General election
- Amy Klobuchar Democrat
U.S. senator (2007–present)
- Lisa Demuth Republican
speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives (2025–present) from district 13A (2019–present)
- Adam Kedrowski Independent
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- Brad Kohler Republican
retired mixed martial arts fighter (previously registered as a Republican)
- Calvin Larson Jr Independent
labor union leader
- Steve Patterson Independent
Grassroots-LC nominee for governor in 2022
- Steve Young Green
member of the Minneapolis Food Council, attorney, and veteran (Green)
- Tom Berhane Independent
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- Zac Harding Independent
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Democratic primary
U.S. senator (2007–present)
Jr., former pastor
community organizer
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public safety specialist
Republican primary
speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives (2025–present) from district 13A (2019–present)
pastor
healthcare technology executive, nominee for in 2020, and candidate for governor in 2022
perennial candidate
founder and CEO of My Pillow and candidate for RNC chair in 2023
construction worker and organizer with the American Indian Coalition
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DFL caucus straw poll results
- Kendall Qualls Republican
- Mike Lindell Republican
- Scott Jensen Republican
- Kristin Robbins Republican
- Phil Parrish Republican
- Christopher Seymore Democrat
- Patrick Knight Republican
- Jeff Johnson Republican
- Peggy Bennett Republican
- Brad Kohler Republican
- Raul Estrada Republican
- John Krhin Republican
