2024 Minnesota House of Representatives election

2024 Minnesota House of Representatives election

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All 134 seats in the Minnesota House of Representatives 68 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Lisa Demuth Melissa Hortman Party Republican Democratic (DFL) Leader since January 3, 2023 January 3, 2017 Leader's seat 13A–Cold Spring 34B–Brooklyn Park Last election 64 seats, 48.29% 70 seats, 50.91% Seats won 67 67 Seats after 67 66[a] Seat change 3 3 Popular vote 1,530,797 1,545,213 Percentage 49.48% 49.95% Swing 1.19 pp 0.96 pp
Results by winning party vote share Results by gains and holds
Speaker before election Melissa Hortman Democratic (DFL) Elected Speaker Lisa Demuth[1] Republican

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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]

In the previous legislature, the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL) leveraged their existing trifecta to enact significant legislative changes, including paid family leave, universal free school meals, a progressive child tax credit, increased sales and gas taxes for housing and transportation respectively, codified abortion rights, established a commission to redesign the state flag, and eliminated public university tuition for families earning under $85,000. The slim majorities held by the DFL were maintained by narrow victories in key battleground districts. They won control of the chamber following the 2018 election and entered this cycle with a majority of 5 seats.^[3]

The DFL lost 3 seats in Greater Minnesota to the Republicans, resulting in a tie with both parties winning 67 seats.^[4] Two seats, in 14B in Saint Cloud and 54A in Shakopee, were won by the DFL within a 0.5% margin and held hand recounts, which confirmed the initial winners.^[5]

Republicans challenged three seat results in court. In District 54A, 21 ballots went missing due to human error on the first day of absentee ballot processing, and the margin between candidates was only 15 votes after a recount.^[6][7] The judge ruled in favor of Tabke, denying the request for a special election.^[8]

In District 40B, Republicans successfully invalidated DFL winner Curtis Johnson's election certificate.^[9] The judge ruled that Johnson does not meet residency requirements and is thus ineligible to take the oath of office.^[10][11] This temporarily shifts the House majority to 67–66 in favor of Republicans until a special election is held. DFL Representatives held a boycott of the first three weeks of the legislative sessions, in an attempt to deny the Republicans a quorum,^[12] until the two parties made a power sharing agreement on February 5.^[13] and on February 6, Lisa Demuth was elected as speaker.^[14]

• Dave Lislegard, 7B^[15]
• Liz Olson, 8A^[16]
• Gene Pelowski, 26A^[17]
• Jerry Newton, 35B^[16]
• Michael Nelson, 38A^[18]
• Jamie Becker-Finn, 40B^[16]
• Laurie Pryor, 49A^[19]
• Heather Edelson, 50A^[20]
• Frank Hornstein, 61A^[21]
• Hodan Hassan, 62B^[22]

• Debra Kiel, 1B^[23]
• Matt Grossell, 2A^[24]
• Dean Urdahl, 16A^[25]
• Brian Daniels, 19A^[26]
• John Petersburg, 19B^[27]
• Brian Pfarr, 22B^[28]
• Anne Neu Brindley, 28B^[29]
• Mark Wiens, 41A^[30]
• Shane Hudella, 41B^[29]
• Pat Garofalo, 58B^[31]

A primary election was held in 19 districts to nominate Republican and DFL candidates. 15 Republican nominations and 7 DFL nominations were contested. Eight incumbents faced challenges for their party's nomination, with Brian Johnson (R-Cambridge), being the only incumbent who lost their party's nomination.^[32][33]

Primary results by district

District		Party	Candidates	Votes	%
6B		Republican	Josh Heintzeman (incumbent)	2,032	91.04
			Matthew Eric Zinda	200	8.96
7B		Republican	Matt Matasich	485	15.78
			Cal Warwas	2,588	84.22
8	A	DFL	Jordon Johnson	614	17.24
			Peter Johnson	2,947	82.76
	B	Republican	Timothy L. Meyer	561	38.19
			Shawn Savela	908	61.81
9A		Republican	Jeff Backer (incumbent)	3,151	65.73
			Boone Carlson	1,643	34.27
10A		Republican	Ron Kresha (incumbent)	2,295	50.38
			Diane Webb-Skillings	2,260	49.62
17A		Republican	Dawn Gillman (incumbent)	2,093	84.02
			Wayne Olson	398	15.98
19B		Republican	Michael J. Ditlevson	875	33.47
			Thomas J. Sexton	1,739	66.53
24B		Republican	Jesse O'Driscoll	631	42.84
			Dan Sepeda	842	57.16
26	A	Republican	S. James Doerr	345	13.31
			Aaron Repinski	2,247	86.69
		DFL	Sarah Kruger	2,162	51.97
			Dwayne Voegeli	1,998	48.03
	B	Republican	Gregory M. Davids (incumbent)	1,933	52.73
			Gary M. Steuart	1,733	47.27
		DFL	Eric M. Leitzen	325	18.23
			Allie Wolf	1,458	81.77
28A		Republican	James "Jimmy" Gordon	2,561	65.99
			Brian Johnson (incumbent)	1,320	34.01
36B		DFL	Brion Curran (incumbent)	1,854	62.59
			T.J. Malaskee	1,108	37.41
38	A	Republican	Yelena S. Kurdyumova	64	10.16
			Brad Olson	566	89.84
		DFL	Huldah Hitsley	1,005	51.28
			Wynfred Russell	955	48.72
	B	Republican	Chris Chubb	98	26.85
			Robert Marvin	267	73.15
41A		Republican	Wayne A Johnson	1,152	53.88
			Grayson McNew	986	46.12
49A		DFL	Kissy C Coakley	798	25.13
			Alex Falconer	2,377	74.87
61A		DFL	Katie Jones	3,956	43.15
			Isabel Rolfes	1,872	20.42
			Will Stancil	3,340	36.43
67B		Republican	Sharon Anderson	172	51.96
			AJ Plehal	159	48.04
[33]

