2024 Minnesota House of Representatives election

The 2024 Minnesota House of Representatives election will be 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 will take place on August 13, 2024.

In the previous legislature, the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL) leveraged their existing trifecta to enact significant legislative reforms, 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 are entering this cycle with a majority of 5 seats.

DFL

 * Dave Lislegard, 7B
 * Liz Olson, 8A
 * Gene Pelowski, 26A
 * Jerry Newton, 35B
 * Michael Nelson, 38A
 * Jamie Becker-Finn, 40B
 * Laurie Pryor, 49A
 * Heather Edelson, 50A
 * Frank Hornstein, 61A
 * Hodan Hassan, 62B

Republican

 * Debra Kiel, 1B
 * Matt Grossell, 2A
 * Dean Urdahl, 16A
 * Brian Daniels, 19A
 * John Petersburg, 19B
 * Brian Pfarr, 22B
 * Anne Neu Brindley, 28B
 * Mark Wiens, 41A
 * Shane Hudella, 41B
 * Pat Garofalo, 58B

Primary elections results
A primary election will be held in 19 districts to nominate Republican and DFL candidates. 15 Republican nominations and 7 DFL nominations will be contested. Eight incumbents are opposed for their party's nomination.

District 1A
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 is Republican John Burkel, who was first elected in 2020. He was re-elected in 2022 with 76.26% of the vote.

Candidates

 * John Burkel (R), incumbent
 * James Sceville (DFL), optician

District 1B
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.

Candidates

 * Mike Christopherson (DFL)
 * Steve Gander (R)

District 2A
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.

Candidates

 * Reed Olson (DFL), business owner
 * Bidal Duran Jr (R)

District 2B
District 2B is in north-central Minnesota, including the towns of Bagley and Mahnomen. Incumbent Matt Bliss (R), first elected in 2016, won in 2022 with 63.46% of the vote.

Candidates

 * Matt Bliss (R), incumbent
 * Michael Reyes (DFL)

District 3A
Incumbent Roger Skraba (R) was first elected in 2022, when he won by a 15-vote margin, earning 49.98% of votes. 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.

Candidates

 * Harley Droba (DFL), mayor of International Falls
 * Roger Skraba (R), incumbent
 * Rich Tru (FWD)

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

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. Munger’s years on the bench and past judicial decisions have come under some scrutiny from right-wing organizations.

Candidates

 * Natalie Zeleznikar (R), incumbent
 * Mark Munger (DFL), judge

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

Candidates

 * Heather Keeler (DFL), incumbent
 * Joshua Zincke (R)

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

Candidates

 * Thaddeus Laugisch (DFL)
 * Jim Joy (R), incumbent

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

Candidates

 * Krista Knudsen (R), incumbent
 * Brian Hobson (DFL), teacher

District 5B
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.

Candidates

 * Gregg Hendrickson (DFL), veteran
 * Mike Wiener (R), incumbent

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

Candidates

 * Ben Davis (R), incumbent
 * Earl Butenhoff (DFL)

Candidates

 * Josh Heintzeman (R), incumbent
 * Matthew Eric Zinda (R)
 * Emily LeClaire (DFL)
 * Troy Kenneth Scheffler (I)

Candidates

 * Aron Schnaser (DFL)
 * Spencer Igo (R), incumbent

District 7B
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 is DFLer Dave Lislegard, who was first elected in 2018. He was re-elected most recently in 2022 with 51.10% of the vote. He decided to not run for re-election. Voters in 7B voted for President Donald Trump in 2020 and for Republican gubernatorial candidate Scott Jensen in 2022. This is among the last DFL seats in northeast Minnesota, which has become increasingly Republican in the Trump years, and gives Republicans their best chance of a flip.

DFL candidate Lorrie Janatopoulos, who worked in Tim Walz’s Department of Employment and Economic Development, states on her campaign website that she’s “pro-labor, pro-mining, pro-freedom.” She won a Bush Foundation fellowship in 2016, and the Bush Foundation states Janatopoulos was an LGBTQ activist on the Iron Range.

Cal Warwas, an Iron Range native, works at the U.S. Steel’s Minntac mine in Mountain Iron. He serves in local government for Clinton Township and is the endorsed GOP candidate. In a press release announcing his candidacy, Warwas said one of his top priorities will be mining policy and described himself as a “citizen pro-mining activist.”

