2026 · Minnesota Senate · 88% Peggy Flanagan in the markets

The money in Minnesota Senate

Peggy Flanagan (D) has raised $6.5M and has $1.1M left; Michele Tafoya (R) has raised $5.3M and has $1.4M left, through July 22, 2026. Outside groups have spent $9.8M on the race.

The nominees

Peggy Flanagan

Democrat · FEC filings

Raised
$6.5M
Spent
$5.5M
Cash
$1.1M

Where the money came from

Small donors (under $200) 45%Larger donors 52%PACs 3%The candidate 0%

43% of itemized donations came from Minnesota; 57% from other states.

Outside spending

For $1.3MAgainst $8.0M
  • NORTH STAR DAWN PAC: $6.6M against
  • DLGA: $1.1M for
  • UNITE TO WIN: $1.0M against
  • MINNESOTA FORWARD: $395K against

Michele Tafoya

Republican · FEC filings

Raised
$5.3M
Spent
$4.0M
Cash
$1.4M

Where the money came from

Small donors (under $200) 50%Larger donors 46%PACs 3%Party 1%The candidate 0%

56% of itemized donations came from Minnesota; 44% from other states.

Outside spending

For $20KAgainst $444K
  • Sheepdog PAC: $444K against
  • MINNESOTA FORWARD: $20K for

Where the donors live

Itemized individual donations (over $200) by the donor's state. Darker means more money.

Peggy Flanagan
Alabama: $10KAlaska: $4KArizona: $12KColorado: $70KFlorida: $52KGeorgia: $6KIndiana: $2KKansas: $4KMaine: $10KMassachusetts: $160KMinnesota: $1.5MNew Jersey: $20KNorth Carolina: $5KNorth Dakota: $4KOklahoma: $17KPennsylvania: $15KSouth Dakota: $5KTexas: $33KWyoming: $5KConnecticut: $35KMissouri: $7KWest Virginia: $1KIllinois: $135KNew Mexico: $29KArkansas: $845California: $567KDelaware: $2KDistrict of Columbia: $116KHawaii: $1KIowa: $5KKentucky: $12KMaryland: $81KMichigan: $26KMississippi: $6KMontana: $4KNew Hampshire: $1KNew York: $180KOhio: $12KOregon: $22KTennessee: $6KUtah: $4KVirginia: $57KWashington: $115KWisconsin: $44KNebraska: $2KSouth Carolina: $6KIdaho: $1KNevada: $7KVermont: $3KLouisiana: $6KRhode Island: $4K

MN $1.5MCA $567KNY $180KMA $160KIL $135K

Michele Tafoya
Alabama: $12KAlaska: $5KArizona: $42KColorado: $39KFlorida: $206KGeorgia: $36KIndiana: $10KKansas: $6KMaine: $2KMassachusetts: $15KMinnesota: $1.5MNew Jersey: $15KNorth Carolina: $14KNorth Dakota: $8KOklahoma: $8KPennsylvania: $38KSouth Dakota: $17KTexas: $127KWyoming: $2KConnecticut: $8KMissouri: $20KWest Virginia: $1KIllinois: $42KNew Mexico: $12KArkansas: $2KCalifornia: $150KDelaware: $2KDistrict of Columbia: $7KHawaii: $764Iowa: $10KKentucky: $2KMaryland: $13KMichigan: $22KMississippi: $2KMontana: $6KNew Hampshire: $2KNew York: $34KOhio: $19KOregon: $6KTennessee: $26KUtah: $7KVirginia: $19KWashington: $54KWisconsin: $31KNebraska: $5KSouth Carolina: $22KIdaho: $20KNevada: $14KVermont: $0Louisiana: $4KRhode Island: $0

MN $1.5MFL $206KCA $150KTX $127KWA $54K

Fundraising, report by report

What each nominee raised in every FEC report this cycle, and the cash they had at the end of it.

Loading…

Campaign finance

Money each campaign has raised and has left, through July 22, 2026, and outside spending by super PACs, parties and groups. From the FEC, updated daily.

CandidateRaisedSpentCash on handOutside forOutside against
Margaret Flanagan DOpen seat$6.5M$5.5M$1.1M$1.3M$8.0M
Michele Tafoya ROpen seat$5.3M$4.0M$1.4M$20K$444K
Angie Craig DOpen seat$12.7M$9.2M$3.6M$9.9M$2.3M
Adam Schwarze ROpen seat$1.4M$1.3M$184K$202K—
Royce White ROpen seat$662K$765K$36K——
Melisa Lopez Franzen DOpen seat$299K$299K$0——
Tom Weiler ROpen seat$221K$101K$122K——
David W Hann ROpen seat$133K$133K$0——
Who's spending outside the campaigns
  • NORTH STAR DAWN PAC: $6.6M against Margaret Flanagan
  • DLGA: $1.1M for Margaret Flanagan
  • UNITE TO WIN: $1.0M against Margaret Flanagan
  • Sheepdog PAC: $444K against Michele Tafoya
  • MINNESOTA FORWARD: $20K for Michele Tafoya
  • NORTH STAR DAWN PAC: $7.2M for Angie Craig
  • DLGA: $2.1M against Angie Craig
  • MINNESOTANS FOR PROGRESS PAC: $1.4M for Angie Craig
  • Sheepdog PAC: $202K for Adam Schwarze

Source: FEC bulk data (daily) and the OpenFEC API. Odds, polls and buzz for this race →

Data partnerLunarCrushThe Pulse, our social buzz and sentiment data, is powered by LunarCrush. How it works