Source	Ranking	As of
CNalysis[34]	Likely D	October 30, 2024

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample	MOE	DFL	Rep.	Other	Undecided
KSTP/SurveyUSA[35]	February 23–28, 2024	1,603 (LV)	± 3.0%	46%	41%	3%	11%
KSTP/SurveyUSA[36]	April 3–7, 2024	608 (LV)	± 4.9%	44%	45%	3%	8%
KSTP/SurveyUSA[37]	May 8–11, 2024	625 (LV)	± 4.3%	43%	45%	4%	8%
KSTP/SurveyUSA[38]	June 12–16, 2024	626 (LV)	± 4.5%	47%	45%	1%	7%
KSTP/SurveyUSA[39]	July 23–25, 2024	656 (LV)	± 4.1%	50%	40%	2%	7%
KSTP/SurveyUSA[40]	August 27–29, 2024	635 (LV)	± 4.5%	48%	43%	2%	8%
KSTP/SurveyUSA[41]	September 23–26, 2024	646 (LV)	± 4.3%	47%	43%	3%	8%
KSTP/SurveyUSA[42]	October 24–28, 2024	728 (LV)	± 4.0%	48%	43%	1%	7%

Party		Candidates	Votes			Seats
			No.	%	±	No.	±	%
	Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party	133	1,545,213	49.95	-0.96	67	–3	50.0
	Republican Party of Minnesota	128	1,530,797	49.48	+1.19	67	+3	50.0
	Independence–Alliance Party of Minnesota	1	3,517	0.11	-0.07	0	±0	0.0
	Libertarian Party of Minnesota	1	1,298	0.04	+0.01	0	±0	0.0
	Green Party of Minnesota	1	3,284	0.11	+0.11	0	±0	0.0
	Independent	2	1,560	0.05	-0.03	0	±0	0.0
	Write-in	N/A	7,814	0.25	-0.09	0	±0	0.0
Total			3,093,483	100	N/A	134	N/A	100
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State[43]

Major Minnesota news outlets published lists of House districts that were expected to be competitive in 2024 based on past results and campaign spending. The Minnesota Star Tribune considered 15 races competitive, MPR News listed 14 as districts to watch, MinnPost and the Minnesota Reformer both cited 16 districts.^{[44][45][46][47]}

21 districts were decided by margins below 10 points, 16 races under 5 points, and 4 separated by less than 1%.^[43] The closest contest was in District 54A, where Brad Tabke led by 14 votes on election night (0.06%); this margin was extended to 15 votes after a hand recount. Districts 54A and 14B both saw their results confirmed in recounts.^[48][49]

