2025 Minnesota elections


Elections were held in the U.S. State of Minnesota on November 4, 2025, for various nonpartisan municipal offices. There were also township elections and several legislative special elections for the List of special elections to the Minnesota [House of Representatives|Minnesota House] and Senate.
Elections to Minnesota's various townships were held on March 11, 2025. Primary elections for the fall general election were on August 12, 2025, where necessary.

Timing

According to Minnesota state statute, special elections may only be held on five days in the year. Though exceptions do occur, the standard dates in 2025 are:
Six special elections to the 94th Minnesota Legislature were held in 2025, tying a record set in 1994 for the most special legislative special elections in a year in Minnesota.

Senate district 60 special election

A special election was held on January 28, 2025 to fill the 60th State Senate district, which had been vacated by the death of DFLer Kari Dziedzic due to cancer. DFL nominee Doron Clark defeated Republican nominee Abigail Wolters.
A primary election was held on January 14, 2025. In the DFL primary, Clark narrowly won the primary over activist Monica Meyer and a field of five other candidates. In the Republican primary, Wolters defeated Republican Christopher Robin Zimmerman by a wide margin.

House district 40B special election

A special election was held on March 11, 2025, to fill legislative district 40B of the Minnesota House of Representatives, located in Roseville and Shoreview in Ramsey County. The district was vacated after the election of Curtis Johnson was nullified in a supreme court case brought by his Republican opponent, Paul Wikstrom, because Johnson did not live within the district. This case and the resulting vacancy shifted control of the Minnesota House from a tie to a Republican majority. DFL candidate David Gottfried, a pro-bono specialist who dropped out of the race before the 2024 [Minnesota House of Representatives election#District 40B|2024 primary], defeated Wikstrom in the special election.
Originally, Governor Tim Walz set January 28, 2025 as the date for special election to fill this vacancy. The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that this election was called prematurely. After waiting the requisite three weeks from the start of session, Walz set a new date for March 11.

Senate district 6 special election

A special election was held on April 29, 2025 to fill the 6th state senate district, which had been vacated after Republican Justin Eichorn was arrested during a sting operation on suspicion of soliciting a minor for sex. Republican businesswoman Keri Heintzeman defeated DFLer Denise Slipy.
A primary election was held on April 15. In the primary election, Heintzeman defeated a wide field of candidates which included former Minnesota Republican Party chair Jennifer Carnahan and Josh Gazelka, the son of former Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka.

House district 34B special election

A special election was held on September 16, 2025 to fill district 34B, which was vacated due to the assassination of former speaker Melissa Hortman. The Democratic nominee, Xp Lee, defeated Republican Ruth Bittner, who was uncontested in the Republican primary.
A primary election was held on August 12, 2025, to determine the DFL nominee for the district. Former Brooklyn Park city council member Xp Lee defeated current Brooklyn Park city council member Christian Eriksen and Hennepin County prosecutor Erickson Saye for the nomination.

Senate district 29 special election

A special election was held on November 4, 2025 to fill the 29th Minnesota Senate district, which was vacated upon the death of Republican Bruce Anderson. Republican Michael Holmstrom Jr. defeated DFLer Louis McNutt by a 25 point margin.
A primary election was held on August 26, 2025, to determine the Republican nominee for the district. Holmstrom faced fellow Republicans Rachel Davis and Bradley Kurtz. Holmstrom Jr. won the primary.
Prior to the primary, an endorsement convention was held on August 5 by the Wright County Republican Party, with Holmstrom Jr. receiving the party endorsement. Following the endorsement four Republican candidates withdrew: Wright County Commissioner Tina Diedrick, Delano City Council Member Jason Franzen, Melinda Mihajlov, and Monticello City Council Member Kip Christianson.

Senate district 47 special election

A special election was held on November 4, 2025 to fill the 47th Minnesota Senate district, which was vacated when DFL senator Nicole Mitchell resigned after being convicted of burglary. DFL state representative Amanda Hemmingsen-Jaeger defeated Republican Dwight Dorau, who was uncontested in the Republican primary, by a 23 point margin.
A primary election was held on August 26, 2025, to determine the DFL nominee for the district. In the primary, Hemmingsen-Jaeger defeated fellow representative Ethan Cha.

Local elections

Seventeen municipalities and twenty-one school districts have regularly scheduled elections in 2025. There are also over 70 municipal and school board special elections, including seat vacancies and ballot questions.

Hennepin County

Minneapolis

Regularly scheduled elections were held in Minneapolis for mayor, city council, Minneapolis [Park and Recreation Board|park board], and the board of estimate and taxation concurrent with the fall general election. Minneapolis uses ranked-choice voting and does not hold primary elections.
In the mayoral election, incumbent mayor Jacob Frey was re-elected to a third term. In the 2025 [Minneapolis City Council election|city council election], progressives maintained a majority of seats.

Bloomington

held an election for half of their six-member city council, with one at-large seat and the first and second districts. Bloomington uses ranked-choice voting and did not have a primary election. Bloomington also had a school board election, using plurality block voting.

Ramsey County

Saint Paul mayor

A regularly scheduled mayoral election was held in Saint Paul, Minnesota, concurrent with the fall general election. Incumbent mayor Melvin Carter III, first elected in 2017, sought a third term. Carter was defeated for re-election by state representative Kaohly Her. This was the last municipal general election to be held in an off-year in Saint Paul.

Saint Paul city council special election

A special election was held on August 12, 2025, for the 4th ward of the Saint Paul City Council. The seat was vacated upon the resignation of Council president Mitra Jalali. Activist Molly Coleman was elected in the first round of ranked-choice voting with 52% of the vote. The other three candidates were Saint Paul school board member Chauntyll Allen, public health educator Cole Hanson, and consultant Carolyn Will.

Saint Louis County

Duluth

Regularly scheduled elections were held on November 4 for four seats on the Duluth City Council: two districts at-large and the 2nd and 4th districts. A nonpartisan primary was held on August 13 for the at-large seats and the 2nd district. In addition, Duluth residents approved a "Renter Right to Repair" ballot question that encourages timely repairs to rental homes by landlords.
Elections were also held for the board of Duluth Public Schools, ISD 709. A primary was held on August 13 for the at-large seats.