Flanagan vs Tafoya: Minnesota’s Key Senate Race | Minneapolis News

Minneapolis News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 12, 2026 · 1m

Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan has officially secured the Democratic nomination for Minnesota’s Senate seat, setting up a high-stakes showdown with Republican nominee Michele Tafoya. As the nation’s highest-ranking Native woman in executive office, Flanagan is running on a sweeping platform that includes healthcare reform, affordability, climate action, immigration overhaul, and protecting reproductive rights — all while backed by former Senator Tina Smith. With Tafoya’s GOP win, this race promises a defining clash of ideologies that could ripple across the country as voters head to the…