District	Incumbent						2024 Results
	Incumbent Name	Retiring	Party		First elected	2022 margin (pp)[50]	Winner	Margin (pp)[43]	Result
2A	Matt Grossell	Yes	Rep.		2016	8.8	Bidal Duran Jr	3.83	Rep. hold
3B	Natalie Zeleznikar	No	Rep.		2022	0.15	Natalie Zeleznikar	0.60	Rep. hold
7B	Dave Lislegard	Yes	DFL		2018	2.36	Cal Warwas	12.78	Rep. gain
11A	Jeff Dotseth	No	Rep.		2022	2.45	Jeff Dotseth	2.78	Rep. hold
14A	Bernie Perryman	No	Rep.		2022	1.39	Bernie Perryman	12.85	Rep. hold
14B	Dan Wolgamott	No	DFL		2018	3.66	Dan Wolgamott	0.96[b]	DFL hold
18A	Jeff Brand	No	DFL		2018	2.20	Erica Schwartz	3.37	Rep. gain
26A	Gene Pelowski	Yes	DFL		1986	10.19	Aaron Repinski	5.70	Rep. gain
32B	Matt Norris	No	DFL		2022	2.33	Matt Norris	1.73	DFL hold
33B	Josiah Hill	No	DFL		2022	8.03	Josiah Hill	2.70	DFL hold
34A	Danny Nadeau	No	Rep.		2022	6.76	Danny Nadeau	7.08	Rep. hold
35A	Zack Stephenson	No	DFL		2018	4.97	Zack Stephenson	3.82	DFL hold
35B	Jerry Newton	Yes	DFL		2008	1.35	Kari Rehrauer	1.22	DFL hold
36A	Elliott Engen	No	Rep.		2022	2.82	Elliott Engen	8.23	Rep. hold
36B	Brion Curran	No	DFL		2022	7.1	Brion Curran	3.28	DFL hold
41A	Mark Wiens	Yes	Rep.		2022	0.55	Wayne Johnson	1.09	Rep. hold
41B	Shane Hudella	Yes	Rep.		2022	2.18	Tom Dippel	2.08	Rep. hold
45A	Andrew Myers	No	Rep.		2022	6.09	Andrew Myers	10.13	Rep. hold
47B	Ethan Cha	No	DFL		2022	6.32	Ethan Cha	8.95	DFL hold
48B	Lucy Rehm	No	DFL		2022	2.00	Lucy Rehm	0.87	DFL hold
54A	Brad Tabke	No	DFL		2018	8.29	Brad Tabke	0.06[c]	DFL hold
55A	Jessica Hanson	No	DFL		2020	6.14	Jessica Hanson	6.77	DFL hold
57B	Jeff Witte	No	Rep.		2022	3.33	Jeff Witte	4.79	Rep. hold
58A	Kristi Pursell	No	DFL		2022	9.02	Kristi Pursell	4.95	DFL hold

1A • 1B • 2A • 2B • 3A • 3B • 4A • 4B • 5A • 5B • 6A • 6B • 7A • 7B • 8A • 8B • 9A • 9B • 10A • 10B • 11A • 11B • 12A • 12B • 13A • 13B • 14A • 14B • 15A • 15B • 16A • 16B • 17A • 17B • 18A • 18B • 19A • 19B • 20A • 20B • 21A • 21B • 22A • 22B • 23A • 23B • 24A • 24B • 25A • 25B • 26A • 26B • 27A • 27B • 28A • 28B • 29A • 29B • 30A • 30B • 31A • 31B • 32A • 32B • 33A • 33B • 34A • 34B • 35A • 35B • 36A • 36B • 37A • 37B • 38A • 38B • 39A • 39B • 40A • 40B • 41A • 41B • 42A • 42B • 43A • 43B • 44A • 44B • 45A • 45B • 46A • 46B • 47A • 47B • 48A • 48B • 49A • 49B • 50A • 50B • 51A • 51B • 52A • 52B • 53A • 53B • 54A • 54B • 55A • 55B • 56A • 56B • 57A • 57B • 58A • 58B • 59A • 59B • 60A • 60B • 61A • 61B • 62A • 62B • 63A • 63B • 64A • 64B • 65A • 65B • 66A • 66B • 67A • 67B

Source: Minnesota Secretary of State^[33][43]

District 1A is located in the northwest corner of the state and includes all or portions of Kittson, Marshall, Pennington, and Roseau counties. The incumbent, Republican John Burkel, has served since 2021 and was re-elected with 76.07% of the vote.

• John Burkel (R), incumbent^[52]
• James Sceville (DFL)^[53]

District 1A general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Burkel (incumbent)	17,420	76.07
	Democratic (DFL)	James Sceville	5,466	23.87
	Write-in		14	0.06
Total votes			22,900	100.0
	Republican hold

District 1B is located in northwestern Minnesota and includes East Grand Forks, Crookston, and Red Lake Falls. The incumbent is Republican Debra Kiel, who was first elected in 2010. She was re-elected in 2022 with 71.13% of the vote. Kiel announced that she was retiring at the end of the term and would not be seeking re-election.

Republican Steve Gander won the election with 67% of the vote.

• Mike Christopherson (DFL)^[54]
• Steve Gander (R)^[32]

District 1B general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Gander	13,939	67.20
	Democratic (DFL)	Mike Christopherson	6,791	32.74
	Write-in		14	0.07
Total votes			20,744	100.0
	Republican hold

2A is located in northwestern Minnesota, stretching as far south as Bemidji and as far north as the Northwest Angle. Incumbent Matt Grossell (R) won in 2022 with 54.35% of the vote. Grossell is not seeking re-election.^[55] Republican Bidal Duran Jr won with about 52% of votes cast.

