Minnesota Sen. Tina Smith won't run in 2026. Fellow Democrat Gov. Tim Walz and others eye the seat
Minnesota U.S. Sen. Tina Smith’s decision not to seek reelection is setting off a scramble by potential candidates in both ...
U.S. Sen. Tina Smith announces she will not run for reelection for Minnesota seat next year
Democratic U.S. Sen. Tina Smith of Minnesota announced on Thursday that she will not run for reelection next year.
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Minnesota U.S. Sen. Tina Smith won’t seek reelection. Here’s who might run for the seat.
No Republican has won statewide office in Minnesota since 2006, though margins have gotten closer in recent years.
Dem Sen. Tina Smith won’t seek another term in 2026, leaving key seat up for grabs
Minnesota Sen. Tina Smith ruled out a run for reelection in 2026 on Thursday, opening up a key Democratic seat during an ...
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Sen. Tina Smith won’t seek reelection in 2026, putting Minnesota seat up for grabs
Sen. Tina Smith, who has represented Minnesota in the U.S. Senate since 2018, won’t try for another six-year term next year.
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Sen. Tina Smith says she will not seek re-election; Flanagan announces bid for seat
Minnesota congresswoman Smith said the decision to step out of the race for 2026 is “not political, it is entirely personal.” ...
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Senator Tina Smith Won’t Run in 2026 as Democrats Face a Brutal Map
By Reid J. Epstein Reporting from Washington Senator Tina Smith of Minnesota, a Democrat, said on Thursday that she would not seek re-election in 2026, creating another open seat for her party to ...
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Dem Sen. Tina Smith won’t seek another term in 2026, leaving key seat up for grabs
Minnesota Sen. Tina Smith ruled out a run for re-election in 2026 on Thursday, opening up a key Democratic seat during an election cycle in which the party is desperately hoping to make up lost ...
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'Entirely personal': Democrat Tina Smith to not seek reelection in 2026
WASHINGTON − Sen. Tina Smith, D-Minn., will not seek reelection in 2026. The junior senator from Minnesota first won her seat in 2018 in a special election. Smith won reelection and a full six ...