2026 midterms · November 3

Who’s on Minnesota’s 2026 ballot

Every race on Minnesota’s November 3, 2026 ballot that we track (Senate · Governor · 8 House seats) and the 24 candidates we have on file.

How to vote in Minnesota: check your registration on Minnesota’s election website · deadlines on Vote.gov for Minnesota

Next to a Democrat in Congress, $ backing is their backing from the pro-Israel PACs we track, 2016–2026; $0 backing means none. Tap a name for each PAC by year, with FEC links.

Statewide races

Minnesota statewide races on November 3
RaceRatingDemocratsRepublicansOthers on the ballotNotes
Minnesota Senate
Lean D
Average of 7; Likely D to Lean D
Each forecaster for Minnesota Senate
  • Cook Political Report: Lean D (Oct 20, 2026)
  • Sabato's Crystal Ball: Lean D (Oct 14, 2026)
  • Inside Elections: Lean D (Oct 15, 2026)
  • Decision Desk HQ: Likely D (Oct 19, 2026)
  • Split Ticket: Likely D (Oct 19, 2026)
  • The Economist: Lean D (Oct 19, 2026)
  • Silver Bulletin: Likely D (Oct 19, 2026)
Michele Tafoya
Rebecca Whiting (Libertarian)
Marisa Simonetti (Unaffiliated)
Open seat · Now held by Tina Smith (D)
Minnesota governor
Solid D
Average of 5; Solid D to Likely D
Each forecaster for Minnesota governor
  • Cook Political Report: Solid D (Oct 1, 2026)
  • Sabato's Crystal Ball: Solid D (Oct 6, 2026)
  • Inside Elections: Likely D (Oct 5, 2026)
  • Decision Desk HQ: Likely D (Oct 11, 2026)
  • Silver Bulletin: Solid D (Oct 11, 2026)
Lisa Demuth
Steven Young (Green)
Open seat · Now held by Tim Walz (D)

House races 8

Minnesota House races on November 3
RaceRatingDemocratsRepublicansOthers on the ballotNotes
Minnesota 1
Lean R
Average of 7; Toss-up to Likely R
Brad Finstad (inc.)
No one else listed
Minnesota 2
Solid D
Average of 7; Solid D to Likely D
Eric Pratt
No one else listedOpen seat · Now held by Angie Craig (D)
Minnesota 3
Solid D
Average of 4; all agree
Tyler Bass
No one else listed
Minnesota 4
Solid D
Average of 4; all agree
Paul Wikstrom
No one else listed
Minnesota 5
Solid D
Average of 4; all agree
John Nagel
DeVelle Jackson (Independent)
Minnesota 6
Solid R
Average of 4; all agree
Tom Emmer (inc.)
No one else listed
Minnesota 7
Solid R
Average of 4; all agree
Michelle Fischbach (inc.)
No one else listed
Minnesota 8
Solid R
Average of 7; Likely R to Solid R
Pete Stauber (inc.)
No one else listed

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Where this comes from

Candidates as of October 9, 2026, from state election offices, news reports and Ballotpedia’s candidate lists; independent and minor-party candidates may not be complete. Ratings are the average of up to seven nonpartisan forecasters, read from the tables Wikipedia editors keep of them: how we average them and each forecaster’s own pages. Backing is contributions plus outside spending for a candidate by the pro-Israel PACs we track, from FEC filings (method). Results, on election night, only from AP or official sources. Found an error? Tell us.

Photos of members of Congress: official portraits (public domain). Other photos: Matt Little: Travellers & Tinkers (photo of Matt Little), CC BY-SA 4.0; Peggy Flanagan: Travellers & Tinkers (photo of Peggy Flanagan), CC BY-SA 4.0.