• Reed Olson (DFL)^[56]
• Bidal Duran Jr (R)^[57]

District 2A general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bidal Duran Jr	11,518	51.86
	Democratic (DFL)	Reed Olson	10,667	48.03
	Write-in		26	0.12
Total votes			22,211	100.0
	Republican hold

District 2B is in north-central Minnesota, including the towns of Bagley and Mahnomen.^[58] Incumbent Matt Bliss (R), first elected in 2016, won with 63.73% of the vote.^[50]

• Matt Bliss (R), incumbent^[57]
• Michael Reyes (DFL)^[32]

District 2B general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Matt Bliss	14,372	63.73
	Democratic (DFL)	Michael Reyes	8,168	36.22
	Write-in		10	0.04
Total votes			22,550	100
	Republican hold

Incumbent Roger Skraba (R) was first elected in 2022, when he won by a 15-vote margin, earning 49.98% of votes.^[50] District 3A is located in northeastern Minnesota, covering large portions of the Iron Range and the northern Arrowhead Region. Cities in the district include International Falls, Ely, Silver Bay, and Grand Marais. It is the largest house district by area.^[59]

• Harley Droba (DFL), mayor of International Falls^[60]
• Roger Skraba (R), incumbent^[32]
• Rich Tru (FWD)^[32]

District 3A general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Roger Skraba	14,443	55.54
	Democratic (DFL)	Harley Droba	10,779	41.45
	Forward	Rich Tru	712	2.74
	Write-in		73	0.28
Total votes			26,007	100

Incumbent Natalie Zeleznikar (R) was first elected in 2022, winning by 33 votes (50.01%) and ousted longtime DFL Rep. Mary Murphy.^[50] District 3B contains the suburbs and townships around Duluth including Two Harbors, Hermantown and Rice Lake.^[61] Voters in the district opted for President Joe Biden in the 2020 election and Walz in 2022.^[62]

Mark Munger, a former Proctor city attorney and a retired judge for the Sixth Judicial District, is her DFL opponent. Munger also owns a publishing company, the Cloquet River Press, and has authored 14 books, according to his publishing website.^[62] Munger's years on the bench and past judicial decisions have come under some scrutiny from conservative organizations.^[63]

• Natalie Zeleznikar (R), incumbent^[64]
• Mark Munger (DFL), judge^[65]

District 3B general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Natalie Zeleznikar	13,481	50.25
	Democratic (DFL)	Mark Munger	13,321	49.65
	Write-in		27	0.10
Total votes			26,828	100.00

District 4A is located in Moorhead.^[69] Incumbent Heather Keeler (DFL) was first elected in 2020 and won 58.58% of votes in 2022.^[50]

• Heather Keeler (DFL), incumbent^[70]
• Joshua Zincke (R)^[32]

District 4A general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic (DFL)	Heather Keeler	11,072	58.50
	Republican	Joshua Zincke	7,822	41.33
	Write-in		32	0.17
Total votes			18,926	100.00

District 4B is located in northwestern Minnesota, surrounding the city of Moorhead and including Glyndon and Detroit Lakes.^[71] Incumbent Jim Joy (R) won 62.88% of the vote in 2022.^[50]

• Thaddeus Laugisch (DFL)^[72]
• Jim Joy (R), incumbent^[32]

District 4B general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Joy	15,273	66.41
	Democratic (DFL)	Thaddeus Laugisch	7,709	33.52
	Write-in		16	0.07
Total votes			22,998	100.00

District 5A is located in north central Minnesota. The largest city in 5A is Park Rapids.^[73] Incumbent Krista Knudsen (R) was first elected in 2022 with 70.49% of the vote.

• Krista Knudsen (R), incumbent^[32]
• Brian Hobson (DFL)^[74]

District 5A general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Krista Knudsen	18,885	71.34
	Democratic (DFL)	Brian Hobson	7,551	28.57
	Write-in		22	0.08
Total votes			26,428	100.00

The district is located in central Minnesota and covers all of Todd County plus portions of Morrison, Cass, and Wadena counties. Republican Mike Wiener was first elected in 2022 with 75.36% of the vote.

• Gregg Hendrickson (DFL), veteran^[75]
• Mike Wiener (R), incumbent^[32]

District 5B general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Wiener	17,604	75.38
	Democratic (DFL)	Gregg Hendrickson	5,729	24.53
	Write-in		21	0.09
Total votes			23,354	100.00

District 6A, located in north central Minnesota, stretches from Grand Rapids to Garrison.^[78] Incumbent Ben Davis (R) was first elected in 2022 with 62.30% of the vote.

• Ben Davis (R), incumbent^[32]
• Earl Butenhoff (DFL)^[32]

District 6A general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ben Davis	17,765	66.04
	Democratic (DFL)	Earl Butenhoff	9,116	33.89
	Write-in		19	0.07
Total votes			26,900	100.00

District 6B is in Crow Wing County and includes Brainerd and some smaller towns near it. Incumbent Josh Heintzeman (R) won the Republican primary.

