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Minnesota elections

2026 forecasts, districts, polling and election information

U.S. Senate

Minnesota Senate

D 91%

Michele Tafoya · Peggy Flanagan

October 30, 2026, 5:55 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time (00:55 UTC).

Governor

Minnesota Governor

D 97%

Amy Klobuchar · Lisa Demuth

October 30, 2026, 5:55 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time (00:55 UTC).

U.S. House districts

Competitive means Lean or Toss-up: the favorite’s displayed chance is below 85%. A party assignment is not a candidate win probability.

MN-3: D >99%MN-1: R 72%MN-8: R 96%MN-5: D >99%MN-6: R 99%MN-4: D >99%MN-2: D 93%MN-7: R >99%87162345
Safe DLean DToss-upLean RSafe RHatched: party counted directly, including same-party contests · Gray: forecast withheld
Every mapped district is also listed in the table below.
U.S. House districts
DistrictCandidates on recordForecast / statusRatingForecast date
MN-1Jake Johnson · Brad FinstadR 72%Lean ROctober 31, 2026, 12:04 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time (07:04 UTC)
MN-2Matt Little · Eric PrattD 93%Likely DOctober 31, 2026, 12:04 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time (07:04 UTC)
MN-3Kelly Morrison · Tyler BassD >99%Safe DOctober 31, 2026, 12:04 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time (07:04 UTC)
MN-4Betty McCollum · Paul WikstromD >99%Safe DOctober 31, 2026, 12:04 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time (07:04 UTC)
MN-5Ilhan Omar · DeVelle L. Jackson · John NagelD >99%Safe DOctober 31, 2026, 12:04 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time (07:04 UTC)
MN-6Doug Chapin · Tom EmmerR 99%Safe ROctober 31, 2026, 12:04 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time (07:04 UTC)
MN-7Erik Osberg · Michelle FischbachR >99%Safe ROctober 31, 2026, 12:04 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time (07:04 UTC)
MN-8Trina Swanson · Pete StauberR 96%Safe ROctober 31, 2026, 12:04 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time (07:04 UTC)

State legislature

Updated October 31, 2026, 05:30 UTC.

These are separate party-majority chances, not the chance of joint control. A tie, independent members or a coalition can leave neither party with a majority. The initial model has limited validation; read the evidence and limitations.

State legislature
ChamberSeats upMajority thresholdDemocratic majorityRepublican majority
Minnesota House1346872%22%
Minnesota Senate673480%20%

Explore the evidence

Polls and forecasts answer different questions. Each forecast above keeps its own run date. No separate state-environment estimate or joint trifecta probability is implied by these panels.

Official ballot and election rules

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