United States Senator
My vote power
Average
Election date
November 3, 2026 · General election
The United States Senator general election in Minnesota is on November 3, 2026. 4 candidates are running: Marisa Simonetti (Independent), Michele Tafoya (Republican), Peggy Flanagan (Democratic-Farmer-Labor), and Rebecca Whiting (Libertarian). One vote here carries average weight compared with other races.
How do we calculate my vote power?
What determines the vote power rating: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. Decisiveness: how likely this race is to be close, based on past results or current analyst ratings, plus whether more candidates are running than there are seats.
Representation: Average · 50 out of 100
This district covers a large share of its state, so each vote carries about average weight — like a vote in a statewide race. About 5,739,445 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(5,739,445 ÷ 5,739,445) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50, measured against a statewide vote in MN (grades: 66+ high, 55+ above average, 33+ average, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Decisiveness: Unknown
No analyst ratings or past results for this contest yet.
Average representation → My vote power: Average.
Some data is missing, so this rating is based on partial information.
What does this office do?
- Voting on how much you pay in federal income tax
- Voting on Social Security, Medicare, and other federal programs
- Confirming federal judges and Supreme Court justices
Affects: AI Regulation, Healthcare Affordability, Environment and Public Health,
Who is running?
Independent
Marisa Simonetti is an Edina businesswoman and mother with a psychology degree from the University of Minnesota. She focuses on holding the justice system to account for constitutional violations and on steady funding for public schools and teachers.
Republican
Michele Tafoya is a political commentator and former NBC Sunday Night Football sideline reporter who covered Minnesota sports on KFAN radio. She focuses on stopping fraud in public programs, law and order, and lower costs and taxes for middle-class families.
Records: Immigration 1 against, Women's Reproductive Rights 1 for
Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Peggy Flanagan has been Minnesota's lieutenant governor since 2019 and earlier served on the Minneapolis school board and in the Minnesota House. She focuses on getting corporate money out of politics, affordable health care, and lower living costs for families.
Records: Civil Rights 2 for, Immigration 2 for, Gun Control 1 for,
Libertarian
Rebecca Whiting is a Bemidji farmer, homeschooling mother, and small business owner who served two tours in Iraq as an Army medic. She focuses on ending U.S. military action abroad unless the country is attacked and on cutting government spending and rules that burden small businesses.
Records: Civil Rights 1 for, Peaceful Foreign Policy 1 for
Sources: candidates.sos.mn.gov · sos.mn.gov
Last updated September 24, 2026.