Minnesota elections, 2026

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This page provides information on the 2026 elections in Minnesota, including the offices on the ballot covered by Ballotpedia, election dates, and frequently asked questions.

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Election dates

See also: Minnesota election calendar

Statewide election dates in Minnesota are listed below. For more statewide dates, please see the statewide elections calendar.

Statewide election dates

August 11, 2026: Primary
November 3, 2026: General election

Offices on the ballot

Below is a list of Minnesota elections covered by Ballotpedia in 2026. Click the links to learn more about each type:

Minnesota elections, 2026
Office	Elections?	More information
U.S. Senate	✓	Click here
U.S. House	✓	Click here
Congress special election	—	—
Governor	✓	Click here
Other state executive	✓	Click here
State Senate	✓	Click here
State House	✓	Click here
Special state legislative	✓	Click here
State Supreme Court	✓	Click here
Intermediate appellate courts	✓	Click here
School boards	✓	Click here
Municipal government	✓	Click here
Recalls	—	—
Ballot measures	—	—
Local ballot measures	—	—
All local elections by county

Legend: ✓ election(s) / — no elections
Subject to Ballotpedia's scope

Noteworthy elections

Below is a list of races in this state that received in-depth coverage on Ballotpedia. Click the link below to learn about that race.

• Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2026
• Minnesota State Senate elections, 2026
• Minnesota gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2026
• Minnesota gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2026 (August 11 Republican primary)
• Minnesota's 2nd Congressional District election, 2026 (August 11 Democratic primary)
• Minnesota's 5th Congressional District election, 2026 (August 11 Democratic primary)
• United States Senate election in Minnesota, 2026 (August 11 Democratic primary)

What's on your ballot?

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List of candidates

The following table displays a list of candidates in Minnesota. The list does not include presidential candidates, and it may not include all candidates for local offices. Please click here to learn more about Ballotpedia's coverage scope.

Federal Candidates

candidate	office	party	status
Christopher Brooks	U.S. Senate Minnesota	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Alycia Gruenhagen	U.S. Senate Minnesota	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
David Hann	U.S. Senate Minnesota	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Raymond Petersen	U.S. Senate Minnesota	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Mike Ruoho	U.S. Senate Minnesota	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Adam Schwarze	U.S. Senate Minnesota	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Michele Tafoya	U.S. Senate Minnesota	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Tom Weiler	U.S. Senate Minnesota	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Royce White	U.S. Senate Minnesota	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Mark York	U.S. Senate Minnesota	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Angie Craig	U.S. Senate Minnesota	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Peggy Flanagan	U.S. Senate Minnesota	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Billy Nord	U.S. Senate Minnesota	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Marisa Simonetti	U.S. Senate Minnesota	Unaffiliated	Candidacy Declared General
Brad Finstad Incumbent	U.S. House Minnesota District 1	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Jake Johnson	U.S. House Minnesota District 1	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Oliver Morlan	U.S. House Minnesota District 1	Independent	Candidacy Declared General
Tyler Kistner	U.S. House Minnesota District 2	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Eric Pratt	U.S. House Minnesota District 2	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Abdisallam Abdulle	U.S. House Minnesota District 2	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Kaela Berg	U.S. House Minnesota District 2	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Matt Klein	U.S. House Minnesota District 2	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Matt Little	U.S. House Minnesota District 2	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Kelly Morrison Incumbent	U.S. House Minnesota District 3	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Tyler Bass	U.S. House Minnesota District 3	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Jeremy Westby	U.S. House Minnesota District 3	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Betty McCollum Incumbent	U.S. House Minnesota District 4	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Paul Wikstrom	U.S. House Minnesota District 4	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Aswar Rahman	U.S. House Minnesota District 4	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Ilhan Omar Incumbent	U.S. House Minnesota District 5	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
John Nagel	U.S. House Minnesota District 5	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Dalia al-Aqidi	U.S. House Minnesota District 5	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Latonya Reeves	U.S. House Minnesota District 5	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
DeVelle Jackson	U.S. House Minnesota District 5	Independent	Candidacy Declared General
Tom Emmer Incumbent	U.S. House Minnesota District 6	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Michael Foley	U.S. House Minnesota District 6	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Anson Amberson	U.S. House Minnesota District 6	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Doug Chapin	U.S. House Minnesota District 6	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Jeremy Wicklund	U.S. House Minnesota District 6	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Austin Winkelman	U.S. House Minnesota District 6	Unaffiliated	Candidacy Declared General
Michelle Fischbach Incumbent	U.S. House Minnesota District 7	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Jared Adams	U.S. House Minnesota District 7	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Heather Keeler	U.S. House Minnesota District 7	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Erik Osberg	U.S. House Minnesota District 7	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Pete Stauber Incumbent	U.S. House Minnesota District 8	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Emanuel Anastos	U.S. House Minnesota District 8	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Cyle Cramer	U.S. House Minnesota District 8	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
John-Paul McBride	U.S. House Minnesota District 8	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Trina Swanson	U.S. House Minnesota District 8	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Jeremiah Liend	U.S. House Minnesota District 8	Independent	Candidacy Declared General