Candidates

 * Lorrie Janatopoulos (DFL)
 * Cal Warwas (R), miner
 * Matt Matasich (R)

District 8A
District 8A covers southern Duluth. Incumbent Liz Olson (DFL) is not seeking re-election.

Candidates

 * Peter Johnson (DFL), firefighter
 * Jordon Johnson (DFL)
 * Mark McGrew (R)

District 8B
District 8B covers the southwestern portion of Duluth. Incumbent Alicia Kozlowski (DFL) was first elected in 2022 with 70% of the vote.

Candidates

 * Alicia (Liish) Kozlowski (DFL), incumbent
 * Shawn Savela (R)
 * Timothy L. Meyer (R)

Candidates

 * Jeff Backer (R), incumbent
 * Boone Carlson (R)
 * Michael Ziomko (DFL)

Candidates

 * Tom Murphy (R), incumbent
 * Jason Satter (DFL)

Candidates

 * Ron Kresha (R), incumbent
 * Diane Webb-Skillings (R)
 * Julia Samsal Hipp (DFL)

Candidates

 * Isaac Schultz (R), incumbent
 * JoEllen Burns (DFL)

Candidates

 * Jeff Dotseth (R), incumbent
 * Pete Radosevich (DFL)

Candidates

 * Nathan Nelson (R), incumbent
 * Eric Olson (DFL)

Candidates

 * Paul H. Anderson (R), incumbent
 * Becky K. Parker (DFL)

Candidates

 * Mary Franson (R), incumbent
 * Judd Hoff (DFL)

Candidates

 * Lisa Demuth (R), incumbent, the current House minority leader
 * Cindy Aho (DFL)

Candidates

 * Tim O'Driscoll (R), incumbent
 * Dusty Bolstad (DFL)

District 14A
District 14A includes about half of St. Cloud and the cities of St. Joseph and St. Augusta. 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.

Abdi Daisane, who lives in St. Cloud, owns a child care center and has a master’s degree in public administration from St. Cloud State University. The DFL candidate’s priorities include supporting affordable housing, increasing funding for the state’s child care centers and advocating for climate justice.

Candidates

 * Abdi Daisane (DFL), childcare executive
 * Bernie Perryman (R), incumbent

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 * Tami Calhoun (DFL), business owner

District 14B
District 14B represents the other half of St. Cloud as well as part of Sauk Rapids. The district voted for Biden in 2020 and Walz in 2022. Dan Wolgamott (DFL) won his 2022 race by 540 votes. The three-term legislator is running 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.

GOP challenger Sue Ek says on her campaign site that her priorities include lower taxes, support for law enforcement and protecting “parents’ rights to school choice, including homeschooling.” 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.

Candidates

 * Dan Wolgamott (DFL), incumbent
 * Sue Ek (R)

Candidates

 * Anthony M Studemann (DFL)
 * Chris Swedzinski (R), incumbent

Candidates

 * Paul Torkelson (R), incumbent
 * Tom Kuster (DFL)

District 16A
Incumbent Dean Urdahl (R) is not running for re-election.

Candidates

 * Scott Van Binsbergen (R)
 * Kathy Hegstad (DFL)

Candidates

 * Josiah Ampian (DFL)
 * Dave Baker (R), incumbent

Candidates

 * Dawn Gillman (R), incumbent
 * Wayne Olson (R)
 * Chad Tschimperle (DFL)

Candidates

 * Bobbie Harder (R), incumbent
 * Jennifer Nuesse (DFL)

District 18A
District 18 includes parts of Mankato and the cities of North Mankato and Kasota. Incumbent representative Jeff Brand (DFL) is running for re-election. Brand was previously a St. Peter City Council member and board member of the Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities.

Erica Schwartz is the GOP-endorsed candidate. Schwartz lives in Nicollet, where she works at a local convenience store owned by her husband, according to her campaign site. She states her top issues include ensuring students have access to quality education, combating inflation and bolstering Minnesota’s law enforcement.

Candidates

 * Jeff Brand (DFL), incumbent
 * Erica Schwartz (R)

Candidates

 * Luke Frederick (DFL), incumbent
 * Dar Vosburg (R)

District 19A
Incumbent Brian Daniels is not seeking re-election.

Candidates

 * Keith Allen (R)
 * Jessica Navarro (DFL)

District 19B
Incumbent John Petersburg (R) is not seeking re-election.

