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Flanagan leads Tafoya by 3.4 points in the Minnesota Senate polling average.

Minnesota Senate 2026 polling average as of Oct 19, 2026, based on 15 published polls from Apr 22, 2026 to Oct 15, 2026. Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026.

The question pollsters ask

If the 2026 Minnesota U.S. Senate election were held today, who would you vote for?

15 published polls in the average

Poll endedPollsterSampleResult
Oct 15, 2026Trafalgar Group (R)1,079 likely votersFlanagan 48.1%, Tafoya 44.6%
Oct 12, 2026SurveyUSA for KSTP-TV Minneapolis718 likely votersFlanagan 45%, Tafoya 42%
Oct 7, 2026Morning Consult for The Daily Agenda1,000 registered votersFlanagan 45%, Tafoya 41%
Oct 7, 2026Mason-Dixon Polling & Research, Inc. for KARE 11 | Minneapolis Star Tribune800 likely votersFlanagan 47%, Tafoya 43%
Oct 4, 2026GQR for Senate Majority PAC (D)800 likely votersFlanagan 50%, Tafoya 42%
Sep 30, 2026Big Data Poll for Public Polling Project622 likely votersFlanagan 45.8%, Tafoya 43.6%
Sep 29, 2026InsiderAdvantage1,200 likely votersFlanagan 46%, Tafoya 45%
Sep 15, 2026co/efficient833 likely votersFlanagan 43%, Tafoya 42%
Sep 14, 2026SurveyUSA for KSTP-TV Minneapolis654 likely votersFlanagan 42%, Tafoya 42%
Sep 10, 2026Quantus Insights720 likely votersFlanagan 48.9%, Tafoya 45.4%
Sep 2, 2026TIPP Insights for League of American Workers (R)1,192 likely votersFlanagan 44%, Tafoya 41.9%
Aug 17, 2026SurveyUSA for KSTP-TV Minneapolis661 likely votersFlanagan 46%, Tafoya 41%
May 28, 2026Impact Research (D)808 likely votersFlanagan 51%, Tafoya 44%
Feb 8, 2026Emerson College1,000 likely votersFlanagan 47.1%, Tafoya 40.6%
Jul 11, 2025Impact Research (D)604 likely votersFlanagan 48%, Tafoya 45%

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Polls compiled by The New York Times, used under CC BY 4.0. Averages calculated by People’s Poll (Methods). Updated Oct 19, 2026. Published by Onward Media LLC.