2026 Minnesota Senate election

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.^[1] Currently, 34 seats are held by DFLers and 33 seats are held by Republicans.

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 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 34 33 Seats needed 1
Map of the incumbents:      DFL incumbent      DFL incumbent retiring      Republican incumbent      Republican incumbent retiring
Incumbent Majority Leader Erin Murphy Democratic (DFL)

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.^[2] As Minnesota Senate seats follow a 2,4,4 term length schedule, there was no regularly scheduled Minnesota Senate election in 2024.^[3][4]

Outgoing members

Retiring

• Jim Carlson (DFL–Eagan), representing district 52 since 2022,^[a] is retiring.^[5]
• Steve Cwodzinski (DFL–Eden Prairie), representing district 49 since 2016, is retiring.^[6]
• Rich Draheim (R–Madison Lake), representing district 22 since 2022,^[b] is retiring.^[7]
• Steve Drazkowski (R–Mazeppa), representing district 20 since 2022 is retiring.^[8]
• Jeff Howe (R–Rockville), representing district 13 since 2018, is retiring.^[9]
• Alice Mann (DFL–Edina), representing district 50 since 2022, is retiring.^[10]
• Jeremy Miller (R–Winona), representing district 26 since 2022,^[c] is retiring.^[11]
• Sandy Pappas (DFL–St. Paul), representing district 65 since 1990, is retiring.^[12]
• Ann Rest (DFL–New Hope), representing district 43 since 2022,^[d] is retiring.^[13]
• Melissa Wiklund (DFL–Bloomington), representing district 51 since 2022,^[e] is retiring.^[14]

Seeking other office

• Matt Klein (DFL–Mendota Heights), representing district 53 since 2022,^[f] is running for the U.S. House of Representatives.^[15]
• Eric Pratt (R–Prior Lake), representing district 54 since 2022,^[g] is running for the U.S. House of Representatives.^[16]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of December 31, 2024[h]
Committee	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Senate Victory Fund (R)[17]	$1,151,807	$826,553	$1,562,937
DFL Senate Caucus[18]	$2,753,880	$1,467,168	$2,164,135
Source: Minnesota Campaign Finance Board[19]

Notes

1. Previously elected to the 38th district in 2006, defeated for re-election in 2010, and elected to the 51st district in 2012
2. Previously elected to the 20th district in 2016 and 2020
3. Previously elected to the 31st district in 2010 and the 28th district in 2012
4. Previously elected to the 46th district in 2000 and the 45th district in 2012
5. Previously elected to the 50th district in 2012, 2016, and 2020
6. Previously elected to the 52nd district in 2016.
7. Previously elected to the 55th district in 2012
8. per the January 1 – December 31 Year-End Report