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Minnesota House Control on the Line in Twin Cities Special Elections Today

Republicans currently lead 67-65 following two Democratic seats becoming vacant.

Overview

  • Voters in House Districts 47A and 64A are casting ballots Tuesday in contests that will determine control of the Minnesota House.
  • In 47A east of St. Paul, Democrat Shelley Buck is the only name on the ballot, though voters may write in a candidate.
  • In 64A within Ramsey County, Democrat Meg Luger-Nikolai faces Republican Dan Walsh in a district that gave Democrats more than 83% of the vote in 2024.
  • Polls close at 8 p.m. local time (9 p.m. ET), and the Associated Press plans to treat 47A as uncontested and call it at poll close unless there is evidence of an organized write-in effort.
  • Minnesota has no automatic recounts for legislative races, and a losing candidate may seek a publicly funded recount only if the margin is under 0.5% of the total vote.