Minnesota House
134 seats · 2-year terms
67DFL
66Republican
1Vacant
Speaker: Lisa Demuth (R). The chamber operates under a negotiated power-sharing agreement.
Current balance
AS OF OCT. 18, 2026Minnesota Senate
67 seats · Generally 4-year terms
34DFL
33Republican
President of the Senate: Bobby Joe Champion (DFL). Presides over Senate proceedings.
What the chambers do
State laws and spending require legislative action.
201 legislative seats are on the ballot in 2026. All 134 House and 67 Senate seats are up for election.
House
Introduces, amends and passes bills.
Revenue bills—primarily bills to raise money through taxes—must originate here.
Senate
Introduces, amends and passes bills.
Both chambers must agree.
Governor
Signs or vetoes legislation; some bills become law without a signature.
The House and Senate have equal legislative roles in most bills; this diagram shows the necessary approvals, not a fixed order.
Majorities typically shape
Committee
leadership
leadership
Budget
priorities
priorities
Bills brought
to a vote
to a vote
Oversight
hearings
hearings
Major state responsibilities:Taxes & spendingSchoolsHealth & safetyTransportationHousing
After the election
GOVERNING ARRANGEMENTSUnified government
One party holds both chambers and the governorship, generally easing passage of its agenda.
Split Legislature
Different parties hold the chambers. Bills generally need agreement across parties.
Divided government
The governor and at least one chamber differ in party control. Negotiation and vetoes can shape outcomes.
These are structural possibilities, not election forecasts. Split legislative control is also a form of divided government.
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Sources & notes
Official records checked October 18, 2026. This is a static snapshot, not a live seat tracker.- 1House party control: 2025–26 membership ↗Minnesota Legislative Reference Library — Records 67 DFL, 66 Republican, and one vacancy following the June 21, 2026 resignation of Rep. Joe Schomacker.
- 2Senate party control: 2025–26 ↗Minnesota Legislative Reference Library — Reports the 2026 session at 34 DFL and 33 Republicans.
- 3House power-sharing agreement ↗Minnesota House · Session Daily — Documents the agreement electing Lisa Demuth Speaker for the biennium and special rules for committees.
- 42026 Election by the Numbers ↗Minnesota Secretary of State — Lists 134 state House and 67 state Senate seats on the November 3, 2026 ballot.
- 5Making Laws: Passing Bills ↗Minnesota House Research — Documents that bills can originate in either chamber, must pass both, and go to the governor; outlines normal passage and veto-override votes.
- 6Article IV, Sections 18, 22 and 23 ↗Minnesota Constitution · Revisor of Statutes — Revenue bills originate in the House; both chambers pass laws; governor approves or vetoes, with constitutional override provisions.
- 7Frequently asked questions: committee process ↗Minnesota Legislature — Details leadership and committee assignments, as well as the process for hearing and advancing bills.
- 8Terms of office ↗Minnesota Legislature — Explains two-year House terms and generally four-year Senate terms, with exceptions after redistricting.
- 9Minnesota veto procedures ↗Minnesota House Research — Explains how vetoes, line-item vetoes, and laws without the governor’s signature operate.
- 10Senate leadership — President of the Senate ↗Minnesota Senate official roster — Lists Senator Bobby Joe Champion as President of the Senate.