2026 Minnesota Senate race

Incumbent: Tina Smith (Democrat) · not seeking re-election in this race

Margaret FlanaganDEMOCRATIC-FARMER-LABOR90%

MTMichele TafoyaREPUBLICAN PARTY10%

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Implied chance of winning — live PredictIt prices

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Where they stand

Expand an issue for what they've actually said, cited

Issue	Flanagan	Tafoya
Housing costs	Unknown	Unknown
	Opposes tax cuts	Supports tax cuts
	Supports larger gov role	Opposes larger gov role
	Unknown	Supports stricter penalties
Energy production	Unknown	Unknown
	Opposes restrictions	Unknown
Regulation & permitting	Unknown	Unknown
	Unknown	Supports parent authority
	Unknown	Supports vouchers/ESAs
Social Security & Medicare	Unknown	Unknown
	Supports new gun limits	Supports new gun limits
	Opposes strict enforcement	Supports strict enforcement
Fentanyl & drug enforcement	Unknown	Unknown
EV mandates	Unknown	Unknown
Marijuana legalization	Unknown	Unknown
	Unknown	Protect Kids - No Transition
	Unknown	Supports restriction
	Unknown	Merit Driven - No DEI
	Unknown	Supports ID requirement
	Unknown	Supports spending cuts
	Unknown	Supports withholding funds
Student loan forgiveness	Unknown	Unknown
Election integrity: mail ballots	Unknown	Unknown
China & trade	Unknown	Unknown
	Unknown	Supports barring pressure
	Opposes aid to Israel	Unknown
Ukraine aid	Unknown	Unknown
Congressional term limits	Unknown	Unknown
Congressional stock trading	Unknown	Unknown
LGBT causes	Unknown	Unknown

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