Elections Intelligence

Minnesota U.S. Senate

OPEN SEAT
LIKELY D
Peggy Flanagan Democratic · Open-seat nominee
KALSHI PARTY MARKETCHECKED Aug 27
DEMOCRAT 91.1¢9.4¢
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Michele Tafoya Republican · Open-seat nominee
Also on the ballot: Marisa Simonetti (I) and Rebecca Whiting (L).
FTP RACE SIGNAL

The market has run well past this seat's history — a 5-point Democratic hold in 2020, priced at 91.1¢ today.

Likely D
SAFE DLIKELY DLEAN DTOSS-UPLEAN RLIKELY RSAFE R
Market · Likely DD 91.1¢ — traders' price for a Democratic hold. Prior result · Lean DD+5.24 in 2020. Polling · Lean DD+5 — Deep Root, Aug 20.
Signal clarityHighas of 2026-08-27
The market moved 2¢ toward the Democrat in the last 7 days.
MARKET BandPRICEToss-up50–65¢Lean65–82¢Likely82–95¢Safe95¢ and above
D 91.1¢

Kalshi party market · checked Aug 27

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POLLING BandPOINTSToss-up0–5Lean5–10Likely10–20Safe20 and above
D+5
Deep Root ↗ Aug 17 - 18 · n=597 RV D+5 R SPONSOR
SurveyUSA ↗ A+ Aug 13 - 17 · n=661 LV D+5 INDEPENDENT
SurveyUSA ↗ A+ Aug 13 - 17 · n=661 LV D+5 INDEPENDENT
PRIOR RESULT BandPOINTSToss-up0–5Lean5–12Likely12–25Safe25 and above
D+5.24

Smith, Tina (D)

48.74 — 43.5 · 2020 general election

def. Lewis, Jason (R). Margin verified against retrieved official results.

FUNDRAISING BandRATIO TO 1Parity1–5Lean5 and above
1.2 to 1
Peggy Flanagan$6.52M
Michele Tafoya$5.29M

PULLED 08-04 · PERIOD 07-22 · FEC

Total receipts this cycle. Parity — neither campaign leads by enough for fundraising to take a place on the spectrum.

BALLOT & DATES Primary 08-11 · HELDGeneral Nov 3, 2026 D settled · R settled · I settled · L settled COMPARE THE CANDIDATES ⇄