Walz, 61, revealed in a campaign video that he will run in Minnesota’s gubernatorial race next year amid speculation about a 2028 presidential bid. Former Vice President Kamala Harris tapped Walz to be her running mate during her short-lived campaign for the White House last year.

A special election in Minnesota on Tuesday will determine who will fill the seat of the late Democratic state Rep. Melissa Hortman, just over three months after she and her husband were fatally shot in what Gov.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said Wednesday an official decision on if he'll seek reelection in 2026 will come in the next few days.

When Gov. Tim Walz launches his campaign for a third term, he’ll enter the race with every advantage — a boatload of cash, the power of incumbency and the drive to steady Minnesota through yet another year of tumult.