Overview
- Voters in Senate Districts 29 (Wright County area) and 47 (Woodbury/part of Maplewood) are casting ballots today, with unofficial tallies expected after polls close at 8 p.m. and some final counts possibly extending into Wednesday.
- Democrats enter Election Day with a 33–32 advantage and two vacancies; a GOP sweep would produce a 34-seat Republican majority, while a split outcome would leave Democrats with a 34–33 edge.
- Senate District 29 features Republican Michael Holmstrom Jr. versus Democrat Louis McNutt in a district viewed as safely Republican; Senate District 47 pits DFL Rep. Amanda Hemmingsen-Jaeger against Republican Dwight Dorau in a seat that leans Democratic.
- The vacancies stem from the July death of Republican Sen. Bruce Anderson and the resignation of DFL Sen. Nicole Mitchell following her first-degree burglary conviction.
- Control of the chamber would set committee leadership and the hearing agenda heading into the 2026 cycle, and a Hemmingsen-Jaeger win would trigger a separate special election to fill her Minnesota House seat.