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The list provides an overview of each session, including the dates they were convened and adjourned and the preceding elections. The legislature meets at the Minnesota State Capitol in Saint Paul . Prior to statehood , there were 8 territorial legislatures (1849 to 1857).
The Minnesota Legislature is the bicameral legislature of the U.S. state of Minnesota consisting of two houses: the Senate and the House of Representatives. Senators are elected from 67 single-member districts. In order to account for decennial redistricting, members run for one two-year term and two four-year terms each decade.
The 2023–24 Minnesota Legislature was sworn into office on January 3, 2023 with 70 DFL members and 64 Republican members. [ 13 ] The effects of redistricting and a large number of retirements at the end of the previous session resulted in 39 races without an incumbent. 16 races went uncontested, all in noncompetitive districts.
Minnesota State Senators serve four-year terms and are not up for re-election until 2026. All 134 Minnesota State Representative seats are up for re-election in November. To have a majority, a ...
The 2024 Minnesota House of Representatives election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 5, 2024, to elect members to the House of Representatives of the 94th Minnesota Legislature. Primaries took place on August 13, 2024. [2]
All 134 seats in the Minnesota House of Representatives will be up for election in 2026. After the 2024 Minnesota House of Representatives election, the house was tied 67-67 between the Republican Party and the DFL; the 94th Minnesota Legislature began with a one-seat Republican majority due to a single vacancy. [5]
The Ninety-fourth Minnesota Legislature is the current meeting of the legislative branch of the state of Minnesota, composed of the Minnesota Senate and the Minnesota House of Representatives. It convened in Saint Paul on January 14, 2025, [1] following the November 2024 elections for the House as well as a special election for Senate District 45.
On January 17, 2025, the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled Walz had issued a Writ of Special Election prematurely, and ordered the special election be canceled. [9] After the required time since the start of the legislative session, on February 5, Walz set a new election date of March 11, 2025. [10]