Candidates

 * Michael J. Ditlevson (R)
 * Thomas J. Sexton (R)
 * Edelgard Fernandez Mejia (DFL)

Candidates

 * Heather Arndt (DFL)
 * Pam Altendorf (R), incumbent

Candidates

 * Michael Hutchinson (DFL)
 * Steven E Jacob (R), incumbent

Candidates

 * Joe Schomacker (R), incumbent
 * Creedence Petroff (I–A)

Candidates

 * Jon Wilson (DFL), mayor of St. James
 * Marj Fogelman (R), incumbent

Candidates

 * Marisa Ulmen (DFL)
 * Bjorn Olson (R), incumbent

District 22B
Incumbent Brian Pfarr (R) is not seeking re-election.

Candidates

 * Terry M. Stier (R)
 * Sara Nett-Torgrimson (DFL)

Candidates

 * Joe Staloch (DFL)
 * Peggy Bennett (R), incumbent

Candidates

 * Patricia Mueller (R)
 * Joseph Pacovsky (DFL)

Candidates

 * Heather Holmes, school board member (DFL)
 * Duane Quam (R), incumbent

Candidates

 * Tina Liebling (DFL), incumbent
 * Dan Sepeda (R)
 * Jesse O'Driscoll (R)

Candidates

 * Kim Hicks (DFL), incumbent
 * Ken Navitsky (R)

Candidates

 * Andy Smith (DFL), incumbent
 * Wes Lund (R)

District 26A
District 26A includes Goodview, Stockton, and Winona. Longtime representative Gene Pelowski (DFL) is not seeking re-election after his 19th term. Pelowski, who chairs the House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee. The local DFL party failed to endorse a candidate, and voters will determine whether Sarah Kruger or Dwayne Voegeli will be the DFL candidate in the August primary. Kruger is the chief of staff for the nonprofit FairVote Minnesota, which advocates for election reforms. Voegeli is a high school social studies teacher and chair of the Winona County Board of Commissioners.

The Republican-endorsed candidate is Aaron Repinski, who owns and operates the Winona Tour Boat Company. Repinski is also a Winona City Council member, and on his campaign site he states his top issues are improving education, the economy and public safety.

Candidates

 * Sarah Kruger (DFL), political activist
 * Dwayne Voegeli (DFL)
 * S. James Doerr (R)
 * Aaron Repinski (R)

Candidates

 * Gregory M. Davids (R), incumbent
 * Gary M. Steuart (R), business owner
 * Eric M. Leitzen (DFL)
 * Allie Wolf (DFL)

Candidates

 * Shane Mekeland (R), incumbent
 * Kathryn A. Geary (DFL)

Candidates

 * Bryan Lawrence (R), incumbent
 * Andrew Scouten (DFL)

Candidates

 * Brian Johnson (R), incumbent
 * James "Jimmy" Gordon (R), mayor of Isanti
 * Tim Dummer (DFL)

District 28B
District 28B covers most of Chisago County and includes Wyoming, Lindström, Center City, Chisago City, Taylors Falls, Shafer, Stacy, and eastern North Branch. It also covers the townships of Sunrise, Chisago Lake, Shafer, Amador, and Franconia. It is represented by Republican Anne Neu Brindley who was first elected in a 2017 special election. She announced she is not running for re-election in 2024.

Candidates

 * Mary J Murphy (DFL)
 * Max Rymer (R), business owner

Candidates

 * Joe McDonald (R), incumbent
 * Chris Brazelton (DFL)

Candidates

 * Marion (O'Neill) Rarick (R), incumbent
 * Colton Kratky (DFL)

Candidates

 * Sonja Buckmeier (DFL)
 * Walter Hudson (R), incumbent

Candidates

 * Paul Novotny (R), incumbent
 * Paul Bolin (DFL)

Candidates

 * Harry Niska (R), incumbent
 * Dara Grimmer (DFL)

Candidates

 * Peggy Scott (R), incumbent
 * Gadisa Berkessa (DFL)

Candidates

 * Nolan West (R), incumbent
 * Ashton Ramsammy (DFL)

District 32B
District 32B includes the cities of Blaine and Lexington. Freshman representative Matt Norris (DFL) is running for reelection. Norris won his 2022 race by 413 votes. The traditionally white working class district has steadily gained more people of color, which could swing the district more blue. Norris is vice chair of the House Taxes Committee.

