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U.S. Senate: who gets your vote?

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U.S. senators work with the House on U.S. laws and spending. They also vote on the president's picks for federal judges.

These votes help set U.S. taxes, pay for public services and choose who serves in federal courts.

  • National laws
  • Federal spending
  • Federal judge nominations

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Data last updated: Oct 14, 2026 (federal ballot roster). Verify approaching elections with your state election office.

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Candidate
Peggy Flanagan

Peggy Flanagan

Running for U.S. Senate · Minnesota

NationalDemocratic-Farmer-Labor

Candidate
Michele Tafoya

Michele Tafoya

Running for U.S. Senate · Minnesota

NationalRepublican

Peggy FlanaganCandidateMichele TafoyaChallenger

Job fit

Peggy Flanagan

Offices held

  • Minneapolis Board of Education 1

Education

  • bachelor’s degree in American Indian studies and child psychology in 2002 from the University of Minnesota 1

Michele Tafoya

Other work

  • She worked her final NBC Sunday Night Football broadcast at Super Bowl LVI on February 13, 2022 2
  • NFL sideline reporter 2

Top issues

We haven't found stated positions for either candidate yet.

How they voted on top issues

We haven't found votes on top issues for either candidate yet.

Who pays them

Peggy Flanagan

Where the campaign money came from3

small donorslarge donorspolitical allies (same party)other politicianslabor unionsOther kinds of donors
small donors$2.9Mlarge donors$3.3Mpolitical allies(same party)$72Kotherpoliticians$43Klabor unions$28KOther kinds ofdonors$8K$6.4M raised
$2,913,2003Small individual donors
$3,346,7343Large individual donors

Michele Tafoya

Where the campaign money came from4

small donorslarge donors
small donors$2.5Mlarge donors$2.3M$5.0M raised
$2,464,1544Small individual donors
$2,258,8324Large individual donors

Checks

Peggy Flanagan

No voting record to check yet

Michele Tafoya

No voting record to check yet

Based on current data. May change in a future update.

Sources

  1. Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan / Office of Governor Tim Walz and Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan · checked 2026-10-20 used in: Experience
  2. Meet Michele - Michele Tafoya for U.S. Senate · checked 2026-10-20 used in: Experience
  3. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
  4. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
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Marisa Simonetti
Candidate A

Marisa Simonetti

Independent

We don't have campaign money records for this race yet.

Sources

1 Background: Star Tribune profile of Marisa Simonetti (June 27, 2024) · checked 2024-06-27

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Peggy Flanagan
Candidate B

Peggy Flanagan

Democratic-Farmer-LaborShown above

🚩 No federal record yet. Campaign money: $6.4M raised, 52% from large donors, 3% from organized interests. Group coverage unverified: filing cutoffs and receipt scope have not been reconciled. Named amounts are not a complete split of the filed PAC total.
Filed PAC total: $177,992.29 (3% of $6,444,926.50 raised), 2026 cycle.
Named group amounts (not a complete filed split): $149,149.00, Group filing cutoff unavailable. Group source

Sources

1 Background: Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan / Office of Governor Tim Walz and Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan · checked 2026-10-20

2 The money: FEC · 2026 cycle

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Michele Tafoya
Candidate C

Michele Tafoya

RepublicanShown above

No federal record yet. Campaign money: $5.0M raised, 46% from large donors, 3% from organized interests. Group breakdown unavailable. The filed PAC total is known, but its givers have not been identified here.
Filed PAC total: $167,000.00 (3% of $4,959,864.41 raised), 2026 cycle. Group source

Sources

1 Background: Meet Michele - Michele Tafoya for U.S. Senate · checked 2026-10-20

2 The money: FEC · 2026 cycle

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Candidate D

Rebecca Whiting

Libertarian

We don't have campaign money records for this race yet.

Sources

1 Background: Home - Rebecca Whiting for U.S. Senate · checked 2026-10-20

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