Governor & Lt Governor

Democratic-Farmer-Labor

Amy Klobuchar has represented Minnesota in the U.S. Senate since 2007 and currently serves as ranking member of the Senate Agriculture Committee. She previously led the Hennepin County Attorney's Office for eight years and practiced law in Minnesota.

Records: Government Spending Reduction +1 -81 for, 8 against, Public Safety and Crime Control +88 for, Corporate Accountability +55 for, +11 more issues

Democratic-Farmer-Labor

Bill E. Gates Jr. is a licensed ordained minister who moved to Minnesota in 2023 for an airline-industry job. Born in Wichita, Kansas, and raised in the Arkansas River Valley, he studied hospitality management at the University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College.

Records: Gun Control -11 against, Personal Income Tax Reduction +11 for

Republican

John Krhin is a northern Minnesota pastor and business-property owner. Born in Chisholm and now living north of Hibbing, he says he has served as an ordained minister since 1981.

Records: Anti-Corruption +11 for, Government Spending Reduction +11 for, Women's Reproductive Rights -11 against

Republican

Kendall Qualls is a former U.S. Army officer and retired healthcare executive who founded and leads the nonprofit TakeCharge. He previously ran for Minnesota's 3rd Congressional District in 2020 and for governor in 2022.

Democratic-Farmer-Labor

Kobey J Layne is a former Minnesota Senate legislative assistant who worked with the Senate Human Services Reform Committee. She grew up in Walker, studied politics and policy at Hamline University, and earned a master's degree in public policy.

Records: Civil Rights +11 for

Republican

Lisa Demuth is speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives and represents District 13A. A business owner, she was first elected to the House in 2018, became House Republican leader in 2022, and was elected speaker in February 2025 after previously serving 11 years on the ROCORI School Board.

Records: Anti-Corruption +55 for, Environment and Public Health +1 -31 for, 3 against, Government Spending Reduction +44 for, +5 more issues

Republican

Loner Blue is a retired Brooklyn Center resident who was born Scott Glenn Kendall. He was a write-in candidate for Minnesota governor in 2022 and received 2,727 votes in the 2024 Republican primary for U.S. Senate.

Republican

Mike Lindell is a Minnesota businessman, political activist, and the founder and chief executive of MyPillow. Born in Mankato and raised in Chaska and Carver, he has also founded a faith-based addiction-recovery network.

Records: Corporate Accountability -33 against

Democratic-Farmer-Labor

Mohammad Wazwaz is a Democratic-Farmer-Labor candidate for Minnesota governor running with lieutenant-governor candidate Murad Alshlool in the 2026 state primary.

Democratic-Farmer-Labor

Ole Savior, born Oloveuse Savior, is a Minneapolis artist and writer who has repeatedly sought Minnesota state and federal offices since 1984. His previous campaigns include multiple Democratic-Farmer-Labor and Republican primaries for governor and U.S. Senate.

Records: Anti-Corruption +11 for, Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties +11 for, Labor Rights +11 for, +2 more issues

Democratic-Farmer-Labor

Po Vang is a Saint Paul native and Democratic-Farmer-Labor candidate for Minnesota governor. He has described living with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, a hereditary neurological condition, as central to his interest in healthcare and public health.

Records: Gun Control -11 against

Republican

Raul J Estrada is a Twin Cities construction worker, Native American elder, and longtime community activist. He says he founded the American Indian Coalition and has worked with disadvantaged communities and families involved in the family-court system.

Republican

Ross Nova is a Bulgarian-born U.S. Army veteran and naturalized American citizen. Adopted to North Dakota as a child, he later worked in restaurants, helped open businesses, and drove trucks across Minnesota.

Green

Steven Young is a Minneapolis attorney, former Bryn Mawr Market owner, and 12-year Marine Corps veteran who served on the city's Homegrown Minneapolis Food Council. He focuses on single-payer health care, a guaranteed basic income, and ending federal immigration operations in Minnesota.

Records: Civil Rights +11 for

Democratic-Farmer-Labor

Thomas Evenstad is a St. Paul criminal-justice advocate whose public activity focuses on wrongful-conviction claims and government accountability.

Records: Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties +11 for, Environment and Public Health +11 for, Gun Control -11 against