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The2026 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.
The election will coincide with the election of theState Senate as well as variousstate and local elections.
Elected members will take office on January 12, 2027.
The2024 election resulted in theMinnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party losing a majority, as Republicans tied the chamber 67–67. TheRepublicans achieved a temporary majority due to a successful legal challenge in district 40B.[2] DFL representatives held aboycott of the first three weeks of the legislative sessions, in an attempt to deny the Republicans aquorum, until the two parties made a power sharing agreement on February 5, and on February 6, RepublicanLisa 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 formerHouse SpeakerMelissa Hortman wasassassinated in her home by a gunman who also attempted to assassinate a member of the Senate.[7]
| Source | Ranking | As of |
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| Sabato's Crystal Ball[30] | Tossup | January 22, 2026 |
| Campaign finance reports as of December 31, 2024[n] | |||
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| Committee | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand |
| House Republican Campaign Committee[31] | $3,241,561 | $3,768,690 | $177,501 |
| DFL House Caucus[32] | $9,927,648 | $10,612,268 | $541,935 |
| Source: Minnesota Campaign Finance Board[33] | |||
† - Incumbent not seeking re-election.
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected | Elected representative | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | John Burkel | Rep | 2020 | |||
| B | Steve Gander | Rep | 2024 | ||||
| 2 | A | Bidal Duran Jr. | Rep | 2024 | |||
| B | Matt Bliss | Rep | 2016 2018(defeated) 2020 | ||||
| 3 | A | Roger Skraba | Rep | 2022 | |||
| B | Natalie Zeleznikar | Rep | 2022 | ||||
| 4 | A | Heather Keeler† | DFL | 2020 | |||
| B | Jim Joy | Rep | 2022 | ||||
| 5 | A | Krista Knudsen | Rep | 2022 | |||
| B | Mike Wiener | Rep | 2022 | ||||
| 6 | A | Ben Davis | Rep | 2022 | |||
| B | Josh Heintzeman | Rep | 2014 | ||||
| 7 | A | Spencer Igo | Rep | 2020 | |||
| B | Cal Warwas | Rep | 2024 | ||||
| 8 | A | Peter Johnson | DFL | 2024 | |||
| B | Alicia Kozlowski | DFL | 2022 | ||||
| 9 | A | Jeff Backer | Rep | 2014 | |||
| B | Tom Murphy | Rep | 2022 | ||||
| 10 | A | Ron Kresha† | Rep | 2012 | |||
| B | Isaac Schultz | Rep | 2022 | ||||
| 11 | A | Jeff Dotseth | Rep | 2022 | |||
| B | Nathan Nelson | Rep | 2019(special) | ||||
| 12 | A | Paul Anderson | Rep | 2008 | |||
| B | Mary Franson | Rep | 2010 | ||||
| 13 | A | Lisa Demuth† | Rep | 2018 | |||
| B | Tim O'Driscoll† | Rep | 2010 | ||||
| 14 | A | Bernie Perryman† | Rep | 2022 | |||
| B | Dan Wolgamott† | DFL | 2018 | ||||
| 15 | A | Chris Swedzinski | Rep | 2010 | |||
| B | Paul Torkelson† | Rep | 2008 | ||||
| 16 | A | Scott Van Binsbergen | Rep | 2024 | |||
| B | Dave Baker | Rep | 2014 | ||||
| 17 | A | Dawn Gillman | Rep | 2022 | |||
| B | Bobbie Harder | Rep | 2022 | ||||
| 18 | A | Erica Schwartz | Rep | 2024 | |||
| B | Luke Frederick | DFL | 2020 | ||||
| 19 | A | Keith Allen | Rep | 2024 | |||
| B | Thomas Sexton | Rep | 2024 | ||||
| 20 | A | Pam Altendorf | Rep | 2022 | |||
| B | Steven Jacob† | Rep | 2022 | ||||
| 21 | A | Joe Schomacker† | Rep | 2010 | |||
| B | Marj Fogelman | Rep | 2022 | ||||
| 22 | A | Bjorn Olson | Rep | 2020 | |||
| B | Terry Stier | Rep | 2024 | ||||
| 23 | A | Peggy Bennett† | Rep | 2014 | |||
| B | Patricia Mueller | Rep | 2020 | ||||
| 24 | A | Duane Quam | Rep | 2010 | |||
| B | Tina Liebling | DFL | 2004 | ||||
| 25 | A | Kim Hicks | DFL | 2022 | |||
| B | Andy Smith | DFL | 2022 | ||||
| 26 | A | Aaron Repinski | Rep | 2024 | |||
| B | Greg Davids | Rep | 1991(special) 2006(defeated) 2008 | ||||
| 27 | A | Shane Mekeland | Rep | 2018 | |||
| B | Bryan Lawrence | Rep | 2024(special) | ||||
| 28 | A | Jimmy Gordon | Rep | 2024 | |||
| B | Max Rymer | Rep | 2024 | ||||
| 29 | A | Joe McDonald | Rep | 2010 | |||
| B | Marion O'Neill | Rep | 2012 | ||||
| 30 | A | Walter Hudson | Rep | 2022 | |||
| B | Paul Novotny | Rep | 2020(special) | ||||
| 31 | A | Harry Niska | Rep | 2022 | |||
| B | Peggy Scott | Rep | 2008 | ||||
| 32 | A | Nolan West | Rep | 2016 | |||
| B | Matt Norris | DFL | 2022 | ||||
| 33 | A | Patti Anderson | Rep | 2022 | |||