Norris’ Republican challenger Alex Moe ran for the state Senate in 2022 in Duluth. Moe worked in the Anoka County courts system and his campaign site includes many right-wing culture war issues. Moe claimed, for instance, that in the Anoka-Hennepin School District, “teachers are also being forced to use specific gender pronouns and names for students without parental knowledge.”

Candidates

 * Matt Norris (DFL), incumbent
 * Alex Moe (R), law student

Candidates

 * Patti Anderson (R), incumbent
 * Jake Ross (DFL)

Candidates

 * Josiah Hill (DFL), incumbent
 * Jessica L. Johnson (R)

District 34A
District 34A includes Rogers, Dayton and Champlin. Incumbent Danny Nadeau won in 2022 by a significant margin, but a strong performance for Biden could oust him. Nadeau is a contract manager with Hennepin County, and on his campaign website he states that his small construction company went under in part because of labor unions.

Nadeau’s DFL challenger is again Brian Raines, who lost to Nadeau by about seven percentage points in 2022. Raines works for the state’s carpenters union. On his campaign site he says he wants to suspend the state’s gas tax, invest more in affordable health care and expand the state’s pre-kindergarten programs.

Candidates

 * Danny Nadeau (R), incumbent
 * Brian Raines (DFL)

Candidates

 * Melissa Hortman (DFL), incumbent, current speaker of the House
 * Scott Simmons (R)

District 35A
District 35A includes Anoka and Coon Rapids. Incumbent Zack Stephenson (DFL) is running for reelection after winning his 2022 race by about five percentage points. Stephenson, who chairs the House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee, is a prosecutor for Hennepin County.

Josh Jungling is the Republican challenger. Jungling is the charitable gambling manager for the Anoka Ramsey Athletic Association, and he states on his campaign site that his top issues include lowering taxes, supporting law enforcement and protecting senior citizens.

Candidates

 * Zack Stephenson (DFL), incumbent
 * Josh Jungling (R)

District 35B
District 35B is in the northwest metro and includes Coon Rapids and Andover. Incumbent Jerry Newton (DFL) is retiring. DFL candidate Kari Rehrauer is a member of the Coon Rapids City Council and a teacher.

The Republican candidate is Steve Pape, who is the president and CEO of an engineering consulting firm. Pape is a Navy veteran.

Candidates

 * Kari Rehrauer (DFL), Coon Rapids city councilor
 * Steve Pape (R)

District 36A
District 36A is in the north metro and includes North Oaks, Lino Lakes and Circle Pines. Incumbent Elliott Engen (R), who is running for reelection, works for a nonprofit environmental organization and he’s one of the state’s youngest legislators.

His DFL challenger is Janelle Calhoun, previously an executive director for a cancer research nonprofit.

Candidates

 * Elliott Engen (R), incumbent
 * Janelle Calhoun (DFL)

Did not file

 * Heidi Heino (Independence-Alliance)

Candidates

 * Patty Bradway (R)
 * Brion Curran (DFL), incumbent
 * T.J. Malaskee (DFL)

Candidates

 * Kristin Robbins (R), incumbent
 * Laurie Wolfe (DFL)

Candidates

 * John R. Bristol (R)
 * Kristin Bahner (DFL), incumbent

District 38A
Incumbent Michael Nelson (DFL) is retiring.

Candidates

 * Huldah Hiltsley (DFL)
 * Yelena S. Kurdyumova (R)
 * Brad Olson (R)
 * Wynfred Russell (DFL)

Candidates

 * Samantha Vang (DFL), incumbent
 * Chris Chubb (R)
 * Robert Marvin (R)

Candidates

 * Erin Koegel (DFL), incumbent
 * Rod Sylvester (R)

Candidates

 * Sandra Feist (DFL), incumbent
 * Kt Jacobs (R)

Candidates

 * Kelly Moller (DFL), incumbent, currently running unopposed.

District 40B
Incumbent Jamie Becker-Finn (DFL) is retiring.

Candidates

 * Curtis Johnson (DFL)
 * Paul Wikstrom (R)

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 * David Gottfried (DFL)

District 41A
District 41A includes Afton, Lake Elmo and Cottage Grove. Incumbent Mark Wiens (R) is not seeking reelection. In 2022, Wiens only narrowly carried the district, while Tim Walz won by nearly five percentage points.

