Michele Tafoya has raised the most in this race — $12,501,786, ahead of Peggy Flanagan at $11,563,963. Peggy Flanagan has taken the most PAC and party-committee money: $537,181. On AIPAC: Michele Tafoya has an AIPAC-linked record (amount still under verification).
The current officeholder is retiring, so the seat will have a new winner. It’s widely expected to stay in Democratic hands. Michele Tafoya, a Republican, shows a record of donations linked to AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobbying group, but the exact amount is still being confirmed.
Major issues facing Minnesota, based on 2025–2026 reporting. Compare them with what each candidate says they focus on below.
FEC campaign finance data through Oct 14, 2026. Campaign dollars, by source.
| Peggy Flanagan D | Michele Tafoya R | |
|---|---|---|
| Raised | $11.6M | $12.5M |
| Individuals | $10.6M92% | $11.1M89% |
| PACs & parties | $537K5% | $396K3% |
| Self-funded | $7K0% | $8K0% |
| Other | $391K3% | $1M8% |
| AIPAC-linked* | — | — |
| Outside spending† | — | — |
* AIPAC-linked money is already counted in the rows above — it flags the pro-Israel share, not extra money.
† Independent spending on ads for or against a candidate. It never goes to their campaign.
“Individuals” covers both small-dollar (under $200) and large donors.
Every donor ranked by how much they gave, from the candidate’s own FEC filings — individuals, PACs, and party committees all in one list. Expand a candidate to see theirs, then tap any name to learn more about the donor.
Why are so many gifts exactly $10,000? That’s the legal maximum a PAC can give one candidate for the whole cycle — $5,000 for the primary plus $5,000 for the general — so many PACs give the max. Individuals can give up to $3,500 per election.
Showing the 50 biggest of 4456 donors. The other 4406 gave $3M combined.
Plus $3.1M from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.
Showing the 50 biggest of 3500 donors. The other 3450 gave $2M combined.
Plus $2.4M from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.
These figures come from the candidate’s own itemized FEC reports (2026 cycle, through the coverage date above), with amendments applied and refunds netted. Joint fundraising transfers are left out of the ranking: they’re pass-throughs, and the individual donations behind them are listed above. Bank interest, vendor refunds, and other non-donation receipts are excluded. Donor names are as reported — the same person can appear twice if their name was recorded differently. Independent spending on ads is never included here — see the Outside spending column.
Michele Tafoya has raised more: $12,501,786, ahead of Peggy Flanagan at $11,563,963.
Peggy Flanagan has taken the most money from PACs and party committees: $537,181. Michele Tafoya has taken $396,251.
Michele Tafoya has an AIPAC-linked record in FEC filings; the dollar amount is still under verification.
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.
October 18, 2026
Labor group Working America pours $1.7M into Senate races in final weeks
Working America (C90011156), the AFL-CIO's community affiliate, reported about $1.66 million in new independent expenditures Oct 15–17: $500,250 supporting Sherrod Brown and $450,750 opposing Jon Husted in Ohio's Senate race; $307,206 opposing Mike Rogers and $182,206 supporting Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan; $125,250 opposing Ashley Hinson and $120,500 supporting Josh Turek in Iowa — plus smaller buys in Georgia and Minnesota. Its 2026 cycle total is about $2.2 million.
Source: FEC →