United States
Minnesota Senate polls 2026
Senate election 3 Nov 2026, in 3 days.
Peggy Flanagan (DFL) leads the polling average with 48.3%, 5.5 points ahead of Michele Tafoya.
Also polled: Governor election.
Average
Updated 34 minutes ago
Peggy FlanaganPeggy Flanagan (DFL)
48.3
+3.9
Trend
Peggy FlanaganMichele Tafoya
Stances
Peggy FlanaganMichele Tafoya
Immigration
ExpandRestrictRemigration
Economy
Free marketState-directed
Christian identity1 unplaced
Abortion
Broad accessProtect unborn life
Marriage & family
Individual choiceTraditional
National culture
CosmopolitanPreserve heritage
Technology1 unplaced
Light-touchRein in Big Tech
Scores and reasons written by AI. Methodology
Why these scores
Immigration
- Peggy Flanagan (DFL): 1.5 of 10 Wants ICE dismantled and replaced; path to legal status for long-term undocumented residents
- Michele Tafoya: 6.5 of 10 Deport criminal illegal immigrants, Deporting Fraudsters Act, opposes abolishing ICE; criticised Metro Surge handling
Economy
- Peggy Flanagan (DFL): 7.5 of 10 Medicare for All, $17 minimum wage, universal childcare, PRO Act, ban corporate single-family home buying
- Michele Tafoya: 2.5 of 10 Spend, borrow and tax less; protect 2025 Republican tax cuts; all-of-the-above energy
Christian identity
- Peggy Flanagan (DFL): 2 of 10 Catholic; no faith-based policy, secular progressive platform
Abortion
- Peggy Flanagan (DFL): 0.5 of 10 Women's Health Protection Act, repeal Hyde Amendment, federal version of Minnesota's PRO Act
- Michele Tafoya: 3.5 of 10 Calls herself pro-choice, backs access to 12 weeks; called Minnesota's no-limit law 'barbaric'
Marriage & family
- Peggy Flanagan (DFL): 0.5 of 10 Supports gender-affirming care for transgender youth and Equality Act
- Michele Tafoya: 5 of 10 Pledges to 'keep men out of women's sports and locker rooms'
National culture
- Peggy Flanagan (DFL): 1.5 of 10 Backed state flag redesign and tribal consultation mandates; Ojibwe, White Earth Nation
- Michele Tafoya: 5.5 of 10 Mainstream Republican platform on crime and fraud; no heritage agenda found
Subsidiarity
- Peggy Flanagan (DFL): 4 of 10 Wants federal codification of rights but stresses tribal government-to-government relations
- Michele Tafoya: 4.5 of 10 Would strip federal funds from states lacking anti-fraud controls; federal law over local officials
Technology
- Peggy Flanagan (DFL): 5 of 10 Opposes AI denials of care in prior authorization; no platform or child-safety record found