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Democratic Party

Candidate, U.S. Senate Minnesota

Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
Tenure

2019 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

6

Prior offices
Minnesota House of Representatives District 46A

Compensation

Base salary

$82,959

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 8, 2022

Next election

November 3, 2026

Contact

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Peggy Flanagan (Democratic Party) is the Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota. She assumed office on January 7, 2019. Her current term ends on January 4, 2027.

Flanagan (Democratic Party) is running for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Minnesota. She declared candidacy for the 2026 election.[source]

Flanagan is a former Democratic-Farmer-Labor member of the Minnesota House of Representatives, representing District 46A from 2015 to 2019. She was first elected to the chamber in a special election on November 3, 2015.

Political career

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Flanagan's political career includes the following offices:

Elections

2026

See also: United States Senate election in Minnesota, 2026

Note: At this time, Ballotpedia is combining all declared candidates for this election into one list under a general election heading. As primary election dates are published, this information will be updated to separate general election candidates from primary candidates as appropriate.

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

General election for U.S. Senate Minnesota

The following candidates are running in the general election for U.S. Senate Minnesota on November 3, 2026.

Candidate
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Angie Craig (D)
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Peggy Flanagan (D)
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Melisa Franzen (D)
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Billy Nord (D)
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Raymond Petersen (R)
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Mike Ruoho (R)
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Adam Schwarze (R)
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Marisa Simonetti (R)
Image of Royce White
Royce White (R)

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2022

See also: Minnesota gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022

General election

General election for Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota

The following candidates ran in the general election for Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Peggy Flanagan (D)
 
52.3
 
1,312,349
Image of Matt Birk
Matt Birk (R)
 
44.6
 
1,119,941
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David Sandbeck (Legal Marijuana Now Party)
 
1.2
 
29,346
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Matt Huff (Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis Party of Minnesota)
 
0.9
 
22,599
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Mike Winter (Independence-Alliance Party of Minnesota)
 
0.7
 
18,156
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Kevin A. Dwire (Socialist Workers Party)
 
0.3
 
7,241
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Kent Edwards (Independent) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
11
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Lance Hegland (Independent) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
5
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Al Smith (Independent) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
4
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Olamide Jubril (Independent) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
0
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.0
 
1,009

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 2,510,661
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota

Incumbent Peggy Flanagan defeated Julia Parker in the Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota on August 9, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Peggy Flanagan
 
96.5
 
416,973
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Julia Parker
 
3.5
 
14,950

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 431,923
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota

Matt Birk defeated Kent Edwards and Captain Jack Sparrow in the Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota on August 9, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Matt Birk
 
89.3
 
288,499
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Kent Edwards
 
6.6
 
21,308
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Captain Jack Sparrow
 
4.1
 
13,213

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 323,020
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Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis Party of Minnesota primary election

Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis Party of Minnesota primary for Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota

Matt Huff defeated Ed Engelmann in the Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis Party of Minnesota primary for Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota on August 9, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Matt Huff
 
59.1
 
1,003
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Ed Engelmann
 
40.9
 
693

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 1,696
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Legal Marijuana Now Party primary election

Legal Marijuana Now Party primary for Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota

David Sandbeck defeated L.C. Lawrence Converse in the Legal Marijuana Now Party primary for Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota on August 9, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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David Sandbeck
 
51.9
 
1,461
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L.C. Lawrence Converse
 
48.1
 
1,356

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 2,817
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Campaign finance

2018

See also: Minnesota gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018

General election

General election for Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota

Peggy Flanagan defeated Donna Bergstrom, Judith Schwartzbacker, and Mary O'Connor in the general election for Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Peggy Flanagan (D)
 
53.8
 
1,393,096
Image of Donna Bergstrom
Donna Bergstrom (R)
 
42.4
 
1,097,705
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Judith Schwartzbacker (Grassroots Party)
 
2.7
 
68,667
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Mary O'Connor (L)
 
1.0
 
26,735
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.0
 
1,084

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 2,587,287
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota

Peggy Flanagan defeated Erin Maye Quade, Rick Nolan, James Mellin II, and Chris Edman in the Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota on August 14, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Peggy Flanagan
Peggy Flanagan
 
41.6
 
242,832
Image of Erin Maye Quade
Erin Maye Quade
 
32.0
 
186,969
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Rick Nolan
 
24.6
 
143,517
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James Mellin II
 
1.1
 
6,398
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Chris Edman
 
0.7
 
4,019

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 583,735
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota

Donna Bergstrom defeated incumbent Michelle Fischbach and Theresa Loeffler in the Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota on August 14, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Donna Bergstrom
 
52.6
 
168,841
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Michelle Fischbach
 
43.9
 
140,743
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Theresa Loeffler
 
3.5
 
11,330

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 320,914
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2016

See also: Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Minnesota House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 9, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was May 31, 2016.

Incumbent Peggy Flanagan defeated Anne Taylor in the Minnesota House of Representatives District 46A general election.[1][2]

Minnesota House of Representatives, District 46A General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Peggy Flanagan Incumbent 64.05% 15,187
     Republican Anne Taylor 35.95% 8,525
Total Votes 23,712
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State


Incumbent Peggy Flanagan ran unopposed in the Minnesota House of Representatives District 46A Democratic primary.[3][4]

Minnesota House of Representatives, District 46A Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Peggy Flanagan Incumbent (unopposed)


Anne Taylor ran unopposed in the Minnesota House of Representatives District 46A Republican primary.[3][4]

Minnesota House of Representatives, District 46A Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Anne Taylor  (unopposed)

2015

See also: Minnesota state legislative special elections, 2015

Peggy Flanagan was unopposed in the special election on November 3.[5]

The seat was vacant following Ryan Winkler's (D) resignation on July 1.[6]

A special election for the position of Minnesota House of Representatives District 46A was called for November 3. A primary election was scheduled for August 11, but since only one candidate filed for election, the primary election was canceled. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 22.[7]

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2026

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2022

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Campaign finance summary

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Peggy Flanagan campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2026* U.S. Senate MinnesotaCandidacy Declared general$451,604 $84,945
2022Lieutenant Governor of MinnesotaWon general$0 $638
2016Minnesota House of Representatives, District 46aWon $35,122 N/A**
Grand total$486,726 $85,583
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Notable endorsements

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Notable candidate endorsements by Peggy Flanagan
EndorseeElectionStageOutcome
Amy Klobuchar  source President of the United States (2020) Withdrew in Convention

Noteworthy events

Tested positive for coronavirus on October 30, 2021

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Flanagan announced on October 30, 2021, that she tested positive for COVID-19. She said she was fully vaccinated at the time she contracted the virus.[8]

State legislative tenure

Committee assignments

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:


Scorecards

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2018

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2016


2015



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    1. ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Candidate Filing Search," accessed August 25, 2016
    2. ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "General election results, 2016," accessed December 19, 2016
    3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Minnesota Secretary of State, "Candidate Filings," accessed June 3, 2016
    4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Minnesota Secretary of State, "Minnesota State Primary: Tuesday, August 9, 2016," accessed August 9, 2016
    5. ↑ Minnesota Public Radio, "Flanagan running unopposed for Winkler’s seat," accessed June 23, 2015
    6. ↑ winonadailynews.com, "Winkler's resignation from Legislature effective July 1," accessed June 15, 2015
    7. ↑ State of Minnesota, "Writ of Special election," accessed June 17, 2015
    8. ↑ Associated Press, "Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan tests positive for COVID," October 30, 2021

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