politics
Progressive Peggy Flanagan sweeps Minnesota Senate primary in race defined by anti-ICE anger
State’s Democratic lieutenant governor bests Angie Craig in another election contest pitting a progressive against a moderate
TL;DR
- Peggy Flanagan won the Democratic primary for US Senate in Minnesota, defeating Angie Craig.
- The primary race was significantly influenced by the negative impacts of the Trump administration's immigration enforcement.
- Flanagan, a progressive, will face Republican Michele Tafoya in the general election.
- If elected, Flanagan would be the first Native American woman in the US Senate.
- Mike Lindell, an election denier, lost the Republican primary for governor.
- Minnesota has historically leaned Democratic, with no Republican statewide wins since 2006.
- Both the governor and US Senate seats were open races as incumbents did not seek re-election.