keeping the door open for a bid of his own, Axios has learned.

Tina Smith’s seat, which has been reliably Democratic, was moved to ‘battleground’ by an analyst, setting up a competitive general election.

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Native Vote. Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan , a Democrat, officially announced her candidacy for the open U.S. Senate seat in Minnesota on Thursday with the launch of the Peggy Flanagan for U.S. Senate website.

The political partnership between Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan and Gov. Tim Walz goes back to 2017. Photo by Michelle Griffith/Minnesota Reformer. Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan said she intends to run for U ...

Minnesota Gov. and former VP nominee Tim Walz is exploring running in 2026 for the U.S. Senate seat Democrat Tina Smith is vacating.

Peggy Flanagan made that announcement on her ... Several other Democrats indicated interest in running including Gov. Tim Walz, Rep. Ihan Omar and Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Tina Smith of Minnesota said Thursday that she won’t seek reelection, dealing a blow to her fellow Democrats’ hopes of retaking the Senate in 2026.

Minn., criticizes Walz's budget for shifting the burden to property taxpayers, suggests cutting free college for noncitizens.

Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan said Thursday she will run for the U.S. Senate in 2026, the first Democrat to jump into what could be a crowded field to replace outgoing Sen. Tina Smith. Flanagan made her announcement within a few hours after Smith,

ST. PAUL — Minnesota’s lieutenant governor and a failed 2024 candidate have both announced bids for a 2026 congressional seat after U.S. Sen. Tina Smith announced on Thursday that she will not be running for re-election in 2026.