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)
- Steve Young Green
member of the Minneapolis Food Council, attorney, and veteran (Green)
Primaries
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
- 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
