Stage
Primary Election
Governor of Minnesota
2026 Election Season
$15,871,393Total Contributions
$203,053Total Loans
$9,369,902Total Expenditures
Next Election Date
August 11, 2026
Active Candidates
23
We are updating the status of each election as we receive results from Ballotpedia.
General Election November 3, 2026
Candidate | Party | Contributions | Loans | Expenditures | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ese O'Diah
No Affiliation
| No Affiliation |
$0.00
|
$0.00
|
$0.00
| Candidacy Declared |
| Abderazak Ali
Unaffiliated
| Unaffiliated |
$0.00
|
$0.00
|
$0.00
| Candidacy Declared |
|
Michael Newcome
Unaffiliated
| Unaffiliated |
$238,978.91
|
$0.00
|
$280,913.18
| Withdrew |
|
Brad Kohler
Independent
| Independent |
$135,575.23
|
$0.00
|
$131,284.59
| Candidacy Declared |
Democratic Party Primary Election August 11, 2026
Candidate | Party | Contributions | Loans | Expenditures | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Tim Walz
Democratic
Incumbent
| Democratic |
$6,131,821.52
|
$0.00
|
$4,060,030.17
| Withdrew |
|
Rick DeVoe
Democratic
| Democratic |
$0.00
|
$0.00
|
$0.00
| Candidacy Declared |
|
Thomas Evenstad
Democratic
| Democratic |
$0.00
|
$0.00
|
$0.00
| Candidacy Declared |
|
Paul Ference
Democratic
| Democratic |
$6,530.51
|
$0.00
|
$3,993.79
| Withdrew |
|
Bill E Gates Jr
Democratic
| Democratic |
$292.00
|
$0.00
|
$383.20
| Candidacy Declared |
|
Tim Holden
Democratic
| Democratic |
$0.00
|
$0.00
|
$0.00
| Candidacy Declared |
|
Amy Klobuchar
Democratic
| Democratic |
$4,862,047.50
|
$0.00
|
$1,422,691.28
| Candidacy Declared |
|
Kobey Layne
Democratic
| Democratic |
$0.00
|
$0.00
|
$0.00
| Candidacy Declared |
|
Ole Savior
Democratic
| Democratic |
$0.00
|
$0.00
|
$0.00
| Candidacy Declared |
|
Christopher Lovell Seymore
Democratic
| Democratic |
$788.50
|
$0.00
|
$788.50
| Candidacy Declared |
| Po Vang
Democratic
| Democratic |
$0.00
|
$0.00
|
$0.00
| Candidacy Declared |
| Mohammad Wazwaz
Democratic
| Democratic |
$0.00
|
$0.00
|
$0.00
| Candidacy Declared |
Republican Party Primary Election August 11, 2026
Candidate | Party | Contributions | Loans | Expenditures | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Peggy Bennett
Republican
| Republican |
$64,689.57
|
$0.00
|
$31,064.73
| Candidacy Declared |
| Loner Blue
Republican
| Republican |
$0.00
|
$0.00
|
$0.00
| Candidacy Declared |
|
Lisa Demuth
Republican
| Republican |
$775,145.01
|
$0.00
|
$288,745.48
| Candidacy Declared |
|
Raul J Estrada Sr
Republican
| Republican |
$4,065.00
|
$0.00
|
$2,406.15
| Candidacy Declared |
|
Scott Jensen
Republican
| Republican |
$499,248.57
|
$10,000.00
|
$415,815.95
| Withdrew |
|
Jeff Johnson
Republican
| Republican |
$7,876.35
|
$0.00
|
$3,543.29
| Withdrew |
|
Patrick Knight
Republican
| Republican |
$204,132.96
|
$0.00
|
$118,006.84
| Candidacy Declared |
|
John Thomas Krhin
Republican
| Republican |
$50,354.28
|
$11,053.28
|
$44,519.98
| Candidacy Declared |
|
Mike Lindell
Republican
| Republican |
$848,501.38
|
$0.00
|
$819,545.87
| Candidacy Declared |
|
Chris Madel
Republican
| Republican |
$591,341.93
|
$145,000.00
|
$528,004.29
| Withdrew |
|
Ross Nova
Republican
| Republican |
$6,000.00
|
$0.00
|
$2,447.60
| Candidacy Declared |
|
Phillip Parrish
Republican
| Republican |
$12,064.14
|
$0.00
|
$9,119.01
| Withdrew |
|
Kendall Qualls
Republican
| Republican |
$729,302.90
|
$37,000.00
|
$630,491.19
| Candidacy Declared |
| Doug Quenroe
Republican
| Republican |
$0.00
|
$0.00
|
$0.00
| Candidacy Declared |
|
Kristin Robbins
Republican
| Republican |
$702,636.51
|
$0.00
|
$576,107.12
| Withdrew |