Minnesota U.S. Senate — 2026 (Class 2)

What this office is

Each state elects two U.S. senators. A senator’s term is six years. Class 2 seats are on the regular 2026 cycle. The Senate writes and votes on federal legislation, confirms many presidential nominees, and tries impeachments. The winner of a November general election takes office only after the state’s official canvass and the new Congress is seated.

Why it matters in 2026

The Class II page places this seat among terms that expire in 2027. Names below are the names in the state’s November 3, 2026 candidate file. Minnesota election authorities certify the contest. This site does not.

The U.S. Senate Class II page lists Tina Smith (D-MN) as a senator whose term expires in 2027. That name is not in the Secretary of State candidate file for U.S. Senator at the November 3, 2026 election.

Order follows the candidate file. Party words are the words printed for those same names on a Minnesota Voting Information Portal sample ballot for the November 3, 2026 state general election. A write-in line on that sample ballot is not listed here as a named candidate. The file order is not a ranking.