Minnesota Senate
Tina Smith (D) · retiring · Cook PVI D+3 · last result 48.74% D

Peggy Flanagan
Wikipedia bio
Margaret Ann Hartmann Flanagan is an American politician and Ojibwe activist serving since 2019 as the 50th lieutenant governor of Minnesota. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), Flanagan served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 2015 to 2019.
Source: Peggy Flanagan
Desk notes
Generated from the sourced figures on this page. Not a separate report.
Tina Smith (D) is the incumbent, retiring. The ratings consensus is Lean D. Cook’s cell is dated Oct 6, 2026. 10 forecaster cells are stored. The polling average is led by Peggy Flanagan +3.3. Kalshi Peggy Flanagan 87¢ (mid). Polymarket Peggy Flanagan 87¢ (mid). The poll’s Democratic edge is 69.7 points smaller than the market’s. The 2024 presidential margin in this state was D+4.2. The 2020 presidential margin in this state was D+7.1. CRAIG, ANGIE leads the stored FEC receipts at $13,380,880.
Polling average
- Peggy Flanagan (DFL)46.4%
- Michele Tafoya (R)43.1%
mean of 5 published aggregator averages, equal-weighted. The Wikipedia 'Average' row is not included, so this is not a double count. Undecided is left as published and is not allocated.
Published aggregator averages
- 270toWinFlanagan +1.5% · updated September 30, 2026
- Decision Desk HQFlanagan +3.7% · updated October 19, 2026
- FiftyPlusOneFlanagan +3.8% · updated October 19, 2026
- RealClearPoliticsFlanagan +2.8% · updated October 19, 2026
- Silver BulletinFlanagan +4.6% · updated October 19, 2026
Ratings
- Cook Political ReportOct 6, 2026Likely D
- Sabato's Crystal BallOct 14, 2026Lean D
- Inside ElectionsOct 15, 2026Lean D
- Decision Desk HQOct 15, 2026Likely D
- RealClearPoliticsOct 12, 2026Tossup
- Silver BulletinOct 15, 2026Likely D
- FiftyPlusOneOct 17, 2026Likely D
- The EconomistOct 15, 2026Lean D
- Fox NewsOct 13, 2026Lean D
- Split TicketOct 18, 2026Likely D
Quoted from the Wikipedia predictions table, not scraped from the raters.
Markets
Raw yes-prices. Not vig-adjusted. Contracts under 1¢ are omitted.
- Peggy Flanagan87¢mid · spread 1¢
- Michele Tafoya14¢mid · spread 2¢
- Peggy Flanagan (D)87¢mid · spread 1¢
- Michele Tafoya (R)14¢mid · spread 1¢
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Price history
Scale is fixed at 0–100¢. Hourly closes. A dashed line is a rating date or a poll end date stored on this race. Times are US Eastern.
Money
- CRAIG, ANGIEDEMOCRATIC PARTY · raised $13,380,880 · cash $148,433Through 2026-09-30 · carried from the previous snapshot
- FLANAGAN, MARGARETDEMOCRATIC-FARMER-LABOR · raised $10,301,879 · cash $1,543,327Through 2026-09-30 · carried from the previous snapshot
- TAFOYA, MICHELEREPUBLICAN PARTY · raised $9,661,154 · cash $2,134,167Through 2026-09-30 · carried from the previous snapshot
- SCHWARZE, ADAMREPUBLICAN PARTY · raised $1,502,705 · cash $7,717Through 2026-09-30 · carried from the previous snapshot
Recent polls
- Trafalgar Group (R)October 13–15, 20261,079 (LV) ± 2.9%Peggy Flanagan 48 · Michele Tafoya 45
- KSTP / SurveyUSAOctober 8–12, 2026718 (LV) ± 4.2%Peggy Flanagan 45 · Michele Tafoya 42
- Mason-Dixon Polling & StrategyOctober 5–7, 2026800 (LV) ± 3.5%Peggy Flanagan 47 · Michele Tafoya 43
- Rasmussen Reports (R)October 5–7, 2026856 (LV) ± 3.0%Peggy Flanagan 48 · Michele Tafoya 45
- Morning ConsultOctober 2–7, 20261,000 (RV) ± 3.1%Peggy Flanagan 45 · Michele Tafoya 41
- GQR (D)October 1–4, 2026800 (LV) ± 3.5%Peggy Flanagan 53 · Michele Tafoya 44
Table via Wikipedia.
Latest news
What changed
No move recorded since the baseline snapshot.
Results
Official results are not being treated as returns yet. Election Day is November 3, 2026.
Results appear here once official returns start on election night, November 3, 2026.
· snapshot Oct 19, 7:23 PM EDT · mode live