| B | Josiah Hill | DFL | 2022 | ||||
| 34 | A | Danny Nadeau | Rep | 2022 | |||
| B | Xp Lee | DFL | 2025(special) | ||||
| 35 | A | Zack Stephenson | DFL | 2018 | |||
| B | Kari Rehrauer | DFL | 2024 | ||||
| 36 | A | Elliott Engen† | Rep | 2022 | |||
| B | Brion Curran | DFL | 2022 | ||||
| 37 | A | Kristin Robbins† | Rep | 2018 | |||
| B | Kristin Bahner | DFL | 2018 | ||||
| 38 | A | Huldah Hiltsley | DFL | 2024 | |||
| B | Samantha Vang | DFL | 2018 | ||||
| 39 | A | Erin Koegel† | DFL | 2016 | |||
| B | Sandra Feist† | DFL | 2020 | ||||
| 40 | A | Kelly Moller† | DFL | 2018 | |||
| B | David Gottfried | DFL | 2025(special) | ||||
| 41 | A | Wayne Johnson | Rep | 2024 | |||
| B | Tom Dippel† | Rep | 2024 | ||||
| 42 | A | Ned Carroll | DFL | 2022 | |||
| B | Ginny Klevorn | DFL | 2018 | ||||
| 43 | A | Cedrick Frazier† | DFL | 2020 | |||
| B | Mike Freiberg† | DFL | 2012 | ||||
| 44 | A | Peter Fischer | DFL | 2012 | |||
| B | Leon Lillie | DFL | 2004 | ||||
| 45 | A | Andrew Myers | Rep | 2022 | |||
| B | Patty Acomb | DFL | 2018 | ||||
| 46 | A | Larry Kraft | DFL | 2022 | |||
| B | Cheryl Youakim | DFL | 2014 | ||||
| 47 | A | Shelley Buck | DFL | 2026(special) | |||
| B | Ethan Cha | DFL | 2022 | ||||
| 48 | A | Jim Nash | Rep | 2014 | |||
| B | Lucy Rehm | DFL | 2022 | ||||
| 49 | A | Alex Falconer | DFL | 2016 | |||
| B | Carlie Kotyza-Witthuhn | DFL | 2018 | ||||
| 50 | A | Julie Greene | DFL | 2024 | |||
| B | Steve Elkins | DFL | 2018 | ||||
| 51 | A | Michael Howard | DFL | 2018 | |||
| B | Nathan Coulter | DFL | 2022 | ||||
| 52 | A | Liz Reyer† | DFL | 2020 | |||
| B | Bianca Virnig | DFL | 2023(special) | ||||
| 53 | A | Mary Frances Clardy | DFL | 2022 | |||
| B | Rick Hansen | DFL | 2004 | ||||
| 54 | A | Brad Tabke | DFL | 2018 | |||
| B | Ben Bakeberg† | Rep | 2022 | ||||
| 55 | A | Jessica Hanson | DFL | 2020 | |||
| B | Kaela Berg† | DFL | 2020 | ||||
| 56 | A | Robert Bierman | DFL | 2018 | |||
| B | John Huot | DFL | 2018 | ||||
| 57 | A | Jon Koznick | Rep | 2014 | |||
| B | Jeff Witte | Rep | 2022 | ||||
| 58 | A | Kristi Pursell | DFL | 2022 | |||
| B | Drew Roach | Rep | 2024 | ||||
| 59 | A | Fue Lee | DFL | 2016 | |||
| B | Esther Agbaje | DFL | 2020 | ||||
| 60 | A | Sydney Jordan | DFL | 2020(special) | |||
| B | Mohamud Noor | DFL | 2018 | ||||
| 61 | A | Katie Jones | DFL | 2024 | |||
| B | Jamie Long | DFL | 2018 | ||||
| 62 | A | Anquam Mahamoud | DFL | 2024 | |||
| B | Aisha Gomez | DFL | 2018 | ||||
| 63 | A | Samantha Sencer-Mura | DFL | 2022 | |||
| B | Emma Greenman | DFL | 2020 | ||||
| 64 | A | Meg Luger-Nikolai | DFL | 2026(special) | |||
| B | Dave Pinto | DFL | 2014 | ||||
| 65 | A | Samakab Hussein | DFL | 2022 | |||
| B | María Isa Pérez-Vega† | DFL | 2022 | ||||
| 66 | A | Leigh Finke | DFL | 2022 | |||
| B | Athena Hollins | DFL | 2020 | ||||
| 67 | A | Liz Lee | DFL | 2022 | |||
| B | Jay Xiong | DFL | 2018 | ||||
A special election was held on January 27, 2026, for House District 47A, in whichShelley Buck won the general election unopposed.
District 47A is in the Saint Paul suburbs ofWoodbury andMaplewood.[34] The seat was vacated on November 18, 2025 by the resignation ofAmanda Hemmingsen-Jaeger after her election to theMinnesota Senate. In 2024, Hemmingsen-Jaeger carried the seat by 21 points.[35]
Only Democratic-Farmer-Labor candidates filed for office. Shelley Buck, a longtime leader of thePrairie Island Indian Community tribal council, won the DFL nomination in the special primary election on December 16, 2025 with 87.54% of the vote.[36] She carried the general election unopposed, winning 97.55% of votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% | ||
A special election was also held on January 27, 2026, for House District 64A inSaint Paul.[34]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 ofKaohly Her after herelection asMayor of Saint Paul.[39] The district sits south ofI-94 and east ofI-35E in Saint Paul, spanning the neighborhoods ofUnion Park,Summit-University,Macalester-Groveland, andSummit 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 forEducation 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.[40]
In 2024, Her defeated Walsh with 83% of the vote.[41] In the special election, Luger-Nikolai took 95.28% of the vote, a 12-point swing towards the DFL.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
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