Minnesota Senate primary election: Results
Peggy Flanagan targets Tafoya after primary win
Peggy Flanagan celebrated winning Minnesota’s DFL primary for U.S. Senate and quickly turned her attention to Republican nominee Michele Tafoya
(FOX 9) - Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan has won the Democratic nomination and Michele Tafoya has won the Republican nomination in Minnesota's U.S. Senate primary.
Angie Craig concedes primary, backs Peggy Flanagan
Rep. Angie Craig conceded Minnesota’s DFL primary for U.S. Senate and offered her "full and complete support" to winner Peggy Flanagan.
Minnesota Senate primary election results
Peggy Flanagan wins Democratic primary
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Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan has won the Democratic nomination for one of Minnesota’s U.S. Senate seats.
With 58.8% of the vote, Flanagan beat out U.S. Rep. Angie Craig and four other candidates.
Who is Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan?
MN Senate primary: DFL candidate Peggy Flanagan
DFL candidate for U.S. Senate Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan joins FOX 9 All Day to discuss her campaign ahead of Minnesota's primary election on Aug. 11
Background:
Flanagan grew up in St. Louis Park and still lives there with her husband and daughter. She started her political career as a member of the Minneapolis School Board in 2004.
She then became the director of the Children's Defense Fund—Minnesota. In 2015, she was elected to the state legislature, where she formed the People of Color and Indigenous Caucus.
In 2018, she became Lieutenant Governor alongside Gov. Tim Walz.
One of Flanagan's issues she would like to address is ending corruption in Washington, which includes passing laws to protect free and fair elections and ban corporate money in elections.
Flanagan also wants to fight for Medicare for All, and ban prior authorization processes for care. She also is looking to raise the federal minimum wage to $17 an hour to keep it tied to inflation and increased costs of food and housing.
Flanagan is endorsed by the Minnesota DFL.
Republican primary goes to Michele Tafoya
The Associated Press (AP) has called the U.S. Senate Republican primary for Michele Tafoya.
With 51.9% of the vote, Tafoya beat out Adam Schwarze, Royce Lewis and two other candidates.
Who is Michele Tafoya?
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Michele Tafoya is a former NBC Sports sideline reporter and now a conservative commentator, running as a Republican for the U.S. Senate in Minnesota. She is competing for the open seat being vacated by retiring Democratic Senator Tina Smith. Tafoya finished second in the state Republican convention in May, where Adam Schwarze won the party’s endorsement.
Tafoya has raised more than $2.6 million for her campaign, and received an endorsement from Tony Dungy, a Pro Football Hall of fame coach and former broadcast colleague. Tafoya’s key platform aligns with President Trump’s policies, focusing on government accountability, tackling fraud in Minnesota, inflation, crime and border security.
The Source: Information in this article comes from The Associated Press' election results and FOX 9 reporting.