Minnesota Election Results 2026: Klobuchar vs Demuth for Governor, Flanagan vs Tafoya for Senate

At 05:03 CET, Lisa Demuth led Amy Klobuchar in the Minnesota governor's race by 15,618 votes, 50.3 to 48.0 percent with 23.2 percent of the expected vote counted, according to NBC News, based on AP data. No winner has been called. The result is a first either way: the winner will be Minnesota's first female governor. Tim Walz withdrew from the race in January, Senator Amy Klobuchar stepped in, and Republicans have not won the governorship since 2006. In the Senate race, Michele Tafoya leads Peggy Flanagan 51.3 to 45.9 percent with 25 percent counted.