Two special elections Tuesday for seats in the Minnesota House will determine the makeup of the chamber heading into next month's Legislative Session.

Democrats handily won two special elections for state House seats in Minnesota, the first contests held in the state since growing backlash to the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown. Voters in St.

The Minnesota House is tied once again after Democratic candidates won two special elections on Tuesday. Republicans were in the minority during the 2025 session but enjoyed a temporary majority for the short period between the resignations of two Democratic lawmakers and their seats being filled.

In Tuesday's special elections, DFLer Meg Luger-Nikolai won the seat in District 64A and Democrat Shelley Buck won the seat in District 47A.

Two Minnesota special elections in heavily Democratic Twin Cities-area state legislative districts will decide control of the state's House of Representatives for the third time in less than a year.

The results of two special elections ensure a balance of power, and a 67-67 tie remaining in the Minnesota House heading into the legislative session.

Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar said Thursday that she will run for governor of Minnesota, after Gov.

Border czar Tom Homan has suggested possibly pulling some federal immigration agents out of Minnesota. And, Senate leaders struck a short-term funding deal to keep most of the government running.

Conservative legal nonprofit RITE president and CEO Justin Riemer requests election records from Minnesota's most populous counties amid ongoing welfare fraud scandal investigations.