MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan announced she plans to run for U.S. Senate on the same day Sen. Tina Smith announced she will not be seeking reelection next year. Flanagan ...

A Democrat candidate announced her candidacy to replace U.S. Sen Tina Smith, D-Minn., less than two hours after the senator announced she wasn't seeking reelection in 2026. Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan ...

Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan announced her candidacy for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Tina Smith. Republican Royce White, who ran against Amy Klobuchar in 2024, also declared his ...

Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan announced on social media that she will be running for U.S. Senate after Sen. Tina Smith said she would not be seeking reelection. Lt. Gov. Flanagan made her ...

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories. Democratic U.S. Senator Tina Smith says she will not seek another term when the seat is up in 2026. And Lt.

Tina Smith (D) will not run for reelection in ... isn’t ruling out a Senate run. Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan (D) posted on X that she loves her state and intends to run for the seat to continue ...

Minnesota’s Democratic Sen. Tina Smith announced Thursday that she will not seek reelection in 2026, a decision that could spark a competitive Democratic primary as the party faces a challenging ...

Tina Smith won’t seek a second full term next ... That Democratic bench could include Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, who said on social media Thursday it was her “intention” to run for Senate.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Tina Smith of Minnesota said Thursday that she won't seek reelection, dealing a blow to her fellow Democrats' hopes of retaking the Senate. Smith made the ...