Elections Intelligence

Peggy Flanagan

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CHALLENGER Lean D to Toss-up Competitive
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What the Signal reads

Toss-up

Flanagan is the Democratic nominee for an open seat the Signal rates Toss-up. The market has Flanagan at 88¢ against Tafoya's 13¢, down 4.9¢ since July 31. The polling average has Flanagan ahead by 2.9 points, and Flanagan leads 1.2 to 1 in money raised.

The market

Kalshi ↗
Flanagan · Democratic contract
88.0¢
▼ 4.9¢since July 31

This contract settles on whether a Democrat holds the seat, not on Peggy Flanagan by name.

Jul 3148 daily readings · high 93¢ · low 86¢Oct 12
Peggy FlanaganDemocratic
88.0¢
Michele TafoyaRepublican
13.0¢

1,843,092 traded · 1,457,409 open. Prices are the yes ask; sides may not sum to 100.Checked 2:09 PM ET

Flanagan v Tafoya

Metric by metric
Flanagan
Tafoya
88.0¢
MarketKalshi, 2:09 PM ET
13.0¢
$6.52M
RaisedFEC, through July 22
$5.29M
$1.06M
Cash on handFEC, through July 22
$1.33M
46%
Latest pollMason-Dixon · Oct 7
43%
Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
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The 2026 race

Minnesota U.S. Senate
Polling average
D+2.9

Average of 7 pollsters, September 14 to October 7.

Prior result
D+5.2

2020 general election, won by Tina Smith.

Fundraising
1.2 to 1

Raised 2025 to 2026, through July 22.

The general election is on November 3, which is 22 days away.