Ex-NFL reporter wins GOP Senate primary in Minnesota

Former NFL reporter Michele Tafoya won the Republican Senate primary race in Minnesota with 52.1% of the vote in Tuesday's election.

Flanagan defeated centrist Rep. Angie Craig with a pledge to fight the influence of corporations and confront Republican President Donald Trump.

Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan won the Minnesota Democratic Senate primary in the latest victory for an insurgent progressive over the party’s establishment.

August 12, 2026 9:05 AM ET Democratic Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan won the Minnesota Senate primary to replace retiring Democrat Sen. Tina Smith. Flanagan led Democratic Minnesota Rep. Angie Craig 59% to 39.4% with 99% of the vote reporting as of early Wednesday morning, according to The Associated Press and NBC N

Progressive Democrats keep their winning streak rolling in Minnesota.

Meanwhile, Minnesota Republicans chose State Representative Lisa Demuth as nominee for governor over former MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell. to face off against Amy Klobuchar in November.

Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan secured the Democratic nomination for the US Senate. Here's a look at her estimated net worth, political career and family.

The victory by Minnesota’s lieutenant governor was the latest for the left-wing movement in the Midwest. She could become the first Native woman in the Senate.

Progressive Democrats get another win in Minnesota US Senate primary  AP News

Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan won the Minnesota Democratic Senate primary in the latest victory for an insurgent progressive over the party’s establishment

Democrats have an advantage in the Minnesota Senate race, according to polls and forecasts.

Michele Tafoya wins Republican Senate primary in Minnesota  USA Today

Progressive Defeats AIPAC-backed Opponent in Minnesota Senate Primary  Haaretz

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The lieutenant governor ran as an unabashed progressive, overcoming her better-funded moderate opponent, Rep. Angie Craig.

Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan won the Democratic nomination for Minnesota‘s open Senate seat on Tuesday, defeating Rep. Angie Craig (D-MN) in a closely watched primary and delivering another victory for the Democratic Party’s ascendant progressive wing. The Associated Press called the race for Flanagan at 11:27 p.m. EDT on T

Peggy Flanagan defeated Angie Craig in Minnesota's Democratic primary, backed by Bernie Sanders and Ilhan Omar in a growing progressive proxy war.

Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan has captured the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in the Minnesota primary election, CBS News projects.

Flanagan, who has served as embattled Gov. Tim Walz’s No. 2 since 2019, campaigned on many of the same progressive priorities that propelled Abdul El-Sayed to victory in his Senate primary in Michigan, including “Medicare for all,” ending US aid to Israel over the “genocide” in Gaza and getting “Big Money out of our po

Progressive Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan won the Democratic primary for Senate from Minnesota. It continues a series of wins for the progressive wing of the party over centrists.

Progressive Peggy Flanagan Wins Minnesota’s Senate Democratic Primary  HuffPost

Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan has won the Democratic primary for Senate in Minnesota, NBC News projects, notching another major victory for her party’s progressive wing.

Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan (D) is projected to deliver a key victory for progressives and defeat Rep. Angie Craig (D-Minn.) in the Democratic primary for retiring Sen. Tina Smith’s (D-Minn.) seat, according to Decision Desk HQ.  Flanagan ran against five other Democrats for the party’s nod, though Craig was her most formi

Renowned sports broadcaster Michele Tafoya clinched the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in the state of Minnesota, according to a projection from the Associated Press.

Another Midwestern moderate versus progressive showdown will play out Tuesday in Minnesota, where Rep. Angie Craig and Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan are competing.