2026 Minnesota Senate election

2026 Minnesota Senate election

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All 67 seats in the Minnesota Senate 34 seats needed for a majority
Leader Erin Murphy Mark Johnson Party Democratic (DFL) Republican Leader since February 6th, 2024 [1] January 3rd, 2023 Leader's seat 64th–St. Paul 1st–East Grand Forks Last election 34 seats, 50.70% 33 seats, 48.27% Current seats 33 32 Seats needed 1 2
Map of the incumbents:      DFL incumbent     DFL incumbent retiring      Republican incumbent      Seat vacant
Incumbent Majority Leader Erin Murphy Democratic (DFL)

The 2026 Minnesota Senate election will take place on November 3, 2026. All 67 districts in the Minnesota Senate will be up for election to a four-year term. Primary elections will be held on August 11, 2026. ^[2] Currently, 33 seats are held by DFLers, 32 seats are held by Republicans, and two seats, formerly held by a Republican and a Democrat respectively, are vacant.

The election will coincide with the election of the State House of Representatives as well as various federal, state, and local elections.

Background

The last election in 2022 resulted in the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party attaining a majority in the chamber for the first time since 2012, gaining the DFL a trifecta from 2023 until 2025. ^[3] As Minnesota Senate seats follow a 2,4,4 term length schedule, there was no regularly scheduled Minnesota Senate election in 2024. ^{[4] [5]}

Outgoing members

Seeking other office

• Matt Klein (DFL–Mendota Heights), representing district 53 since 2016 is running for the U.S. House of Representatives. ^[6]

• Eric Pratt (R–Prior Lake), representing district 54 since 2022, ^[a] is running for the U.S. House of Representatives. ^[7]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of December 31, 2024 [b]
Committee	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Senate Victory Fund (R) [8]	$1,151,807	$826,553	$1,562,937
DFL Senate Caucus [9]	$2,753,880	$1,467,168	$2,164,135
Source: Minnesota Campaign Finance Board [10]

Notes

1. Previously elected to the 55th district in 2012
2. per the January 1 – December 31 Year-End Report

References

1. "Member Record: Murphy, Erin P." Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved April 12, 2024. She was elected Majority Leader by the DFL caucus on February 6, 2024 due to the resignation of Senator Kari Dziedzic of her leadership position.
2. "Elections Calendar". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
3. "Minnesota Democrats win Capitol 'trifecta'". MPR News. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
4. "Frequently Asked Questions About the Minnesota Legislature". Minnesota Legislature. Retrieved April 12, 2024. Senators are elected for a four-year term and representatives are elected for a two-year term. However, in election years ending in 0, such as 2010 or 2020, Senators serve for a two-year term in order to provide for the redistricting process done in conjunction with the United States census.
5. "Senate Member Information 2023 – 2024". Minnesota Legislature. Retrieved April 12, 2024. Current Members of the Minnesota State Senate are serving a four-year term. Elections occur in years ending with 0, 2 or 6.
6. Kashiwagi, Sydney (May 6, 2025). "Minnesota state Sen. Matt Klein enters the Second Congressional District race". Minnesota Star Tribune . Retrieved May 6, 2025.
7. Kashiwagi, Sydney (July 21, 2025). "Republican Eric Pratt will run for open congressional seat amid criticism over past Trump comments". Minnesota Star Tribune . Retrieved July 21, 2025.
8. "Campaign finance report, Senate Victory Fund". MN Campaign Finance Board. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
9. "Campaign finance report, DFL Senate Caucus". MN Campaign Finance Board. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
10. "Campaign Finance Viewer, Party Unit". cfb.mn.gov. Retrieved February 5, 2025.