3 candidates on the November 3, 2026 ballot, from the Minnesota Secretary of State's list (opens in a new tab). The officeholder comes first, then the Republican and Democratic nominees together by last name, then everyone else by last name; in each group a candidate with a statement or vote on the record comes first (how the order works). Each has the same space. The list: Minnesota Secretary of State, State General Election, Tuesday, November 3, 2026, downloadable text files: Federal, State, and County Candidates (cand.txt), with U.S. Senator Statewide (ussenate.txt), U.S. Representative by Congressional District (ushouse.txt), Governor Statewide (Governor.txt) and Parties (PartyTbl.txt), from https://electionresults.sos.mn.gov/Select/MediaFiles/Index?ersElectionId=201 (The files carry no date of their own; they are the Secretary of State's candidate files for the November 3, 2026 State General Election as served on October 9, 2026).
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Democratic Farmer Labor
Amy Klobuchar stated she would require any data center project to cover 100 percent of energy and grid costs.
Their newest statement on the record, September 10, 2026, Alexandria Echo Press (opens in a new tab).
1 statement · 0 votes on the record
Republican
Lisa Demuth said she will sign legislation to ban non disclosure agreements with data centers
Their newest statement on the record, September 14, 2026, Pioneer Press (opens in a new tab).
2 statements · 0 votes on the record
No sourced statement on the record as of October 20, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Amy Klobuchar and Ben Schierer has 1 statement on data centers on the record.
Amy Klobuchar stated she would require any data center project to cover 100 percent of energy and grid costs.
Alexandria Echo Press (opens in a new tab) · Full quote, context and sources
No vote on a data center measure on the record.
Lisa Demuth and Ryan Wilson has 2 statements on data centers on the record.
Lisa Demuth said she will sign legislation to ban non disclosure agreements with data centers
Pioneer Press (opens in a new tab) · Full quote, context and sources
Lisa Demuth, House Speaker, negotiated bipartisan legislation that passed protecting Minnesotans' energy bills and putting data centers on the same playing field as other businesses for energy costs.
Alexandria Echo Press (opens in a new tab) · Full quote, context and sources
No vote on a data center measure on the record.
No public statement on data centers is on the record yet for Steven Young and Jane Kirby.
No public statement on data centers is on the record yet for Steven Young and Jane Kirby.
No vote on a data center measure on the record.
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