Lucia Wroblewski, a retired St. Paul police officer, is the DFL candidate. On her campaign site, Wroblewski said she was a use-of-force expert for 24 years and a field training officer for 22 years. She is also an Afton City Council member.

The Republican-endorsed candidate for the seat is Grayson McNew, also backed by the Action 4 Liberty PAC. He’s a former legislative aide to Erik Mortensen. On his campaign site, McNew says he will push to enact school vouchers. McNew is facing a primary election against a more moderate Republican candidate Wayne Johnson.

Candidates

 * Lucia Wroblewski (DFL), former St. Paul police officer
 * Grayson McNew (R), former legislative aid
 * Wayne A Johnson (R), former Washington County Commissioner

District 41B
District 41B includes Cottage Grove and Hastings. Incumbent Shane Hudella (R) is retiring. Hudella won in 2022 by 418 votes.

Jen Fox is the DFL candidate. Fox is a Hastings City Council member and acting mayor of the city. The Republican candidate is Tom Dippel, who ran for the state Senate two years ago. Dippel is another Action 4 Liberty-endorsed candidate and founded the Minnesota Dental Lab in Newport.

Candidates

 * Jen Fox (DFL), Hastings city councilor
 * Tom Dippel (R)

Candidates

 * Ned Carroll (DFL), incumbent
 * Kathy Burkett (R)

Candidates

 * Ginny Klevorn (DFL), incumbent
 * Perry Nouis (R)

Candidates

 * Cedrick B. Frazier (DFL), incumbent
 * Todd Hesemann (R)

Candidates

 * Mike Freiberg (DFL), incumbent
 * Steve Merriman (R)

Candidates

 * Peter M Fischer (DFL), incumbent
 * Karla J. Nelson (R)

Candidates

 * Leon M. Lillie (DFL), incumbent
 * Bill Dahn (R)

Not yet filed

 * TJ Hawthorne (Libertarian)

District 45A
District 45A is located in the west metro and includes Minnetonka, Excelsior and Orono. Incumbent Andrew Myers (R) is running for reelection. Myers is an attorney and small business owner. Tracey Breazeale (DFL) is a Minnetonka Beach City Council member and former business executive who worked at Boston Consulting Group and Sleep Number.

Candidates

 * Tracey Breazeale (DFL)
 * Andrew Myers (R), incumbent

Candidates

 * Patty Acomb (DFL), incumbent, currently running unopposed.

Candidates

 * Larry Kraft (DFL), incumbent
 * John Nagel (R)

Candidates

 * Cheryl Youakim (DFL), incumbent.
 * Kim Rich (R)

Candidates

 * Amanda Hemmingsen-Jaeger (DFL), incumbent
 * Teresa Whitson (R)

District 47B
District 47B includes most of southern and eastern Woodbury. Incumbent Ethan Cha (DFL) is running for reelection

Candidates

 * Dwight Dorau (R)
 * Ethan Cha (DFL), incumbent

Candidates

 * Jim Nash (R), incumbent
 * Nathan Kells (DFL)

District 48B
District 48B includes Chaska, Chanhassen and Shorewood. Incumbent Lucy Rehm (DFL) is running for reelection. Rehm is a former teacher and Chanhassen City Council member. In 2022, she won the election by 417 votes. Caleb Steffenhagen, an officer in the Minnesota Army National Guard and a teacher, is the GOP candidate. He also owns a local milling company.

Candidates

 * Lucille "Lucy" Rehm (DFL), incumbent
 * Caleb Steffenhagen (R), business owner

Withdrawn

 * Haley Schubert (R), Chanhassen city councilor

District 49A
Incumbent Laurie Pryor (DFL) is retiring.

Candidates

 * Stacy L. Bettison (R)
 * Kissy C Coakley (DFL)
 * Alex Falconer (DFL)

Candidates

 * Carlie Kotyza-Witthuhn (DFL), incumbent
 * Wendi Russo (R)

District 50A
Incumbent Heather Edelson is not seeking re-election as she has been elected to the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners.

