Peggy Flanagan wins Democratic Senate primary in Minnesota in victory for progressive flank

By: Max Nesterak

Outlets: Minnesota Reformer

Published: August 12, 2026

Words: 1,116

Last Updated: 1 week ago

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Progressive Democrats notched another major victory over the moderate wing of the party in Minnesota Tuesday night, when Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan defeated U.S. Rep. Angie Craig in what’s believed to be the most expensive primary in state history.

Flanagan’s commanding win, coming on the heels of Dr. Abdul El-Sayed’s victory in Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary, provides fuel to the progressive argument that the party’s base demands an uncompromising response to the second Trump administration …

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