• Josh Heintzeman (R), incumbent^[32]
• Emily LeClaire (DFL)^[32]
• Troy Kenneth Scheffler (I)^[32]

• Matthew Eric Zinda (R)^[32]

District 6B DFL primary ^[79]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic (DFL)	Emily LeClaire	1,062	100%
Total votes			1,062	100%

District 6B Republican primary^[79]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Josh Heintzeman (incumbent)	2,032	91.04%
	Republican	Matthew Eric Zinda	200	8.96%
Total votes			2,232	100%

District 6B general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Josh Heintzeman (incumbent)	15,744	63.4
	Democratic (DFL)	Emily LeClaire	8,209	33.06
	Americans First	Troy Kenneth Scheffler	848	3.41
	Write-in		32	0.13
Total votes			24,833	100.00

District 7A is located in northeastern Minnesota, including portions of Itasca, Aikin, and St. Louis Counties.^[80]

• Aron Schnaser (DFL)^[81][32]
• Spencer Igo (R), incumbent^[32]

District 7A general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Spencer Igo	14,422	60.31
	Democratic (DFL)	Aron Schnaser	9,467	39.59
	Write-in		23	0.1
Total votes			23,912	100.00

District 7B is located in the northeastern Iron Range of Minnesota, and includes the cities of Virginia, Chisholm, Eveleth, and other rural townships in St. Louis County. The incumbent, DFLer Dave Lislegard, decided to not run for re-election.^[82] The seat was predicted as a likely flip,^[62] and Republican Cal Warwas won by over 12 points.

The winning Republican candidate is Cal Warwas, an Iron Range native who works at U.S. Steel’s Minntac mine in Mountain Iron.^[83] He serves in local government for Clinton Township. DFL candidate Lorrie Janatopoulos worked in the Department of Employment and Economic Development.^[84]

• Lorrie Janatopoulos (DFL)^[32]
• Cal Warwas (R)^[32]

• Matt Matasich (R)^[32]

District 7B DFL primary ^[79]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic (DFL)	Lorrie Janatopoulos	2,701	100%
Total votes			2,701	100%

District 7B Republican primary ^[79]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Cal Warwas	2,588	84.22%
	Republican	Matt Matasich	485	15.78%
Total votes			3,073	100%

District 7B general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Cal Warwas	13,781	56.34
	Democratic (DFL)	Lorrie Janatopoulos	10,655	43.56
	Write-in		23	0.09
Total votes			24,459	100.00
	Republican gain from Democratic (DFL)

District 8A covers west Duluth. Incumbent Liz Olson (DFL) is not seeking re-election.^[16] DFL-endorsed Peter Johnson won the DFL primary against Jordon Johnson.

• Peter Johnson (DFL)^[85]
• Mark McGrew (R)^[32]

• Jordon Johnson (DFL)^[32]

District 8A DFL primary ^[79]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic (DFL)	Peter Johnson	2,947	82.76%
	Democratic (DFL)	Jordon Johnson	614	17.24%
Total votes			3,561	100%

District 8A Republican primary ^[79]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mark McGrew	985	100%
Total votes			985	100%

District 8A general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic (DFL)	Peter Johnson	15,006	68.22
	Republican	Mark McGrew	6,962	31.65
	Write-in		29	0.13
Total votes			21,997	100.0

District 8B covers east Duluth. Incumbent Alicia Kozlowski (DFL) was first elected in 2022 with 70% of the vote.^[16] She was re-elected by a similar margin in 2024.

• Alicia (Liish) Kozlowski (DFL), incumbent^[70]
• Shawn Savela (R)^[32]

• Timothy L. Meyer (R)^[32]

District 8B DFL primary ^[79]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic (DFL)	Alicia Kozlowski (incumbent)	3,818	100%
Total votes			3,818	100%

District 8B Republican primary ^[79]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Shawn Savela	908	61.81%
	Republican	Timothy L. Meyer	561	38.19%
Total votes			1,469	100%

District 8B general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Shawn Savela	7,954	31.25
	Democratic (DFL)	Alicia Kozlowski (incumbent)	17,440	68.53
	Write-in		55	0.22
Total votes			25,449	100.00

District 9A covers Grant, Traverse and Wilkin Counties and parts of Otter Tail County in western Minnesota.^[86]

• Jeff Backer (R), incumbent
• Michael Ziomko (DFL)

• Boone Carlson (R)

District 9A DFL primary ^[79]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic (DFL)	Michael Ziomko	1,639	100%
Total votes			1,639	100%

District 9A Republican primary^[79]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeff Backer (incumbent)	3,151	65.73%
	Republican	Boone Carlson	1,643	34.27%
Total votes			4,794	100%

