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Governor & Lieutenant Governor — Minnesota
Articles, candidate report cards, office explainers & public accountability
Minnesota 2026 — and the Road Beyond
Election: November 3, 2026. Checked October 8, 2026. Minnesota elects the Governor and Lieutenant Governor together. Choose one ticket.
The Governor leads the state executive branch, proposes a budget and signs or vetoes legislation. Major changes to taxes and spending require working with the legislature. The Lieutenant Governor supports the administration and succeeds the Governor when required.
THE CANDIDATES
| Governor | Lieutenant Governor | Party | Campaign |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amy Klobuchar | Ben Schierer | Democratic-Farmer-Labor | Campaign |
| Lisa Demuth | Ryan Wilson | Republican | Campaign |
| Steven Young | Jane Kirby | Green | Campaign |
AMY KLOBUCHAR & BEN SCHIERER
Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Her campaign emphasizes lowering housing and health-care costs, government accountability and fraud prevention, workforce preparation, agriculture and conservation. These are campaign priorities, not a score or proof of delivery.
Campaign and photo source · Meet Amy · Priorities
LISA DEMUTH & RYAN WILSON
Republican
Her campaign emphasizes tax relief and affordability, preventing fraud, public safety, energy reliability, reading proficiency and shorter permitting timelines. These are campaign proposals; adopting laws and budgets would require legislative cooperation.
Campaign and photo source · About · Priorities
STEVEN YOUNG & JANE KIRBY
Green
Their campaign emphasizes environmental protection, green jobs and public infrastructure, immigrant protections, and opposition to hyperscale data centers. The Green Party also describes their support for universal health care and other social programs. These are attributed proposals, not independently verified results.
Campaign and photo source · Green Party candidate statement
SOURCES & VOTER CHECK
Official candidate finder · Certified August primary results · Official sample-ballot lookup · Minnesota Constitution, Article V
The filing finder includes primary candidates who did not advance. This page lists the three November tickets, rather than every earlier filer. The state's pre-election results system displays test totals; those are not actual votes or predictions. Check your current official sample ballot before voting. Named write-in tickets have not been researched in this quick pass.
Superuser research: names, pictures, links and brief attributed priorities. Voter response: open. Candidate response: open. No numerical grades or endorsement assigned.