Recent polling shows Peggy Flanagan holding a statewide edge in the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor U.S. Senate primary four days before the August 11 vote, yet the race for Dakota County remains closely contested due to Angie Craig’s incumbency in the overlapping 2nd Congressional District and her established local organization. Flanagan secured the party endorsement after Craig opted out of the process, while outside spending favoring Craig has coincided with Flanagan’s widening lead in surveys. Recent debates highlighted differences on immigration enforcement and related policy, providing voters in this suburban county a direct contrast. High early turnout, final advertising pushes, and precinct-level mobilization could still shift margins in either direction before primary ballots close.