MN State Senate
How Often Do Minnesota Legislative Specials Determine Partisan Control of a Chamber?
November’s SD 45 contest will be the fourth time since 1973 in which party control is on the line in a special state house or senate election.
Read MoreMinnesota Republicans Notch 3rd Biggest Increase in State Senate Seats Nationwide
Only New Hampshire and South Dakota gained a larger percentage of Senate seats in 2010 than Minnesota GOPers (+23.9 percent)
Read MoreSmart Politics Projections: Minnesota State Senate
Republican pick-ups of as many as 15 seats look quite feasible on paper
Read MoreHard at Work? Minnesota Legislature Sets Record for Decade-Long Days in Session
Last week, on the 82nd Legislative Day of the 86th Legislature, the Minnesota Legislature set a new record for the most days in session in a decade
Read MoreMike Parry Fends Off Critics, Engbrecht, and Srp to Hold 26th Senate District for GOP
Tri-County District split support among the three candidates; Roy Srp turns in best State Senate performance for IP since 2002
Read MoreGOP Has Historically Thrived in Minnesota State Senate Special Elections
Despite recent losses, Republican Party has notched a substantially better record in State Senate special elections than the DFL
Read MoreWill Republicans Win Murphy’s Open 28th Senate District Seat?
Retirement of Senator Steve Murphy Puts DFL Seat in play again for the GOP in ’10
Read MoreHow Republican is Minnesota Senate District 26?
Republicans in the district have outperformed against the GOP statewide average in 21 of 23 statewide and district races since 2002
Read MoreWill Roy Srp Help to Upend Mike Parry? The Independent Streak of MN Senate District 26
District has shown strong support for Independence Party candidates over the past decade
Read MoreOn Eve of New Economic Forecast, Minnesota Prepares for Further Budget Strains
Democratic-controlled legislatures in the spotlight, facing largest budget shortfalls across the nation
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