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
Seats before
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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
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Saint Paul
Mayoral elections
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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.
^"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.
^ ab"Elections Calendar". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
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