Candidates

 * Owen Michaelson (R)
 * Julie Greene (DFL)

Candidates

 * Steve Elkins (DFL), incumbent
 * Bob Gust (R)

Candidates

 * Michael Howard (DFL), incumbent
 * Jeffrey Thompson (R)

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 * Loretta Arradondo (DFL)

Candidates

 * Nathan Coulter (DFL), incumbent
 * Lion Dale Johnson	(R)

Candidates

 * Liz Reyer (DFL), incumbent
 * Diane Anderson (R)

Candidates

 * Douglas Willetts (R)
 * Bianca Virnig (DFL), incumbent

Candidates

 * Mary Frances Clardy (DFL), incumbent
 * Nathan Herschbach (R)

Candidates

 * Rick Hansen (DFL), incumbent
 * Aaron M. Brooksby (R)

District 54A
District 54A is in the south metro and encompasses Shakopee. Incumbent Brad Tabke (DFL) won his seat back by eight percentage points over the right-wing provocateur Republican Erik Mortensen. Mortensen had defeated him narrowly in 2020.

Rep. Brad Tabke, DFL-Shakopee, is running for a third term in this Biden/Walz south metro district that encompasses Shakopee. Tabke in 2022 won his race by eight percentage points over Erik Mortensen, the right-wing troll. Despite Tabke’s comfortable 2022 victory, Republicans hope a non-Mortensen, more traditional Republican candidate could perform better this year.

Republican Aaron Paul, a police officer and former school resource officer, will face off against Tabke. Paul says on his campaign site that he’s running to lower taxes, strengthen public safety and improve the state’s education outcomes.

Candidates

 * Brad Tabke (DFL), incumbent
 * Aaron Paul (R), Bloomington Police sergeant

Candidates

 * Ben Bakeberg (R), incumbent
 * Jean Lee (DFL)

Candidates

 * Jessica Hanson (DFL), incumbent
 * Gabriela Kroetch (R)

Candidates

 * Kaela Berg (DFL), incumbent
 * Van Holston (R)

Candidates

 * Robert Bierman (DFL), incumbent
 * Angela Zorn (R)

Candidates

 * Angeline Anderson (R)
 * John Huot (DFL), incumbent

Candidates

 * Veda Kanitz (DFL), teacher
 * Jon Koznick (R), incumbent

District 57B
District 57B covers Lakeville. Incumbent Jeff Witte (R) won his 2022 race by 676 votes and is running for re-election.

Candidates

 * Brian Cohn (DFL), party activist
 * Jeff Witte (R), incumbent

Candidates

 * Kristi Pursell (DFL), incumbent
 * Rita Hillmann Olson (R)

District 58B
District 58B is located in the southeastern part of the Twin Cities metro. It includes portions of Dakota County. The district covers the cities of Farmington and portions of Lakeville. Incumbent Pat Garofalo (R) is retiring.

Candidates

 * Ian English (DFL)
 * Drew Roach (R)

District 59A
District 59A covers Camden and parts of Near North in north Minneapolis. Incumbent Fue Lee (DFL) is running unopposed. He was first elected in 2016 and ran unopposed in 2022.

Candidates

 * Fue Lee (DFL), incumbent

District 59B
District 59B is located in Near North, Central, and parts of the East Bank neighborhood in Minneapolis. Incumbent Esther Agbaje was first elected in 2020 and ran unopposed in 2022.

Candidates

 * Esther Agbaje (DFL), incumbent
 * Kenneth Smoron (R)

District 60A
District 60A is located in Northeast Minneapolis. Incumbent Sydney Jordan (DFL), who was first elected in a 2020 special election, is running for re-election. In 2022, Jordan was elected with 86.85% of the vote.

Candidates

 * Sydney Jordan (DFL), incumbent
 * Mary Holmberg (R)

District 60B
District 60B is located in Southeast Minneapolis and includes all or parts of the neighborhoods Cedar-Riverside, Prospect Park, Marcy-Holmes, as well as the University of Minnesota campus. The incumbent is DFLer Mohamud Noor, who was first elected in 2018 and is running for re-election. He ran unopposed in 2022.

Candidates

 * Mohamud Noor (DFL), incumbent
 * Abigail Wolters (R)

District 61A
District 61A is located in downtown and Calhoun-Isles in south Minneapolis. Incumbent Frank Hornstein (DFL), first elected in 2002, is retiring. In 2022, Hornstein ran unopposed.

