Minnesota U.S. Senate S-MN-2026 · Class 2 · Regular cycle

Open in research → Editorial as of Apr 22 · FEC through Mar 31
General 2026-11-03
R Primary 2026-08-11
Filing Deadline 2026-06-02
Cook Political Report
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Incumbent
Tina Smith
Democrat · Retiring
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Smith announced retirement February 13, 2025. Amy Klobuchar left the Senate to run for governor, not this seat. D+3 PVI.

Top contenders

Michele Tafoya
Republican
● Candidate

Republican candidate for the Minnesota U.S. Senate seat.

FEC Receipts — Cycle Total
$2,041,940
Through Mar 31, 2026
Source: FEC bulk data · api.open.fec.gov/v1/candidate/S6MN00556/
Adam Schwarze
Republican
● Candidate

Republican candidate for the Minnesota U.S. Senate seat.

FEC Receipts — Cycle Total
$1,102,851
Through Mar 31, 2026
Source: FEC bulk data · api.open.fec.gov/v1/candidate/S6MN00457/
Angie Craig
Democrat
● Candidate

Democrat candidate for the Minnesota U.S. Senate seat.

FEC Receipts — Cycle Total
$9,290,612
Through Mar 31, 2026
Source: FEC bulk data · api.open.fec.gov/v1/candidate/S6MN00499/
12-wk spend

Republicans

Michele Tafoya
Republican
● Candidate

Republican candidate for the Minnesota U.S. Senate seat.

FEC Receipts — Cycle Total
$2,041,940
Through Mar 31, 2026
Source: FEC bulk data · api.open.fec.gov/v1/candidate/S6MN00556/
Adam Schwarze
Republican
● Candidate

Republican candidate for the Minnesota U.S. Senate seat.

FEC Receipts — Cycle Total
$1,102,851
Through Mar 31, 2026
Source: FEC bulk data · api.open.fec.gov/v1/candidate/S6MN00457/
Royce White
Republican
● Candidate

Republican candidate for the Minnesota U.S. Senate seat.

FEC Receipts — Cycle Total
$565,894
Through Mar 31, 2026
Source: FEC bulk data · api.open.fec.gov/v1/candidate/S4MN00502/
12-wk spend
Tom Weiler
Republican
● Candidate

Republican candidate for the Minnesota U.S. Senate seat.

FEC Receipts — Cycle Total
$105,397
Through Mar 31, 2026
Source: FEC bulk data · api.open.fec.gov/v1/candidate/S6MN00515/

Democrats

Tina Smith
Democrat
● Filed with FEC

Federally registered candidate for the Minnesota U.S. Senate seat. No editorial profile available.

FEC Receipts — Cycle Total
$48,582
Through Mar 31, 2026
Source: FEC bulk data · api.open.fec.gov/v1/candidate/S8MN00578/
Angie Craig
Democrat
● Candidate

Democrat candidate for the Minnesota U.S. Senate seat.

FEC Receipts — Cycle Total
$9,290,612
Through Mar 31, 2026
Source: FEC bulk data · api.open.fec.gov/v1/candidate/S6MN00499/
12-wk spend
Peggy Flanagan
Democrat
● Candidate

Democrat candidate for the Minnesota U.S. Senate seat.

FEC Receipts — Cycle Total
$4,646,309
Through Mar 31, 2026
Source: FEC bulk data · api.open.fec.gov/v1/candidate/S6MN00440/
12-wk spend

10 additional FEC filers excluded as long-tail (no editorial listing, not the seat incumbent, and under $1M raised). They remain in the database and can be surfaced via the FEC API directly.