2026 Minnesota Senate election

2026 Minnesota Senate election

November 3, 2026
All 67 seats in the Minnesota Senate 34 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   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 33 Seats before 34 33
Map of the incumbents:      DFL incumbent      DFL incumbent retiring      Republican incumbent      Republican incumbent retiring
Majority Leader before election Erin Murphy Democratic (DFL) Elected Majority Leader TBD

The 2026 Minnesota Senate election will be held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 3, 2026,[2] to elect members of the Senate of the 95th Minnesota Legislature to a four-year term. A primary election will be held in several districts on August 11, 2026.[2] The election coincides with the election of the other house of the Legislature, the Minnesota House of Representatives, and all other statewide elections.

Going into the election, the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party is defending a majority of 34 out of 67 seats, after winning control of the chamber in 2022.

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.[3] Minnesota Senate seats follow a 2,4,4 term length schedule;[4] there was no regularly-scheduled Minnesota Senate election in 2024.[5]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2024[a]
Committee	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Senate Victory Fund (R)[6]	$247,239	$129,064	$1,355,858
DFL Senate Caucus[7]	$385,391	$184,523	$1,078,290
Source: Minnesota Campaign Finance Board[8]

Notes

1. January 1-March 31 Fundraising Quarter

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. "Campaign finance report, Senate Victory Fund". MN Campaign Finance Board. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
7. "Campaign finance report, DFL Senate Caucus". MN Campaign Finance Board. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
8. "Campaign Finance Viewer, Party Unit". cfb.mn.gov. Retrieved February 23, 2024.