CalledUnofficial results
Minnesota Senate District 53
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Paul Cumings held the seat for Democrats, winning by 23.6 points over Todd Podgorski.
Paul CumingsDemocrat · winner
61.8%26,272
Todd PodgorskiRepublican
38.1%16,219
Write-InOther party
0.1%32
42,523 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.
Paul CumingsTodd Podgorski
$96.3K
Raised by the campaign
$39K
$78.6K
Spent by the campaign
$36.2K
$17.8K
Cash on hand
$2.8K
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.
- Paul Cumings
- >99%
- Todd Podgorski
- <1%
- Projected margin
- D+24.3