District 9A general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeff Backer (incumbent)	15,587	68.76
	Democratic (DFL)	Michael Ziomko	7,042	31.06
	Write-in		41	0.18
Total votes			22,670	100.00

District 9B is located in Douglas and Otter Tail Counties in western Minnesota.^[87]

• Tom Murphy (R), incumbent^[32]
• Jason Satter (DFL)^[32]

District 9B general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Murphy	19,366	71.61
	Democratic (DFL)	Jason Satter	7,661	28.33
	Write-in		18	0.07
Total votes			27,045	100.00

District 10A is located around Mille Lacs Lake in central Minnesota.^[88]

• Ron Kresha (R), incumbent^[32]
• Julia Samsal Hipp (DFL)^[32]

• Diane Webb-Skillings (R)^[32]

District 10A DFL primary^[79]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic (DFL)	Julia Samsal Hipp	1,320	100%
Total votes			1,320	100%

District 10A Republican primary^[79]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ron Kresha (incumbent)	2,295	50.38%
	Republican	Diane Webb-Skillings	2,260	49.62%
Total votes			4,555	100%

District 10A general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ron Kresha (incumbent)	17,957	71.12
	Democratic (DFL)	Julia Samsal Hipp	7,159	28.35
	Write-in		134	0.53
Total votes			25,250	100.00

District 10B is located in central Minnesota, northeast of St. Cloud.^[89]

• Isaac Schultz (R), incumbent^[32]
• JoEllen Burns (DFL)^[32]

District 10B general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Isaac Schultz	19,959	79.64
	Democratic (DFL)	JoEllen Burns	5,079	20.27
	Write-in		24	0.10
Total votes			25,062	100.00

District 11A is located in Northeast Minnesota, just south of Duluth.^[90]

• Jeff Dotseth (R), incumbent^[32]
• Pete Radosevich (DFL)^[32]

District 11A general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeff Dotseth	12,252	51.19
	Democratic (DFL)	Pete Radosevich	11,588	48.41
	Write-in		96	0.40
Total votes			23,936	100.00

District 11B is located on the eastern border of Minnesota, midway between the Twin Cities and Duluth.^[91]

• Nathan Nelson (R), incumbent^[32]
• Eric Olson (DFL)^[32]

District 11B general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Nathan Nelson	16,047	68.62
	Democratic (DFL)	Eric Olson	7,320	31.30
	Write-in		20	0.09
Total votes			23,387	100.00

District 12A is located in western Minnesota, stretching from Big Stone County into western Stearns County.^[92]

• Paul H. Anderson (R), incumbent^[32]
• Becky K. Parker (DFL)^[32]

District 12A general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Paul Anderson (incumbent)	17,110	73.80
	Democratic (DFL)	Becky K. Parker	6,058	26.13
	Write-in		15	0.06
Total votes			23,183	100.00

District 12B is located in western Minnesota, including Alexandria and nearby areas.^[93]

• Mary Franson (R), incumbent^[32]
• Judd Hoff (DFL)^[32]

District 12B general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mary Franson (incumbent)	18,571	76.73
	Democratic (DFL)	Judd Hoff	4,946	20.44
	Write-in		685	2.83
Total votes			24,202	100.00

District 13A is located in Stearns County in Central Minnesota, west of St. Cloud.^[94]

• Lisa Demuth (R), incumbent and House minority leader^[32]
• Cindy Aho (DFL)^[32]

District 13A general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lisa Demuth (incumbent)	19,215	75.30
	Democratic (DFL)	Cindy Aho	6,282	24.62
	Write-in		20	0.08
Total votes			25,517	100.00

District 13B is located northwest of St. Cloud in Central Minnesota, including much of Sauk Rapids.^[95]

• Tim O'Driscoll (R), incumbent^[32]
• Dusty Bolstad (DFL)^[32]

District 13B general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tim O'Driscoll (incumbent)	16,467	68.63
	Democratic (DFL)	Dusty Bolstad	7,505	31.28
	Write-in		23	0.10
Total votes			23,995	100.00

District 14A includes about half of St. Cloud and the cities of St. Joseph and St. Augusta. The district has experienced significant demographic changes due to an influx of immigrants, particularly from East Africa, in the last decade. About 68% of residents are non-Hispanic White, 20% are Black or African American, and 5% are Hispanic or Latino.^[96]

First-term representative Bernie Perryman won the 2022 election over her DFL opponent by 199 votes. Perryman is a small business owner and chair of the St. Cloud Chamber of Commerce. She was also a regional vice president for Anheuser-Busch for 20 years.^[97]

Abdi Daisane, a Somali American business owner, is the DFL challenger. Daisane moved to St. Cloud in 2013 to attend St. Cloud State University.^[98] His priorities, according to his campaign website, include supporting affordable housing, increasing funding for the state's child care centers and advocating for climate justice.^[99]

