CalledUnofficial results
Minnesota Senate District 44
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Sam Rosemark held the seat for Democrats, winning by 32.5 points over James Tacheny.
Sam RosemarkDemocrat · winner
66.2%24,793
James TachenyRepublican
33.6%12,603
Write-InOther party
0.2%83
37,479 votes
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State unofficial resultsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 1:21 PM ET
Where the race moved
Against the 2024 presidential vote
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Sam RosemarkJames Tacheny
$61K
Raised by the campaign
$22.5K
$39.6K
Spent by the campaign
$21.1K
$21.5K
Cash on hand
$1.4K
Campaign money: Minnesota Campaign Finance Board, through Oct 19, 2026.
Source: Minnesota Campaign Finance Board campaign filingsUpdated Oct 19, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Sam Rosemark
- >99%
- James Tacheny
- <1%
- Projected margin
- D+27.4