Politics● Low2h ago · Nov 4, 2026, 5:16 AM
Peggy Flanagan’s Victory Keeps Minnesota Senate Seat in Democratic Hands
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Ms. Flanagan, Minnesota’s lieutenant governor, ran against the former sports broadcaster Michele Tafoya. She becomes the first Native American woman elected to the Senate.
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