2026 Minnesota Senate election
The 2026 Minnesota Senate election will take place on November 3, 2026. All 67 districts in the Minnesota Senate will be up for election to a four-year term. Primary elections will be held on August 11, 2026. Currently, 34 seats are held by DFLers and 33 seats are held by Republicans.
The election will coincide with the election of the State House of Representatives as well as various federal, state, and local elections.
Background
The last election in 2022 resulted in the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party attaining a majority in the chamber for the first time since 2012, gaining the DFL a trifecta from 2023 until 2025. As Minnesota Senate seats follow a 2,4,4 term length schedule, there was no regularly scheduled Minnesota Senate election in 2024.Outgoing members
Retiring
- Jim Carlson, representing district 52 since 2023, is retiring.
- Steve Cwodzinski, representing district 49 since 2017, is retiring.
- Gary Dahms, representing district 15 since 2011, is retiring.
- Rich Draheim, representing district 22 since 2023, is retiring.
- Steve Drazkowski, representing district 20 since 2023 is retiring.
- Jeff Howe, representing district 13 since 2019, is retiring.
- Warren Limmer, representing district 37 since 2022, is retiring.
- Alice Mann, representing district 50 since 2023, is retiring.
- Jeremy Miller, representing district 26 since 2023, is retiring.
- Sandy Pappas, representing district 65 since 1991, is retiring.
- Ann Rest, representing district 43 since 2023, is retiring.
- Bill Weber, representing district 21 since 2023, is retiring.
- Melissa Wiklund, representing district 51 since 2023, is retiring.
- Tou Xiong, representing district 44 since 2023, is retiring.
Seeking other office
- Matt Klein, representing district 53 since 2023, is running for the U.S. House of Representatives.
- Eric Pratt, representing district 54 since 2023, is running for the U.S. House of Representatives.