更新时间：美国东部时间2026年11月4日00:18 / CBS新闻
华盛顿讯——据CBS新闻预测，民主党人佩吉·弗拉纳根在明尼苏达州参议院选举中击败米歇尔·塔福亚；在此前联邦参议员蒂娜·史密斯选择不再寻求连任后，弗拉纳根为民主党守住了这一席位。
47岁的弗拉纳根现任副州长，曾担任州众议员，她以全民医保等进步政策为竞选纲领。她在初选中击败了一名更为温和的对手，随后在大选中与塔福亚对决；此前塔福亚在共和党提名争夺中击败了一众对手，最终获得该党候选人资格。
61岁的塔福亚是前体育广播主持人，她的竞选主张是恢复问责制，以应对曾震惊该州的数百万美元欺诈案件。她试图将弗拉纳根与明尼苏达州州长对该问题的处理方式关联起来。尽管明尼苏达州自2002年以来就没有选举过共和党人参议员，但鉴于副总统卡玛拉·哈里斯在2024年仅以4个百分点的优势赢得该州，共和党仍希望在此取得突破。
与此同时，今年1月联邦特工在明尼阿波利斯枪杀两名美国公民后，特朗普政府在明尼苏达州颇具争议的移民执法行动始终笼罩着本次选举。该州正在调查这起枪击案，且在10月底表示，联邦政府自7月起就停止共享相关案件的证据。此外，在选举日前夕，共和党候选人还面临伊朗战争、特朗普总统关税政策带来的不利影响，包括生活成本、汽油及柴油价格上涨等问题。
民主党这次预测获胜，意味着共和党为数不多的参议院席位争夺机会之一落空。CBS新闻预测称，尽管初选举情似乎有利于共和党，但在特朗普2024年轻松赢得的州中出现了多场竞争激烈的选举，这让民主党得以重新掌控参议院。
Peggy Flanagan wins Minnesota 2026 Senate election, CBS News projects
Updated on: November 4, 2026 / 12:18 AM EST / CBS News
Washington — Democrat Peggy Flanagan defeated Michele Tafoya in the Minnesota Senate race, CBS News projects, defending the seat for Democrats after Sen. Tina Smith opted not to seek reelection.
Flanagan, 47, is the lieutenant governor and a former state representative who ran on progressive policies like Medicare for All. She defeated a more moderate opponent in the primary, and faced off against Tafoya for the open Senate seat after Tafoya beat out a crowded field for the GOP nomination.
Tafoya, 61, is a former sports broadcaster who campaigned on restoring accountability in response to multimillion-dollar fraud cases that have rattled the state. She sought to tie Flanagan to the Minnesota governor’s handling of the issue. And although Minnesota hasn’t elected a Republican to the Senate since 2002, the GOP was hoping to make inroads, given that Vice President Kamala Harris won the state by just four points in 2024.
At the same time, the Trump administration’s controversial immigration crackdown in Minnesota has loomed over the race, after the fatal shootings of two American citizens by federal agents in Minneapolis in January. The state, which is investigating the shootings, said in late October that the federal government stopped sharing evidence from the cases in July. And Republican candidates faced headwinds from the Iran war and President Trump’s tariff policy in the leadup to Election Day, including higher prices for cost of living, as well as for gas and diesel.
The projected victory for Democrats closes the door on one of the few pickup opportunities for Republicans. Though the map initially appeared to favor the GOP, competitive races opened up in states that Mr. Trump won handily in 2024, allowing Democrats to retake control of the chamber, CBS News projected.
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