Gov. Tim Walz will not run for Sen. Tina Smith's seat when she vacates it in 2026, a spokesperson from his office confirmed with Bring Me The News on Wednesday. Walz, who was first elected as Minnesota's governor in 2018 and was re-elected in 2022, is mulling over a run for a third term as governor.

Walz shared his perspective about the campaign in an interview with POLITICO. Since the 2024 presidential election, there's been no shortage of criticism about the performance of the losing Harris-Walz ticket — but now, one half of that ticket is opening up about what might have gone wrong.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) won’t seek the open Senate seat being vacated by outgoing Sen. Tina Smith (D), taking one of the most prominent names in the state off the list of possible

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D), the Democratic vice presidential candidate for the 2024 cycle, said he would consider running for president in 2028. In an interview with The New Yorker published

Gov. Tim Walz, the former Democratic VP nominee, says he won't run for the open U.S. Senate seat in 2026 as he considers a third term as governor.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has confirmed that he won’t seek Minnesota’s open U.S. Senate seat next year. However, Walz is considering another run for governor in order to serve a third term. “He loves his job as governor,

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, who ran with Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election last year, said he will seek a spot in the U.S. Senate, according to his spokesperson on Wednesday.

Gov. Tim Walz will not run for Minnesota's newly open U.S. Senate seat in 2026, he announced Wednesday. Why it matters: The two-term governor and recent vice presidential candidate was one of the biggest name Democrats weighing a bid to succeed retiring Democratic Sen.

Tim Walz has decided he won’t run for U.S. Senate and will instead ... Walz’s decision marks the end of his nearly two-week deliberation on a run following Sen. Tina Smith’s surprise retirement announcement, which has created a rare opening in ...