201 separate elections to decide 2 Capitol majorities

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After two years of tight margins at Minnesota's Capitol, voters decide if they want to give either an upper hand. House and Senate majorities were on the line Tuesday.

Capitol control hangs in the balance Tuesday as Minnesota voters decide who to send to the state Legislature for 2027. All 201 legislative seats are up for grabs.

After two years of the tightest possible split — with Democrats holding 101 seats and Republicans holding 100 — both parties plowed millions of dollars into the sweeping battle for the chamber majorities.

Democrats have held a one-vote edge over Republicans in the Minnesota Senate since 2023. The Minnesota House of Representatives had to share power after being in a 67-67 tie.

Unlike the last tie in 1979, this one stuck for two years. Partisan divisions were intense during the two-year term but lawmakers managed to pass a budget, a public construction projects bill and legi...