3 candidates are tracked for Minnesota Senate District 39 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Ngone Saliou Niang, Mary K Kunesh and Pam Wolf. Candidate information follows official Ramsey County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Ngone Saliou Niang (Green), Mary K Kunesh (Democratic-Farmer-Labor), Pam Wolf (Republican) are on the November 3 ballot for Minnesota Senate District 39; Mary K Kunesh is the sitting member, per the Minnesota Senate's official member directory (senate.mn). Nominees were chosen at the August 11, 2026 primary (where contested) or qualified directly for the general ballot. The field is the Secretary of State's certified candidate table; Minnesota prints unopposed candidates rather than deeming them elected. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
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This race. Elected by district: only voters who live in the district see this race on their ballot. The sitting officeholder, Mary K Kunesh, is on the ballot.
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Green
Per the campaign site.
Niang is a first generation Senegalese American and mother of two who has worked as a community organizer and political scientist, per the campaign site.
Democratic-Farmer-Labor Incumbent
Mary K. Kunesh has represented Minnesota Senate District 39 since 2020 and is serving her second Senate term after two terms in the Minnesota House, per the Minnesota Senate. Kunesh chairs the Education Finance Committee and serves as assistant majority leader, per the Minnesota Senate. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026.
Republican
Per the campaign site.
Pam Wolf is an educator with 36 years of teaching and coaching experience in several Twin Cities-area school districts and founder of Life Prep Academy, a residential school for homeless teenagers, per her campaign site. She previously served one term in the Minnesota Senate in 2011-2012 and is seeking a return to the Senate representing District 39, which covers Spring Lake Park, Fridley, Columbia Heights, Hilltop, St. Anthony and part of New Brighton.
Who is running for Minnesota Senate District 39 in 2026?
3 candidates are tracked for Minnesota Senate District 39 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Ngone Saliou Niang, Mary K Kunesh and Pam Wolf. Candidate information follows official Ramsey County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
When is the Minnesota Senate District 39 election in Minnesota?
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for Minnesota are on the Minnesota election hub at theballotbrief.com.
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