United States Senate · Statewide
Endorsed by MNGOP State Central Committee on September 1, 2026.
Debate · October 16, 2026 · 58:57
59-minute debate · MPR News Politics Friday · Video: MPR News
MPR News Politics Friday, St. Paul · Brian Bakst moderated. With Peggy Flanagan (DFL).
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Tafoya for Senate
Paid for by Tafoya for Senate 3500 Vicksburg Ln N, Ste 267, Plymouth, MN 55447
Friday, October 16 · Noon–1 p.m. Central
U.S. Senate debate
MPR News Politics Friday, St. Paul · Brian Bakst moderated. With Peggy Flanagan (DFL).
Not locked as of October 3: a KBJR / FOX 9 debate originating in Duluth (Flanagan has accepted; Tafoya had not as of mid-September) and KSTP's primetime slate (Tafoya accepted; Flanagan not listed as confirmed). The campaigns have not agreed on a second host.
