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Minnesota Senate race

General election in 50 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · Minnesota Senate race

Tina Smith ranks No. 10 in money raised.

Candidates in the Minnesota Senate race, 2026 report raising $24M between them. Angie Craig reports $10.9M and Margaret Flanagan reports $6M, a gap of $4.9M. Of what Angie Craig reports, 89% came from individuals and 7% from PACs.

Public campaign-finance filings, 2026 cycle. Candidate rows are filers on record, not final ballot lists. Totals are rounded to whole dollars.

Every candidate on file

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

Angie Craig

Angie Craig

D
D · challenger

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

89% individuals7% PACs4% other
$11M
raised
Margaret Flanagan

Margaret Flanagan

D
D · challenger

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

97% individuals3% PACs0% other
$6.0M
raised
MT

Michele Tafoya

R
R · challenger

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

95% individuals4% PACs1% other
$4.3M
raised
AS

Adam Schwarze

R
R · challenger

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

92% individuals4% PACs4% other
$1.3M
raised
Royce White

Royce White

R
R · challenger

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

95% individuals0% PACs5% other
$650K
raised
Melisa Lopez Franzen

Melisa Lopez Franzen

D
D · challenger

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

64% individuals2% PACs34% other
$299K
raised
TW

Tom Weiler

R
R · challenger

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

18% individuals0% PACs82% other
$220K
raised
DH

David Hann

R
R · challenger

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

100% individuals0% PACs0% other
$133K
raised
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MY

Mark York

R
R · challenger

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

92% individuals0% PACs8% other
$74K
raised
Tina Smith

Tina Smith

DIncumbent
D · incumbent

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

31% individuals47% PACs22% other
$49K
raised
RW

Rebecca Whiting

L
L · challenger

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

100% individuals0% PACs0% other
$1K
raised
RP

Raymond Petersen

R
R · challenger

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

0% individuals0% PACs100% other
$973
raised
MR

Mike Ruoho

R
R · challenger

No receipts on file yet.

0% individuals0% PACs100% other
$0
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$5K
Real Estate & Construction$3K

Biggest itemized outside spenders

  • OFF THE SIDELINES PAC · pac$5K
  • NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$3K

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+. down $2.5M since 2017.
Stock trades
2
Most recent disclosed trades from 2026.
Committees
4
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$5K
Real Estate & Construction$3K
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
Angie Craig
vs
Margaret Flanagan
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