• Abdi Daisane (DFL)^[100][101]
• Bernie Perryman (R), incumbent^[32]

• Tami Calhoun (DFL)^[102]

District 14A general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bernie Perryman (incumbent)	10,967	56.31
	Democratic (DFL)	Abdi Daisane	8,463	43.46
	Write-in		45	0.23
Total votes			19,475	100.00

District 14B represents the other half of St. Cloud as well as part of Sauk Rapids. The results fell within the margin for a hand recount in some precincts. A recount confirmed Wolgamott's re-election and reduced his vote total by one.^[48]

Incumbent Dan Wolgamott (DFL) won his 2022 race by 540 votes.^[62] The three-term legislator ran for reelection. Last year, Wolgamott pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor DWI charge after he was suspected of drinking alcohol in the parking lot of a liquor store.^[103]

GOP challenger Sue Ek ran for a St. Cloud House seat during a special election in 2005, but the state Supreme Court removed her from the ballot after agreeing with a lower court that she didn't live in St. Cloud long enough to meet the state's residency requirements.^[104]

• Dan Wolgamott (DFL), incumbent^[32]
• Sue Ek (R)^[32]

District 14B general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sue Ek	9,814	49.40
	Democratic (DFL)	Dan Wolgamott (incumbent)	10,004	50.36
	Write-in		48	0.24
Total votes			19,867	100.00
A hand recount confirmed the results.[105]

District 15A is in southwest Minnesota, including Lac Qui Parle, Lyon, and Yellow Medicine counties and the city and township of Granite Falls.^[106]

• Anthony M Studemann (DFL)^[107]
• Chris Swedzinski (R), incumbent^[32]

District 15A general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chris Swedzinski (incumbent)	16,111	71.68
	Democratic (DFL)	Anthony M Studemann	6,347	28.24
	Write-in		18	0.08
Total votes			22,476	100.00

District 15B is in southwest Minnesota, comprising Brown County, Redwood County, and the northwest of Blue Earth County.^[108]

• Paul Torkelson (R), incumbent^[32]
• Tom Kuster (DFL)^[32]

District 15B general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Paul Torkelson (incumbent)	16,814	72.65
	Democratic (DFL)	Tom Kuster	6,315	27.29
	Write-in		14	0.06
Total votes			23,143	100.00

District 16A is in western Minnesota.^[109] Incumbent Dean Urdahl (R), who took 73% of the vote in 2022, did not run for re-election.^[25] Republican Scott Van Binsbergen won the election, taking 71.6% of the vote.

• Scott Van Binsbergen (R)^[32]
• Kathy Hegstad (DFL)^[32]

District 16A general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Scott Van Binsbergen	16,039	71.60
	Democratic (DFL)	Kathy Hegstad	6,338	28.29
	Write-in		24	0.11
Total votes			22,401	100.00
	Republican hold

District 16B is in Kandiyohi County in west-central Minnesota.^[110]

• Josiah Ampian (DFL)^[111]
• Dave Baker (R), incumbent^[32]

District 16B general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dave Baker (incumbent)	16,847	76.10
	Democratic (DFL)	Josiah Ampian	5,271	23.81
	Write-in		20	0.09
Total votes			22,138	100.00

District 17A is located in south-central Minnesota, including the city of Hutchinson.^[112]

• Dawn Gillman (R), incumbent^[32]
• Chad Tschimperle (DFL)^[32]

• Wayne Olson (R)^[32]

District 17A DFL primary ^[79]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic (DFL)	Chad Tschimperle	725	100%
Total votes			725	100%

District 17A Republican primary ^[79]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dawn Gillman (incumbent)	2,093	84.02%
	Republican	Wayne Olson	398	15.98%
Total votes			2,491	100%

District 17A general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dawn Gillman (incumbent)	17,053	71.03
	Democratic (DFL)	Chad Tschimperle	6,930	28.87
	Write-in		24	0.10
Total votes			24,007	100.00

District 17B is located in Carver, Sibley and McLeod Counties, covering southwest exurbs of the Twin Cities.^[113]

• Bobbie Harder (R), incumbent^[114]
• Jennifer Nuesse (DFL)^[32]

District 17B general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bobbie Harder (incumbent)	17,424	70.03
	Democratic (DFL)	Jennifer Nuesse	7,431	29.87
	Write-in		25	0.10
Total votes			24,880	100.00

District 18 includes parts of Mankato and the cities of North Mankato and Kasota. Incumbent representative Jeff Brand (DFL) lost his bid for re-election to Republican candidate Erica Schwartz.