Candidates

 * Katie Jones (DFL), engineer
 * Isabel Rolfes (DFL), legislative aide
 * Will Stancil (DFL), attorney and civil rights advocate
 * Toya López (Green)

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 * Jared Brewington (DFL)
 * Trevor Turner (DFL), public policy director

District 61B
District 61B is located in southwest Minneapolis. Incumbent Jamie Long (DFL), the house majority leader, is seeking re-election. Long was first elected in 2018 and ran unopposed in 2022.

Candidates

 * Jamie Long (DFL), incumbent
 * Bob "Again" Carney Jr (R)

District 62A
District 62A is located in South Minneapolis and includes the neighborhoods of Whittier, Stevens Square-Loring Heights, West Phillips, Lyndale and Kingfield. Incumbent Aisha Gomez (DFL) was first elected in 2018 and ran unopposed in 2022.

Candidates

 * Aisha Gomez (DFL), incumbent
 * Alexandra (ZaZa) Hoffman Novick (R)

District 62B
District 62B is located in South Minneapolis, comprising much of Phillips and Powderhorn. Incumbent Hodan Hassan (DFL), first elected in 2018, is retiring. In 2022, Hassan was re-elected with 90.28% of the vote.

Candidates

 * Anquam Mahamoud (DFL), Twin Cities Health Services chief operating officer
 * Bob Sullentrop (R)

Withdrawn

 * Londel French (DFL), former Minneapolis Park Board commissioner
 * Bill Emory (DFL)
 * Ira Jourdain (DFL), Minneapolis Public Schools board member

District 63A
District 63A is located in south Minneapolis, mostly in Greater Longfellow. Incumbent Samantha Sencer-Mura (DFL) is currently running unopposed. Sencer-Mura was first elected in 2022 with 90.16% of the vote.

Candidates

 * Samantha Sencer-Mura (DFL), incumbent

District 63B
District 63B is located in south Minneapolis, mostly in the Nokomis area. Incumbent Emma Greenman (DFL) was first elected in 2020 and ran unopposed in 2022.

Candidates

 * Emma Greenman (DFL), incumbent
 * Diane Napper (R), graphic designer

District 64A
District 64A is located in western Saint Paul, mostly in Union Park and Mac-Groveland. Incumbent Kaohly Vang Her (DFL) was first elected in 2018 and won with 85.11% of the vote against Dan Walsh (R) in 2022.

Candidates

 * Kaohly Vang Her (DFL), incumbent
 * Dan Walsh (R)

District 64B
District 64B is located in southwestern Saint Paul, mostly in Highland Park. Incumbent Dave Pinto (DFL) was first elected in 2014 and won with 82.59% of the vote in 2022.

Candidates

 * Dave Pinto (DFL), incumbent
 * Peter Donahue (R)

District 65A
District 65A is located in Saint Paul, mostly in Frogtown and Summit-University. Incumbent Samakab Hussein (DFL) is running unopposed. Hussein was first elected in 2022, earning 71.21% of the vote.

Candidates

 * Samakab Hussein (DFL), incumbent

District 65B
District 65B stretches from downtown and the West Side of Saint Paul into the suburb of West Saint Paul. Incumbent María Isa Pérez-Vega (DFL) was first elected in 2022 with 78.54% of the vote.

Candidates

 * María Isa Pérez-Vega (DFL), incumbent
 * Mike Hilborn (R)

District 66A
District 66A includes the cities of Falcon Heights, Lauderdale, Roseville and Saint Paul (neighborhoods of St. Anthony Park, Como, and Hamline-Midway). Incumbent Leigh Finke, the first transgender legislator in Minnesota, was first elected in 2022 with 81.14% of the vote.

Candidates

 * Leigh Finke (DFL), incumbent
 * Fadil Jama (R)

District 66B
District 66B is located in north central Saint Paul. Incumbent Athena Hollins (DFL), first elected in 2020, received 78.42% of the vote in 2022.

Candidates

 * Athena Hollins (DFL), incumbent
 * Greg Copeland (R)

District 67A
District 67A is in the northeast corner of Saint Paul. Incumbent Liz Lee was first elected in 2022, receiving 75.13% of the vote.

Candidates

 * Liz Lee (DFL), incumbent
 * Scott Hesselgrave (R)

District 67B
District 67B is located in the easternmost part of Saint Paul. Incumbent Jay Xiong (DFL), first elected in 2018, received 75.17% of votes in 2022.

Candidates

 * Jay Xiong (DFL), incumbent
 * AJ Plehal (R)
 * Sharon Anderson (R)