Overview
- U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar won the governor’s race over Republican House Speaker Lisa Demuth and the DFL holds reported majorities in both the Minnesota House and Senate.
- Unofficial tallies show the DFL with at least 72 of 134 House seats and at least 34 of 67 Senate seats while roughly 20 to 21 legislative contests remain uncalled.
- The result ends the rare 67-67 House tie from the 2024 election that led to a negotiated power-sharing agreement in 2025 and constrained what the Legislature could pass.
- With one party controlling the governor’s office and both chambers, the DFL can more readily advance items that stalled, such as tighter gun limits, paid family leave, abortion protections, tax and budget changes, and clean energy and infrastructure investments.
- Final margins could shift modestly as outstanding counts finish, and Minnesota’s outcome is part of broader Democratic gains in the 2026 midterms that reshaped control in several states.