In a Friday, Feb. 14, news release, the party said petitions for recall of eight Democrat House members — Reps. Brion Curran, ...

In a Friday, Feb. 14, news release, the party said petitions for recall of eight Democrat House members — Reps. Brion Curran, ...

ST. PAUL — Minnesota’s lieutenant governor and a failed 2024 candidate have both announced bids for a 2026 congressional seat after U.S. Sen. Tina Smith announced on Thursday that she will not be ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) suggested Friday that open Senate seats in Michigan and Minnesota could serve as ...

Smith is the second Democratic senator to announce their retirements ahead of the midterms in 2026, when the party wants to contend for the majority but faces obstacles.

So it’s no surprise that Democratic U.S. Sen. Tina Smith’s decision to stand aside in 2026 has touched off a flurry of ...

Photo: Alamy With 22 months until the midterm elections, Sen. Tina Smith, D-Minn., a swing-state incumbent, has declined to run for a second term, marking another open seat that Democrats must defend.

And special elections tend to have low turnout since they occur outside the normal November election period. The condensed, off-calendar timing makes the special election unpredictable.” [4] Zimmer ...

Democratic U.S. Sen. Tina Smith of Minnesota announced on Thursday that she will not run for reelection next year.

Minnesota Sen. Tina Smith won’t seek a second full term next year, opening up a seat in a Democratic-leaning state.

Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI) also announced he will not run for another term in Michigan, a perennial battleground.