Brand was previously a St. Peter City Council member and board member of the Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities. Erica Schwartz lives in Nicollet, where she works at a local convenience store owned by her husband; Schwartz ran on inflation, law enforcement and education.^[115] Schwartz was heard in a side conversation after a fundraiser saying that Democratic are leading the U.S. towards another Holocaust. She apologized for the comment.^[116]

• Jeff Brand (DFL), incumbent^[70]
• Erica Schwartz (R)^[32]

District 18A general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Erica Schwartz	12,282	51.60
	Democratic (DFL)	Jeff Brand (incumbent)	11,480	48.23
	Write-in		42	0.18
Total votes			23,804	100.00
	Republican gain from Democratic (DFL)

District 18B is in Southern Minnesota, primarily located in Mankato.^[117]

• Luke Frederick (DFL), incumbent^[32]
• Dar Vosburg (R)^[32]

District 18B general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dar Vosburg	8,650	44.18
	Democratic (DFL)	Luke Frederick	10,892	55.64
	Write-in		35	0.18
Total votes			19,577	100.00

District 19A is in and around Faribault in southern Minnesota.^[118] Incumbent Brian Daniels (R), who won with 64.9% of votes in 2022, did not run for re-election.^[26] Republican Keith Allen held the seat with 64.6% of the vote.

• Keith Allen (R)^[32]
• Jessica Navarro (DFL)^[32]

District 19A general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Keith Allen	13,366	64.59
	Democratic (DFL)	Jessica Navarro	7,311	35.33
	Write-in		16	0.08
Total votes			20,693	100.00
	Republican hold

District 19B is located in and around Owatonna in southern Minnesota. Incumbent John Petersburg (R), who won 70% of votes in 2022, did not run for re-election.^[27] Republican Thomas J. Sexton won the general election with 66.03% of the vote.

• Thomas J. Sexton (R)^[32]
• Edelgard Fernandez Mejia (DFL)^[32]

• Michael J. Ditlevson (R)^[32]

District 19B DFL primary ^[79]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic (DFL)	Edelgard Fernandez Mejia	869	100%
Total votes			869	100%

District 19B Republican primary ^[79]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Thomas J. Sexton	1,740	66.54%
	Republican	Michael J. Ditlevson	875	33.46%
Total votes			2,615	100%

District 19B general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Thomas J. Sexton	14,620	66.03
	Democratic (DFL)	Edelgard Fernandez Mejia	7,495	33.85
	Write-in		28	0.13
Total votes			22,143	100.00
	hold

District 20A is located in Southeastern Minnesota along the Mississippi River, including the city of Red Wing.^[119]

• Heather Arndt (DFL)^[120]
• Pam Altendorf (R), incumbent^[32]

District 20A general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Pam Altendorf (incumbent)	14,333	57.60
	Democratic (DFL)	Heather Arndt	10,535	42.34
	Write-in		15	0.06
Total votes			24,883	100.00

District 20B is in Southeastern Minnesota, including areas north and east of Rochester.^[121]

• Michael Hutchinson (DFL)^[122]
• Steven E Jacob (R), incumbent^[32]

District 20B general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steven E Jacob (incumbent)	16,854	66.85
	Democratic (DFL)	Michael Hutchinson	8,333	33.05
	Write-in		24	0.10
Total votes			25,211	100.00

District 21A is in the southwest corner of the state. Incumbent Joe Schomacker (R) has been serving since 2011, and was re-elected with 83 percent of the vote.

• Joe Schomacker (R), incumbent^[32]
• Creedence Petroff (I–A)^[123]

District 21A general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joe Schomacker (incumbent)	18,669	83.89
	Independence	Creedence Petroff	3,517	15.80
	Write-in		67	0.30
Total votes			22,253	100.00
	Republican hold

• Jon Wilson (DFL), mayor of St. James^[132]
• Marj Fogelman (R), incumbent^[32]

District 21B general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Marj Fogelman (incumbent)	11,983	66.30
	Democratic (DFL)	Jon Wilson	6,078	33.63
	Write-in		12	0.07
Total votes			18,073	100.00

• Marisa Ulmen (DFL)^[133]
• Bjorn Olson (R), incumbent^[32]

District 22A general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bjorn Olson (incumbent)	15,699	69.42
	Democratic (DFL)	Marisa Ulmen	6,896	30.49
	Write-in		21	0.09
Total votes			22,616	100.00

District 22B is in the southwest of Minnesota, including parts of Blue Earth, Le Sueuer, Rice, and Scott Counties.^[134] Incumbent Brian Pfarr (R) did not run for re-election.^[28] Republican Terry Stier won the seat with 68.7% of the vote.

• Terry Stier (R)^[32]
• Sara Nett-Torgrimson (DFL)^[32]

District 22B general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Terry Stier	17,053	68.74
	Democratic (DFL)	Sara Nett-Torgrimson	7,740	31.20
	Write-in		16	0.06
Total votes			24,809	100.00
	Republican hold