2026 Minnesota gubernatorial election

2026 Minnesota gubernatorial election

November 3, 2026
 
Party Democratic (DFL) Republican

Incumbent Governor

Tim Walz
Democratic (DFL)



The 2026 Minnesota gubernatorial election is scheduled to take place on November 3, 2026, to elect the governor of Minnesota. Incumbent two-term Democratic Governor Tim Walz is eligible to run for re-election to a third term in office but has not stated whether or not he will do so.

Since the adoption of four-year terms in 1962, no Minnesota governor has been elected to a third term.