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Democrat Peggy Flanagan Wins Election to U.S. Senate From Minnesota
Flanagan will keep Democrats in control of the seat and becomes the first Indigenous woman elected to the Senate, according to projected results.
- On Wednesday, Democrat Peggy Flanagan won the Minnesota Senate race, defeating Republican Michele Tafoya and keeping the seat in the Democratic column after retiring Democratic Sen. Tina Smith.
- The Trump administration's "Operation Metro Surge" flooded Minnesota with federal immigration enforcement agents early this year, creating a backdrop of fraud allegations and anti-ICE protests that dominated the campaign.
- Tafoya, a former sideline reporter for "Monday Night Football" and first-time candidate, campaigned on anti-fraud messaging, criticizing the state's handling of more than $90 million in social services fraud.
- Flanagan, a member of the Ojibwe Native American tribe, becomes the first Native American woman elected to the Senate, centering her platform on fighting corruption and protecting reproductive rights.
- Democrats successfully defended this critical Senate seat despite national voter anger over rising costs, maintaining their narrow path to control in Washington as the party fights to flip Senate control.
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The Independent (US)Peggy Flanagan defeats former NFL reporter Michele Tafoya in Minnesota Senate race
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Michele Tafoya loses Minnesota Senate election
Michele Tafoya won multiple Sports Emmy awards during her time as a sports reporter for NBC, ABC/ESPN, and CBS, but she did not win the Minnesota Senate race. Tafoya lost to Democratic candidate Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan and called Flanagan to concede. “I just got off the phone with Lt. Gov. Flanagan and congratulated her…
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