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The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) is a political party in the U.S. state of Minnesota affiliated with the national Democratic Party. [5] [6] The party was formed by a merger between the Minnesota Democratic Party and the Minnesota Farmer–Labor Party in 1944. [7]
Minnesota has had a history of favoring the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) candidates in presidential elections since the 1960s. However, Minnesota has also had an active Republican Party that has been viewed as gaining more support since the late 1990s and early 2000s due to population migration to the suburbs along with the party's focus on socially conservative positions ...
The DFL was founded in 1944 when the Minnesota Democratic Party and Minnesota Farmer–Labor Party merged. The party is affiliated with the national Democratic Party. Supporters of the DFL are often referred to as "DFLers" in Minnesota as an alternative to "Democrats". The state Republican Party is affiliated with the national Republican Party.
Minnesota Democrats control the state House by six seats out of 134 legislators on the ballot this fall. That narrow margin is all that stands between all-DFL-controlled government in the state ...
The Democrats will again keep control of the Minnesota Senate for the next two years. DFL retains control of Minnesota Senate; House currently split 67-67 Skip to main content
A special election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on January 28, 2025 to elect a new member for District 60 in the Minnesota Senate, representing the Northeast and University communities of Minneapolis, Hennepin County. The election filled a vacancy caused by the death of Democratic–Farmer–Labor (DFL) member Kari Dziedzic on ...
Control of the Minnesota Senate will be on the ballot this November after DFL state Sen. Kelly Morrison announced Thursday she would vacate her legislative seat to focus on her campaign for ...
Per Minnesota statute, there is not a primary election if only one candidate files in each major party. [ 14 ] [ 11 ] Prior to being annulled, the special candidate filing period was on December 31, 2024, with a withdrawal period on January 2, 2025. [ 15 ]