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Sen. Amy Klobuchar may run for governor
Klobuchar is among several Minnesota Democrats considering a run for governor now that Walz has exited the race.
By Allison Kite and Ryan Faircloth
January 5, 2026 at 9:01 AM

U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar is being encouraged to run for Minnesota governor and is seriously considering it now that Tim Walz has dropped out of the race, according to a person familiar with her thinking.

Walz met with Klobuchar on Sunday, Jan. 4 before he announced the following morning that he is dropping out of the 2026 governor’s race, multiple people familiar with the meeting said.

His exit from the race forces Democrats to replace the two-term governor at the top of voters’ tickets before this fall.

As the sitting governor, Walz wasn’t facing a challenge for the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party nomination for the office. His announcement will leave the office open for the first time in eight years, setting off a cascade that will reshape voters options in the 2026 elections previously expected to feature longtime Democratic incumbents running for the state’s top jobs.

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