DFL retains control of Minnesota Senate

Minnesota House is tied but several seats may yet tip it to DFL or GOP
Results on Wednesday morning show Republicans flipping three seats: one each in the Iron Range (7B), Winona (26A) and St. Peter (18A) Minnesota.
Tie in Minnesota House could end DFL "trifecta," but some races likely head to recount
Control of the Minnesota House is still up in the air as Republicans were able to flip three seats and several other races could head towards a recount.
DFL retains control of Minnesota Senate; House currently split 67-67
As things stand on Wednesday morning, the House is currently split 67-67, though two races won by the DFL are subject to recounts that could still swing control to the GOP. It potentially means the end – or at the very least a check – on the DFL trifecta that has led to several major Democratic pieces of legislation over the past two years.
Minnesota Senate Minority Leader Johnson on potential House split, narrowing DFL control
Senate Minority Leader Mark Johnson, R-East Grand Forks, joined MPR News Host Cathy Wurzer on Wednesday morning to talk about the 2024 election results, the tightening DFL trifecta, Republican voter turnout and bipartisan cooperation at the state level.
DFL holds on to Minnesota Senate, counts in House races continue late Tuesday
It still wasn’t clear late Tuesday night whether the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party had maintained control of Minnesota state government as vote counting for some races for the state House of Representatives continued.
Special election gives control of Minnesota State Senate to DFL
Voters in Senate District 45 had a special election to determine the balance of power in St. Paul. Voters in the district chose DFLer Ann Johnson Stewart with 52.43%% of the vote, over Republican Kathleen Fowke,
Minnesota House DFL and GOP, tied at 67, locked in a haters’ embrace
Republican and Democratic lawmakers acknowledged Wednesday that they will now have to put grudges aside and work together ...
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No exciting dominoes for Minnesota DFL as Walz says goodbye to VP dream and trifecta
Gov. Tim Walz returns to St. Paul to fill out the final two years of his second term and hammer out a budget — without a DFL ...
DFL Rep. Ilhan Omar re-elected in Minnesota’s safely blue Fifth District
In the reliably blue Fifth Congressional District, results were not yet known in the race between Democratic incumbent U.S.
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MN election results: Ann Johnson Stewart wins District 45, DFL keeps MN senate
Ann Johnson Stewart wins Senate District 45, keeping Democrats in control of the Minnesota Legislature for the next two years ...
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Expecting a tie in the Minnesota House, party leaders look to share power
Two House speakers at the same time isn’t an option, but DFL and GOP leaders said Wednesday they may divide up which party ...
Minnesota voters sought balance in 2024
The state’s U.S. House delegation remains evenly split between Republicans and Democrats. Republicans’ strong showing in Minnesota House races puts DFL state government trifecta in peril.
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Election sees Minnesota make more room for red in local races, but still blue on White House
Congressional incumbents in the state held strong on Tuesday night, while the state Legislature saw an influx of Republicans ...
Minnesota is likely to open the 2025 legislative session with a tied house; here’s what that means
Two races in particular, both won by DFL candidates, were close enough to trigger a recount, but if the results hold, the Minnesota House will open the 2025 legislative session wi ...