Winner, unofficial result · Governor, MN
Amy Klobuchar
Governor-elect of Minnesota (born 1960)
Unofficial result, not yet certified. Source: Wikipedia (race summary table) · read 2026-11-04
Called it. Before the polls closed, Vugol.Me called this race for the Democrat (D +13.8, from verified polls) and the Democrat won. Every call, frozen before polls closed
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Overview
Amy Jean Klobuchar is an American politician and lawyer who, as of November 2026, is the governor-elect of Minnesota. Since 2007 she has been a United States senator from Minnesota.
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A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), Minnesota's affiliate of the Democratic Party, she served from 1999 to 2007 as county attorney of Hennepin County, Minnesota. She was the Democratic nominee in the 2026 Minnesota gubernatorial election and defeated Republican nominee Lisa Demuth.
Source: Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-11-05 · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Born
- May 25, 1960 (age 66)
- Education
- Wayzata High School
- Yale University, Bachelor of Arts (political science), 1982
- University of Chicago Law School, Juris Doctor, 1985
- Jonathan Edwards College
- Occupation
- lawyer, autobiographer, jurist, writer, prosecutor
- In Congress
- 4 Senate terms, since January 4, 2007
Facts above: Wikidata (CC0, retrieved 2026-11-05) and congress-legislators (public domain, retrieved 2026-11-05).
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The race
Governor, MN. Won.
- Amy Klobuchar Democratic · winnern/a
Source: Wikipedia (race summary table) · retrieved 2026-11-04 · unofficial until certified
Polls and models against the result
- Frozen call
- Democrat (D +13.8, from verified polls)
- Result
- Won
Source: Vugol.Me calls ledger, frozen before polls closed and never edited after. Margins are Republican minus Democrat.
Money
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Top donors and industries
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Record
Committee assignments
- Joint Committee of Congress on the Library
- Joint Economic Committee
- Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and ForestryRanking Member
5 subcommittees
- Commodities, Derivatives, Risk Management, and Trade (Ex Officio)
- Conservation, Forestry, Natural Resources, and Biotechnology (Ex Officio)
- Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and Research (Ex Officio)
- Livestock, Dairy, Poultry, and Food Safety (Ex Officio)
- Rural Development, Energy, and Credit (Ex Officio)
- Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
3 subcommittees
- Telecommunications and Media
- Consumer Protection, Technology, and Data Privacy
- Surface Transportation, Freight, Pipelines, and Safety
- Senate Committee on Rules and Administration
- Senate Committee on the Judiciary
4 subcommittees
- Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights
- Crime and Counterterrorism
- Border Security and Immigration
- Privacy, Technology, and the Law (Ranking Member)
Source: congress-legislators (current committees) · retrieved 2026-11-05 · current Congress; the new committees are set after January 3, 2027
Bills and votes
Sponsored and cosponsored bills and every recorded vote are published by Congress. We link to them rather than copy them:
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Issues and positions
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Contact and links
- Website
- amyklobuchar.com via Wikidata
- Contact form
- klobuchar.senate.gov
- Office phone
- 202-224-3244
- Washington office
- 425 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
- Campaign email
- Not on file
Sources: congress-legislators (official, public domain, retrieved 2026-11-05); Wikidata (CC0) for linked accounts; campaign-provided items are labeled.
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Timeline
- 2026Called the winner of this race. Called by Wikipedia editors 12:09 AM ET
- 2024U.S. Senate, MN · General · result not on file Vugol.Me record
- 2018U.S. Senate, MN · General · won · 1,566,174 votes (60.3%) Vugol.Me record
- 2007 to presentUnited States senator Wikidata
- 1999 to 2007county attorney Wikidata
Offices and dates: Wikidata (CC0) (Q22237). Elections: Vugol.Me candidacy record.
In the news
- At the Races: Regional realignment
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- Sen. Amy Klobuchar wins Minnesota governor's race, CBS News projects
- The biggest winners, losers and surprises from the 2026 midterms
- Democrats gain full control of five state governments, further expanding the party’s power
- These members of Congress are heading to the governor’s mansion
- DFL trifecta 2.0: Democrats win full control of Minnesota government
- Omar’s midterm rival exposes 'vicious' Somali gangs amid immigration probe into embattled rep
Headlines from outlets across the political spectrum, linked to the publisher. Vugol.me doesn’t write or endorse them. How we choose them · News about this race
All sources
- Result: Wikipedia (race summary table), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2026_United_States_gubernatorial_elections&oldid=1383740551
- Call time: Called by Wikipedia editors 12:09 AM ET (revision)
- Pre-election call: Vugol.Me calls ledger (frozen), /calls
- Background: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amy_Klobuchar
- Birth, education, occupation and offices held: Wikidata (CC0), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q22237
- Congressional service, committees and official contact: congress-legislators (public domain), https://github.com/unitedstates/congress-legislators
- Roster, Wikipedia (secondary source) https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2026_Minnesota_gubernatorial_election&oldid=1375513732
- photo_headshot https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Amy_Klobuchar,_official_portrait,_113th_Congress.jpg
- photo_gallery https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Amy_Klobuchar_2026_DFL_Convention_(Cropped).jpg
- photo_gallery https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Amy_Klobuchar_2021.jpg
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