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Gov. Tim Walz announces he's running for reelection

Until now, it was unclear if Gov. Walz would seek a third term. Last year, he ran for the White House as Kamala Harris' vice presidential pick. Earlier this year, there were reports that the governor was mulling a bid for the U.S. Senate after Tina Smith announced she wouldn't run in 2026.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz says he’ll seek reelection to a third term in the 2026 elections. He’s hoping to beat the odds to become the longest-serving governor in a state where voters have usually said two terms were plenty.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said Wednesday an official decision on if he'll seek reelection in 2026 will come in the next few days.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz will seek a third term as governor in 2026, ending months of speculation about his political future after he and former Vice President Kamala Harris’ defeat last
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz announced Tuesday his plans to be the state's chief executive for a third term in the 2026 midterm election.
Kamala Harris revealed in her upcoming memoir, 107 Days, that she initially wanted Pete Buttigieg as her running mate in the 2024 election but chose Minnesota Governor Tim Walz instead, considering Buttigieg “too big of a risk” due to societal biases.
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.