2026 Minnesota House of Representatives election
Legislative election in Minnesota
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The 2026 Minnesota House of Representatives election will take place on November 3, 2026. All 134 districts in the Minnesota House of Representatives will be up for election to another two-year term. Primary elections will be held on August 11, 2026.[1] Currently, 67 seats are held by Republicans and 67 seats are held by DFLers.
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The election will coincide with the election of the State Senate as well as various state and local elections.
Elected members will take office on January 12, 2027.
Background
The 2024 election resulted in the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party losing a majority, as Republicans tied the chamber 67–67. The Republicans achieved a temporary majority due to a successful legal challenge in district 40B.[2] DFL representatives held a boycott of the first three weeks of the legislative sessions, in an attempt to deny the Republicans a quorum, until the two parties made a power sharing agreement on February 5, and on February 6, Republican Lisa Demuth was elected as speaker.[3][4][5] Power in the chamber fluctuated wildly as vacancies broke the tie while special elections restored it.[6] On June 14, 2025, DFL leader and former House Speaker Melissa Hortman was assassinated in her home by a gunman who also attempted to assassinate a member of the Senate.[7]
Outgoing incumbents
Retiring
- Patti Anderson (R–Dellwood), representing district 33A since 2023, is retiring.[8]
- Peggy Bennett (R–Albert Lea), representing district 23A since 2023,[a] is retiring after initially running for governor.[9] She withdrew from the gubernatorial election after her running mate decided against running shortly before the filing deadline.[10][11]
- Elliott Engen (R–White Bear Township), representing district 36A since 2023, announced his retirement to run for State Auditor[12] He dropped from the Auditor election and agreed to be Peggy Bennett's gubernatorial running mate, changed his mind and filed to run for re-election instead, preventing Bennett from continuing her campaign for governor.[11] He then withdrew from the House election.[13]
- Sandra Feist (DFL–New Brighton), representing district 39B since 2023,[b] is retiring.[14]
- Heather Keeler (DFL–Moorhead), representing district 4A since 2021, is retiring after failing to file for her run for U.S. House of Representatives.[10]
- Erin Koegel (DFL–Spring Lake Park), representing district 39A since 2023,[c] is retiring.[15]
- Ron Kresha (R–Little Falls), representing district 10A since 2023,[d] is retiring.[16]
- Kelly Moller (DFL–Shoreview), representing district 40A since 2023,[e] is retiring.[17]
- Paul Novotny (R–Elk River), representing district 30B since 2023,[f] is retiring.[18]
- Tim O'Driscoll (R–Sartell), representing district 13B since 2013,[g] is retiring.[19]
- Kristin Robbins (R–Maple Grove), representing district 37A since 2023,[h] is retiring after initially running for governor.[20][21]
- Joe Schomacker (R–Luverne), representing district 21A since 2023,[i] is retiring.[22]
- Chris Swedzinski (R–Ghent), representing district 15A since 2023,[j] is retiring.[23]
- Paul Torkelson (R–Saint James), representing district 15B since 2023,[k] is retiring.[24]
- Dan Wolgamott (DFL–St. Cloud), representing district 14B since 2019, is retiring after initially running for State Auditor[25]
Seeking other office
- Ben Bakeberg (R–Jordan), representing district 54B since 2023, is retiring to run for Minnesota Senate in District 54.[26]
- Kaela Berg (DFL–Burnsville), representing district 55B since 2023,[l] is retiring to run for the U.S. House of Representatives.[27]
- Lisa Demuth (R–Cold Spring), representing district 13A since 2019, is retiring to run for governor.[28]
- Tom Dippel (R–Cottage Grove), representing district 41B since 2025, is retiring to run for Minnesota Senate in District 41.[29]
- Cedrick Frazier (DFL–New Hope), representing district 43A since 2023,[m] is retiring to run for Hennepin County Attorney.[30]
- Mike Freiberg (DFL–Golden Valley), representing district 43B since 2023,[n] is retiring to run for Minnesota Senate in District 43.[31]
- Steve Jacob (R–Altura), representing district 20B since 2023, is retiring to run for Minnesota Senate in District 20.[32]
- María Isa Pérez-Vega (DFL–St. Paul), representing district 65B since 2023, is retiring to run for the Ramsey County Commission.[33]
- Bernie Perryman (R–St. Augusta), representing district 14A since 2023, is retiring to run for Minnesota Senate in District 14.[34]
- Liz Reyer (DFL–Eagan), representing district 52A since 2023,[o] is retiring to run for Minnesota Senate in District 52.[35]
- Mike Wiener (R–Long Prairie), representing district 5B since 2023, is retiring to run for Minnesota Senate in District 5.[36]
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
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| Sabato's Crystal Ball[37] | Tossup | January 22, 2026 |
Campaign
District summary
† - Incumbent not seeking re-election.
Special elections
House district 47A special election
A special election was held on January 27, 2026, for House District 47A, in which Shelley Buck won the general election unopposed.
District 47A is in the Saint Paul suburbs of Woodbury and Maplewood.[41] The seat was vacated on November 18, 2025 by the resignation of Amanda Hemmingsen-Jaeger after her election to the Minnesota Senate. In 2024, Hemmingsen-Jaeger carried the seat by 21 points.[42]
Only Democratic-Farmer-Labor candidates filed for office. Shelley Buck, a longtime leader of the Prairie Island Indian Community tribal council, won the DFL nomination in the special primary election on December 16, 2025 with 87.54% of the vote.[43] She carried the general election unopposed, winning 97.55% of votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic (DFL) | Shelley Buck | 815 | 87.54% | |
| Democratic (DFL) | Juli Servatius | 41 | 4.40% | |
| Democratic (DFL) | David Azcona | 75 | 8.06% | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic (DFL) | Shelley Buck | 1,913 | 97.55% | |
| Write-in | 48 | 2.45% | ||
House district 64A special election
A special election was also held on January 27, 2026, for House District 64A in Saint Paul.[41] Meg Luger-Nikolai won the seat against Republican Dan Walsh with 95.28% of the vote.
The seat was vacated on November 18, 2025 by the resignation of Kaohly Her after her election as Mayor of Saint Paul.[46] The district sits south of I-94 and east of I-35E in Saint Paul, spanning the neighborhoods of Union Park, Summit-University, Macalester-Groveland, and Summit Hill.
Six DFL candidates and one Republican candidate filed for the seat. In the DFL primary on December 16, 2025, Meg Luger-Nikolai, a labor lawyer for Education Minnesota, won with 29.91% of the vote, 155 votes ahead of candidate Dan McGrath. She faced Republican Dan Walsh, a small business owner, in the general election. Luger-Nikolai was endorsed by the DFL prior to the primary election.[47]
In 2024, Her defeated Walsh with 83% of the vote.[48] In the special election, Luger-Nikolai took 95.28% of the vote, a 12-point swing towards the DFL.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic (DFL) | Meg Luger-Nikolai | 1,364 | 29.91% | |
| Democratic (DFL) | Dan McGrath | 1,209 | 26.51% | |
| Democratic (DFL) | Lois Quam | 986 | 21.62% | |
| Democratic (DFL) | Beth Fraser | 686 | 15.04% | |
| Democratic (DFL) | Matt Hill | 255 | 5.59% | |
| Democratic (DFL) | John Zwier | 60 | 1.32% | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic (DFL) | Meg Luger-Nikolai | 5,557 | 95.28% | +12.11 | |
| Republican | Dan Walsh | 254 | 4.36% | −12.24 | |
| Write-in | 21 | 0.36% | +0.13 | ||
Notes
- per the January 1 – December 31 Year-End Report