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State Candidates

candidate	office	party	status
Peggy Bennett	Governor of Minnesota	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Lisa Demuth	Governor of Minnesota	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Thomas Evenstad	Governor of Minnesota	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Patrick Knight	Governor of Minnesota	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Brad Kohler	Governor of Minnesota	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
John Krhin	Governor of Minnesota	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Mike Lindell	Governor of Minnesota	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Phillip Parrish	Governor of Minnesota	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Kendall Qualls	Governor of Minnesota	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Kristin Robbins	Governor of Minnesota	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Rick DeVoe	Governor of Minnesota	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Amy Klobuchar	Governor of Minnesota	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Christopher Seymore	Governor of Minnesota	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Mike Newcome	Governor of Minnesota	Independent	Candidacy Declared General
Phouthaivanh Wilkerson	Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Ryan Wilson	Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Keith Ellison Incumbent	Attorney General of Minnesota	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Ron Schutz	Attorney General of Minnesota	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Steve Simon Incumbent	Minnesota Secretary of State	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Tad Jude	Minnesota Secretary of State	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Wendy Phillips	Minnesota Secretary of State	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Elliott Engen	Minnesota State Auditor	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Nate George	Minnesota State Auditor	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Scott Jensen	Minnesota State Auditor	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Zack Filipovich	Minnesota State Auditor	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Adam Jennings	Minnesota State Auditor	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Dan Wolgamott	Minnesota State Auditor	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Jay Reeves	Minnesota State Auditor	Forward Independence Party	Candidacy Declared General
Mark Johnson Incumbent	Minnesota State Senate District 1	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Steve Green Incumbent	Minnesota State Senate District 2	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Grant Hauschild Incumbent	Minnesota State Senate District 3	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Andrea Zupancich	Minnesota State Senate District 3	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Rob Kupec Incumbent	Minnesota State Senate District 4	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Austin Peterson	Minnesota State Senate District 4	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Paul Utke Incumbent	Minnesota State Senate District 5	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Keri Heintzeman Incumbent	Minnesota State Senate District 6	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Denise Slipy	Minnesota State Senate District 6	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Robert Farnsworth Incumbent	Minnesota State Senate District 7	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Jen McEwen Incumbent	Minnesota State Senate District 8	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Jordan Rasmusson Incumbent	Minnesota State Senate District 9	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Nathan Wesenberg Incumbent	Minnesota State Senate District 10	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Jason Rarick Incumbent	Minnesota State Senate District 11	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Mary Carlson	Minnesota State Senate District 11	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Monique Doward	Minnesota State Senate District 11	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Torrey Westrom Incumbent	Minnesota State Senate District 12	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Aaron Brutger	Minnesota State Senate District 13	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Kelly Martini	Minnesota State Senate District 13	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Trent Dilks	Minnesota State Senate District 13	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Aric Putnam Incumbent	Minnesota State Senate District 14	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Bernie Perryman	Minnesota State Senate District 14	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Tiffany Lesmeister-Knott	Minnesota State Senate District 15	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Brian Mock	Minnesota State Senate District 15	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Andrea Boettger	Minnesota State Senate District 15	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Andrew Lang Incumbent	Minnesota State Senate District 16	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Nick Frentz Incumbent	Minnesota State Senate District 18	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
John Jasinski Incumbent	Minnesota State Senate District 19	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Steven Jacob	Minnesota State Senate District 20	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Nathan Peterson	Minnesota State Senate District 21	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Jeremy Munson	Minnesota State Senate District 22	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Angie Hanson	Minnesota State Senate District 23	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Simon Glaser	Minnesota State Senate District 24	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Liz Boldon Incumbent	Minnesota State Senate District 25	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Cherie Johnson	Minnesota State Senate District 26	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Lynn Carlson	Minnesota State Senate District 26	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Michael Todd	Minnesota State Senate District 26	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Eric Lucero Incumbent	Minnesota State Senate District 30	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
