Minnesota Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan secured the Democratic Party's nomination for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by retiring Senator Tina Smith. Flanagan emerged victorious from a six-candidate primary field in which Representative Angie Craig presented the strongest opposition, according to Decision Desk HQ's projections.

Flanagan's primary victory is characterised as a significant achievement for the progressive faction within Minnesota's Democratic Party. Having cleared the nomination hurdle, she advances to the general election as the party's official candidate for Smith's seat.