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Gov. Walz likely to drop out of 2026 MN governor's race: Report
ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) – Minnesota Governor Tim Walz is likely to announce Monday that he will drop out of the 2026 governor's race, political insider Blois Olson reported on Sunday.
This story is no longer being updated. Gov. Walz announced on Jan. 5, 2026, that he would not be seeking reelection. Read the latest on this here.
Sunday afternoon, a spokesperson announced Governor Walz would hold a news conference at 11 a.m. to take questions and discuss "the news of the day." No other details about the press conference were shared by the governor's office.
Hours later, political insider Blois Olson reported that the governor was set to make an announcement about his political future on Monday, and he would "likely drop out of the 2026 race." Olson reports that the governor met with Senator Amy Klobuchar on Sunday to discuss the decision.
Tim Walz says he will not run for third term as Minnesota governor
Announcement comes after ongoing fraud of social services cases became focus of ire for Republicans and Trump
Tim Walz, the Democratic governor of Minnesota who ran for vice-president in 2024, announced on Monday that he is abandoning his quest for a third term in office.
The move comes after ongoing fraud of social services cases caught the attention of US Republicans, including Donald Trump, who then used the cases as a pretext to go after Somali residents.
Walz said in a statement that he wasn’t able to “give a political campaign my all”.
“Every minute I spend defending my own political interests would be a minute I can’t spend defending the people of Minnesota against the criminals who prey on our generosity and the cynics who prey on our differences,” Walz said. “So I’ve decided to step out of the race and let others worry about the election while I focus on the work.”
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Tim Walz, Democrats' 2024 VP candidate, won't run for a third term as Minnesota governor
ST PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Democrats' 2024 candidate for vice president, is ending his bid for a third term as governor amid President Donald Trump’s relentless focus on a fraud investigation into child care programs in the state.
Less than four months after announcing his reelection campaign, Walz said in a statement Monday that he could no longer devote the energy necessary to win another term, even as he expressed confidence that he could win. He cited ongoing attention on the fraud cases and described an “extraordinarily difficult year for our state," while also noting the accomplishments of his first seven years in office.
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