John Hoffman Incumbent	Minnesota State Senate District 34	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Kristy Janigo	Minnesota State Senate District 37	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Susan Pha Incumbent	Minnesota State Senate District 38	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Nehemiah Garley	Minnesota State Senate District 38	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Mike Freiberg	Minnesota State Senate District 43	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Mark Van Oven	Minnesota State Senate District 48	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Krish Subrahmanian	Minnesota State Senate District 49	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Dirk Tedmon	Minnesota State Senate District 49	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Karla Hult	Minnesota State Senate District 50	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Ben Bakeberg	Minnesota State Senate District 54	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Bidal Duran Incumbent	Minnesota House of Representatives District 2A	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Reed Olson	Minnesota House of Representatives District 2A	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Roger Skraba Incumbent	Minnesota House of Representatives District 3A	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Aaron Kania	Minnesota House of Representatives District 3A	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Natalie Zeleznikar Incumbent	Minnesota House of Representatives District 3B	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Rich Tru	Minnesota House of Representatives District 3B	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Shelly Carlson	Minnesota House of Representatives District 4A	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Kevin Salisbury	Minnesota House of Representatives District 4A	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Erika Yoney	Minnesota House of Representatives District 4A	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Jonathan Claussen	Minnesota House of Representatives District 5B	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Spencer Igo Incumbent	Minnesota House of Representatives District 7A	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Cal Warwas Incumbent	Minnesota House of Representatives District 7B	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Dan Horoshak	Minnesota House of Representatives District 7B	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Pete Johnson Incumbent	Minnesota House of Representatives District 8A	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Alicia Kozlowski Incumbent	Minnesota House of Representatives District 8B	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Shawn Savela	Minnesota House of Representatives District 8B	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Brian Lindquist	Minnesota House of Representatives District 10A	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Bernie Penner	Minnesota House of Representatives District 10A	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Paul Anderson Incumbent	Minnesota House of Representatives District 12A	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Ben Bugbee	Minnesota House of Representatives District 13A	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Tanja Goering	Minnesota House of Representatives District 13A	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Dawn Loberg	Minnesota House of Representatives District 13B	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Michael Conway	Minnesota House of Representatives District 14A	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
John Jose	Minnesota House of Representatives District 14A	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Abdi Daisane	Minnesota House of Representatives District 14A	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Sue Ek	Minnesota House of Representatives District 14B	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Zach Dorholt	Minnesota House of Representatives District 14B	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Scott Van Binsbergen Incumbent	Minnesota House of Representatives District 16A	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Brandon King	Minnesota House of Representatives District 20A	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Kevin Amundson	Minnesota House of Representatives District 20B	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Sara Bertschinger	Minnesota House of Representatives District 20B	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Brady Rouhoff	Minnesota House of Representatives District 20B	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Duane Quam Incumbent	Minnesota House of Representatives District 24A	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Heather Holmes	Minnesota House of Representatives District 24A	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Kim Hicks Incumbent	Minnesota House of Representatives District 25A	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Andy Smith Incumbent	Minnesota House of Representatives District 25B	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Aaron Repinski Incumbent	Minnesota House of Representatives District 26A	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Daniel Wilson	Minnesota House of Representatives District 26A	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Greg Davids Incumbent	Minnesota House of Representatives District 26B	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Jim DeMay	Minnesota House of Representatives District 36A	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Darci Smith	Minnesota House of Representatives District 37A	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Jen Fox	Minnesota House of Representatives District 41B	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Kyrstin Schuette	Minnesota House of Representatives District 43A	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Sam Sant	Minnesota House of Representatives District 43B	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Ryan Winkler	Minnesota House of Representatives District 43B	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Larry Kraft Incumbent	Minnesota House of Representatives District 46A	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Shelley Buck	Minnesota House of Representatives District 47A (Special election)	Democratic	Won General
David Azcona	Minnesota House of Representatives District 47A (Special election)	Democratic	Lost Primary
Juli Servatius	Minnesota House of Representatives District 47A (Special election)	Unaffiliated	Lost (Write-in) General
Elijah Bush	Minnesota House of Representatives District 49B	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Brian Cohn	Minnesota House of Representatives District 57B	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Steven Schroer	Minnesota House of Representatives District 57B	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Meg Luger-Nikolai	Minnesota House of Representatives District 64A (Special election)	Democratic	Won General
Dan Walsh	Minnesota House of Representatives District 64A (Special election)	Republican	Lost General
Beth Fraser	Minnesota House of Representatives District 64A (Special election)	Democratic	Lost Primary
Matt Hill	Minnesota House of Representatives District 64A (Special election)	Democratic	Lost Primary
Dan McGrath	Minnesota House of Representatives District 64A (Special election)	Democratic	Lost Primary
Lois Quam	Minnesota House of Representatives District 64A (Special election)	Democratic	Lost Primary
John Zwier	Minnesota House of Representatives District 64A (Special election)	Democratic	Lost Primary

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