Peggy Flanagan wins Minnesota Senate race

Reports say Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan defeated Republican Michele Tafoya for a Senate seat. The detailed account gives Flanagan 54% and Tafoya 43% with about three-fourths of ballots counted; another report says Flanagan was projected to win.

• Flanagan defeated Republican Michele Tafoya in Minnesota’s Senate race.· 2 sources
• The New York Post account reported Flanagan at 54% and Tafoya at 43%, with about three-fourths of ballots counted; the Washington Examiner snippet gave Flanagan 54.36% with 70.6% counted.· 2 sources
• The Hill described Flanagan’s win as projected, citing Decision Desk HQ.· 1 source
• The detailed account says Flanagan has served as Minnesota’s lieutenant governor since 2019 and would become the first Native American woman elected to the Senate.· 1 source
• Campaign debate centered partly on a public-benefits fraud scandal and Flanagan’s connection to the Walz administration; Tafoya also criticized Flanagan’s handling of the issue.· 1 source