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2026 general election

Minnesota Senate

The winner was outraised and won anyway. · Incumbent retiring. DFL hold.

$30M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2026 Minnesota Senate race: $24M raised by the campaigns, $870K of it from PACs, plus $5.7M from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). Peggy Flanagan (Democrat) won despite being outraised.

Receipts + outside spending

$30M

Raised by campaigns

$24M

PAC checks

$870K

Outside money

$5.7M

Candidates

Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Michele TafoyaRepublican
✗ Lost
Raised
$13M
Spent
$9.7M
From individuals
$11M
From PACs
$334K
From party
$62K
Own money & loans
$8K
Outside money for
$117K
Outside money against
$718K

Who paid: 3% of Tafoya's money came from PACs

Corporate $26K (8%)Trade group $5K (2%)Leadership PAC $175K (56%)Membership $5K (2%)Super PAC $6K (2%)Party $64K (21%)Other $30K (10%)

Biggest outside spenders

FEC record S6MN00556
Peggy FlanaganDemocrat
✓ Won
Raised
$12M
Spent
$11M
From individuals
$11M
From PACs
$536K
From party
$1K
Own money & loans
$7K
Outside money for
$2.1M
Outside money against
$2.6M

Who paid: 5% of Flanagan's money came from PACs

Corporate $500 (0%)Trade group $13K (4%)Leadership PAC $100K (33%)Membership $10K (3%)Union $55K (18%)Super PAC $65K (22%)Party $1K (0%)Other $56K (19%)

Biggest outside spenders

FEC record S6MN00440
Rebecca WhitingLibertarian
✗ Lost
Raised
$4K
Spent
$2K
From individuals
$3K
From PACs
$0
From party
$1K
Own money & loans
$0
Outside money for
$175K
Outside money against
$0

Biggest outside spenders

FEC record S6MN00572

Plus 1 other candidate on the ballot with no reported money.

Questions people ask

How much money is tied to the 2026 Minnesota Senate race?
$30M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2026 Minnesota Senate race: $24M raised by the campaigns, $870K of it from PACs, plus $5.7M from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). Peggy Flanagan (Democrat) won despite being outraised.
Who raised the most money in the 2026 Minnesota Senate race?
Peggy Flanagan (Democrat) raised $12M and had $2.1M in outside spending on their side.
Which outside groups spent the most on the 2026 Minnesota Senate race?
Minnesota Forward ($2.7M), Ab PAC ($1.4M), Our Heritage Matters ($513K).
Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2026 Minnesota Senate race?
NRSC gave $62K to Michele Tafoya; Vote Mama gave $11K to Peggy Flanagan; Boots Political Action Committee gave $10K to Michele Tafoya.