Tina Smith
DIncumbentFEC S8MN00578
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Raised this cycle$49K
Cash on hand: $270K
All Minnesota races
2026 race
MN — U.S. Senate
10 active candidates on file with the FEC. Incumbent: Tina Smith.
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Currently held by
Tina Smith (D) — not seeking re-election in 2026. They've publicly announced their retirement; their committee is still on the FEC's 2026 roster for routine compliance, but this is effectively an open seat.
Election day
135days
Tuesday, November 3, 2026
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Disclosed money in race
$19M
Candidate + outside spending. See finance breakdown below.
Incumbent
Currently in office
Challengers
Sorted by fundraising
Angie Craig
DChallengerFEC S6MN00499
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Raised this cycle$9.3M
Cash on hand: $4.9M
Margaret Flanagan
DChallengerFEC S6MN00440
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Raised this cycle$4.6M
Cash on hand: $1.1M
Michele Tafoya
RChallengerFEC S6MN00556
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Raised this cycle$2.0M
Cash on hand: $1.9M
Adam Schwarze
RChallengerFEC S6MN00457
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Raised this cycle$1.1M
Cash on hand: $223K
Royce White
RChallengerFEC S4MN00502
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Raised this cycle$566K
Cash on hand: $83K
Melisa Lopez Franzen
DChallengerFEC S6MN00465
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Raised this cycle$299K
Cash on hand: $0
David Hann
RChallengerFEC S6MN00531
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Raised this cycle$133K
Cash on hand: $0
Tom Weiler
RChallengerFEC S6MN00515
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Raised this cycle$105K
Cash on hand: $51K
Mark York
RChallengerFEC S6MN00549
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Raised this cycle$56K
Cash on hand: $11K
Local signal
Early read on MN — U.S. Senate
A directional read on where this seat is trending, from the signals we have so far. This is an early scaffold — more inputs light up as coverage and constituent activity accrue.
Coverage tone · leans negative
Recent news coverage of Tina Smith over the last 90 days.
1 positive7 neutral2 negative
10 articles · AI-assessed sentiment toward the rep. A media signal, not a poll of the district.
Constituent stakes
No one here has staked a position on a tracked vote yet. As neighbors weigh in on /pressure campaigns, the district's lean will show up here.
Money in the race
Finance breakdown
Disclosed funding shaping this race — both the money candidates raise themselves and the outside spending dropped by independent groups. Issue-ad spending by 501(c)(4) groups is excluded; the FEC doesn't require disclosure of it. See the note below for details.
Total disclosed
$19M
Candidate fundraising + independent expenditures (FEC).
Candidate-direct (Schedule A)
$18M
Raised by candidate committees themselves.
Outside spending (Schedule E)
$795K
$723K for · $73K against
| Candidate | Raised directly | Outside for | Outside against | Net in corner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Angie Craig(D) + CENTER FORWARD COMMITTEE $630K + NORTH STAR DAWN PAC $38K + BLUE MAJORITY PROJECT $25K − CLEAR VOICE MINNESOTA $73K | $9.3M | $700K | $73K | $9.9M |
Margaret Flanagan(D) + CLEAR VOICE MINNESOTA $19K + INDIVISIBLE PROJECT INC. $1K + THE PEOPLE UNITED PAC $225 | $4.6M | $20K | — | $4.7M |
Michele Tafoya(R) | $2.0M | — | — | $2.0M |
Adam Schwarze(R) | $1.1M | — | — | $1.1M |
Royce White(R) + REPUBLICAN PARTY OF WABASHA COUNTY $3K | $566K | $3K | — | $568K |
Melisa Lopez Franzen(D) | $299K | — | — | $299K |
David Hann(R) | $133K | — | — | $133K |
Tom Weiler(R) | $105K | — | — | $105K |
Mark York(R) | $56K | — | — | $56K |
Tina Smith(D)incumbent | $49K | — | — | $49K |
Where the money comes from
In-state vs out-of-state
Share of each candidate's itemized individual contributions from donors inside MN versus the rest of the country. Excludes sub-$200 unitemized donations (no geography on file) and PAC money — see note below.
Angie Craig(D)38% in-state · $6.5M itemized
$2.5M in-state$4.0M out-of-state
Margaret Flanagan(D)43% in-state · $2.3M itemized
$960K in-state$1.3M out-of-state
Michele Tafoya(R)62% in-state · $1.1M itemized
$663K in-state$402K out-of-state
Adam Schwarze(R)50% in-state · $752K itemized
$379K in-state$373K out-of-state
Royce White(R)6% in-state · $249K itemized
$15K in-state$234K out-of-state
Melisa Lopez Franzen(D)49% in-state · $165K itemized
$81K in-state$84K out-of-state
David Hann(R)72% in-state · $125K itemized
$90K in-state$35K out-of-state
Tom Weiler(R)54% in-state · $36K itemized
$19K in-state$16K out-of-state
Mark York(R)34% in-state · $46K itemized
$16K in-state$30K out-of-state
Tina Smith(D)52% in-state · $12K itemized
$6K in-state$6K out-of-state
What's counted, what isn't
Candidate-direct is each campaign's reported receipts on FEC Schedule A — individual contributions plus PAC contributions to the candidate's own committee — through the most recent filing.
Outside spending is independent expenditures on FEC Schedule E: money spent by PACs, super PACs, and party committees for or against a candidate, without legal coordination with the campaign. The committees listed under each candidate are the largest disclosed spenders on either side.
In-state vs out-of-state covers only itemized individual contributions — donations over $200, which are the only ones that carry a contributor address at the FEC. Sub-$200 unitemized donations (often a large share for grassroots campaigns) have no geography on file and are excluded, as is PAC money. So the percentages describe where a candidate's itemized individual money comes from, not where every dollar raised comes from.
Not counted: 501(c)(4) "social welfare" organizations run issue ads that frequently mention candidates by name but aren't classified as express advocacy under FEC rules — they file no Schedule E and don't appear in this breakdown. Press reporting on a race may cite figures that include this dark-money spending; ours doesn't.
Where they stand
Issue-by-issue comparison
Positions extracted from each candidate's campaign issues page by AI. Contested rows — where candidates disagree with each other — appear first.
| Statement | Craig | Flanagan | Tafoya | Schwarze | White | Lopez franzen | Hann | Weiler | York | Smith | You |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Abortion A national law should protect access to abortion in every state. | — | ||||||||||
Healthcare Medicare should be allowed to negotiate lower prescription drug prices. | — |
SupportsOpposesNo public positionRinged = confirmed by the campaign
Recent coverage
In the news
Margaret Flanagan
Adam Schwarze
About this race page
Candidate roster is sourced from the FEC's active-candidate list for the 2026 cycle. Fundraising totals reflect committee filings through the last reporting period.
Alignment % compares the candidate's extracted policy positions against your quiz answers. Positions are pulled from the candidate's campaign issues page by AI; we save the source quote for each position so you can verify the extraction. Candidates without a campaign issues page show position data pending — we're working through the roster and re-checking stale extractions every 90 days.
News coverage is from the GDELT 2.0 global news feed, filtered to a curated list of national, political, and regional outlets.