Live Results: Minnesota Senate midterm election
Democratic Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan and Republican Michele Tafoya, a former sports broadcaster, are among four candidates vying to replace Democratic Sen. Tina Smith, who announced in 2025 that she would not seek a second full term.
Covered by 8 sources from 2 countries. First reported by PBS NewsHour ·
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Live Results: Minnesota Senate midterm election
Democratic Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan and Republican Michele Tafoya, a former sports broadcaster, are among four candidates vying to replace Democratic Sen. Tina Smith, who announced in 2025 that she would not seek a second full term.
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Coverage details
8 outlets from 2 countries are covering this story: PBS NewsHour, The Hill, Fox News, NBC News and 4 more. PBS NewsHour published it first, on November 3, 2026; the last outlet to join was The Guardian, 27 hours later.
Key names in the coverage: Senate, Minnesota, Peggy Flanagan, Michele Tafoya and Democrat Annie Andrews.
By country: United States (6), United Kingdom (2). In total 17 articles have been published, because some outlets updated the story several times.
