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Peggy Flanagan Wins Minnesota Senate Primary, Upsetting Angie Craig

8/13/2026

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Trump Endorsed Wins

Tuesday primaries in six states chose party nominees for Senate, governor and congressional races.
Results show Democrats shifting progressive, while Republicans had mixed outcomes for President Donald Trump’s endorsed candidates.
Peggy Flanagan beat Angie Craig in Minnesota’s Democratic Senate primary.
David Crowley beat Francesca Hong in Wisconsin’s gubernatorial primary after Gov. Tony Evers’s endorsement.
Tom Tiffany won Wisconsin’s gubernatorial nomination with President Donald Trump’s endorsement, Associated Press reported.

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Lindell Defeated

Primary elections on Tuesday in six states selected party nominees for U.S. Senate, governor and congressional races.
The contests drew attention to immigration-enforcement deaths and state fraud scandals that harmed vulnerable residents.
Mike Lindell was defeated decisively by Lisa Demuth in the Minnesota Republican gubernatorial primary.
Tim Walz withdrew from the Minnesota governor’s race after fraud allegations in child-meal, autism and housing programs surfaced.

History

Historical Context

After the violent 1968 Democratic National Convention, the DNC created the 28-member McGovern–Fraser Commission, led by Senator George McGovern and Rep. Donald Fraser, which issued open-selection rules in 1969. Those guidelines shifted more than three-quarters of states to primary elections, sending over 80 % of convention delegates through primaries by the 1972 race. Today’s six-state primary contests echo that drive for voter-direct nomination.

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Trump Endorsed Wins

Tuesday primaries in six states chose party nominees for Senate, governor and congressional races.
Results show Democrats shifting progressive, while Republicans had mixed outcomes for President Donald Trump’s endorsed candidates.
Peggy Flanagan beat Angie Craig in Minnesota’s Democratic Senate primary.
David Crowley beat Francesca Hong in Wisconsin’s gubernatorial primary after Gov. Tony Evers’s endorsement.
Tom Tiffany won Wisconsin’s gubernatorial nomination with President Donald Trump’s endorsement, Associated Press reported.

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