Minnesota · U.S. Senate · 2026

Minnesota Senate race

General election in 96 days · Nov 3, 2026

The read · Minnesota Senate race

Tina Smith ranks No. 10 in money raised.

Democrat Angie Craig leads the field with about $11M raised.

Angie Craig reports 89% of campaign money from individuals.

The incumbent, Tina Smith, ranks No. 10 in the money.

FEC filings, 2026 cycle. Money raised is net of transfers between a candidate's own committees.

Every candidate on file

Ranked by money raised. Each row shows the campaign money mix and a plain-English read.

Angie Craig

D · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 89% from individuals and 7% from PACs.

89% individuals7% PACs4% other

$11M

raised

Margaret Flanagan

D · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 97% from individuals and 3% from PACs.

97% individuals3% PACs0% other

$6.0M

raised

Michele Tafoya

R · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 95% from individuals and 4% from PACs.

95% individuals4% PACs1% other

$4.3M

raised

Adam Schwarze

R · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 92% from individuals and 4% from PACs.

92% individuals4% PACs4% other

$1.3M

raised

Royce White

R · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 95% from individuals and 0% from PACs.

95% individuals0% PACs5% other

$650K

raised

Melisa Lopez Franzen

D · challenger

64% from individuals, 2% from PACs, and 34% from other sources.

64% individuals2% PACs34% other

$299K

raised

Tom Weiler

R · challenger

Still has cash to spend. $146K on hand from $220K raised.

18% individuals0% PACs82% other

$220K

raised

David Hann

R · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 100% from individuals and 0% from PACs.

100% individuals0% PACs0% other

$133K

raised

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Mark York

R · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 92% from individuals and 0% from PACs.

92% individuals0% PACs8% other

$74K

raised

Tina Smith

DIncumbent

D · incumbent

Incumbent leans on PAC money. 47% from PACs and 31% from individuals.

31% individuals47% PACs22% other

$49K

raised

Rebecca Whiting

L · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 100% from individuals and 0% from PACs.

100% individuals0% PACs0% other

$1K

raised

Raymond Petersen

R · challenger

0% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 100% from other sources.

0% individuals0% PACs100% other

$973

raised

Mike Ruoho

R · challenger

No receipts on file yet.

0% individuals0% PACs100% other

raised

Where the money came from

$0 in itemized outside money is on file for this cycle. Candidate fundraising is shown separately below.

Small donors & unclassified$7K

Real Estate & Construction$4K

Health & Pharma$160

Law & Lobbying$50

Agriculture$40

Biggest itemized outside spenders

OFF THE SIDELINES PAC · pac$5K
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$3K
ALBRIGHT STONEBRIDGE GROUP LLC · company$1K
EDINA REALTY, INC. · company$500
MAYO CLINIC · company$160
MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIV · company$75
STATE OF MINNESOTA · company$70
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA · company$65

PACs vs the people

This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.

91%

5% PACs91% individuals4% other

The incumbent's record

Tina Smith is the linked incumbent for this race.

Net worth (2025)

$3.9M

$1.7M - $6.2M. down $2.5M since 2017.

Stock trades

Most recent disclosed trades from 2026.

Committees

Current full committee seats on file.

Recent stock trades

BRK/B · sale$100K - $250K · 2026-03-31
MMM · sale$50K - $100K · 2026-03-31

Where they sit

Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Senate Committee on Finance

Who funds them

This is the incumbent's own funding by donor sector for the cycle.

Small donors & unclassified$7K

Real Estate & Construction$4K

Health & Pharma$160

Law & Lobbying$50

Agriculture$40

Full profile: net worth, donors, trades, and votes ->

The tale of the tape

Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.

Angie Craig D · challenger	vs	MF Margaret Flanagan D · challenger
$11M	Raised	$6.0M
$5.0M	Cash on hand	$1.6M
7%	From PACs	3%
89%	From individuals	97%
Too few to rank	Top donor sector	Too few to rank
No	Incumbent	No