Minnesota Election November 2024

2025 Legislature

In the upcoming 2025 session, control of the Minnesota House may end in a 67-67 tie. The Democrats retain the Senate Majority of 34 – 33 by winning the one open seat up that was up for election. The Executive branch will remain the same with Governor Walz returning to Minnesota to finish out his final two years of his four year term. The new make up of the legislature comes with a new set of challenges as the Republicans and Democrats learn to navigate shared leadership for the first time in 46 years.

There is a chance that Republicans could gain outright control of the House through recounts, although it's quite rare for recounts to alter election outcomes. According to Minnesota Statute 204C.35, state legislative races must be recounted if the vote difference is less than 0.5%. Recently, two races concluded inside of that margin. In District 14B, DFLer Dan Wolgamott secured his seat by a mere 0.14%, translating to just 28 votes.