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2020 Minnesota House of Representatives election

The 2020 Minnesota House of Representatives election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 3, 2020, to elect members to the House of Representatives of the 92nd Minnesota Legislature. A primary election was held in several districts on August 11, 2020. The election coincided with the election of the other house of the Legislature, the Senate, and other elections.

Background

The last election in 2018 resulted in the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) winning a majority of 75 seats, ending four years of a Republican majority. As there was no Senate election, this resulted in split control of the Legislature, with Republicans holding a majority in the Senate they won in 2016.

Electoral system

The 134 members of the House of Representatives were elected from single-member districts via first-past-the-post voting for two-year terms. Contested nominations of recognized major parties (DFL, Grassroots–Legalize Cannabis, Legal Marijuana Now, and Republican) for each district were determined by an open primary election. Minor party candidates were nominated by petition. Write-in candidates must have filed a request with the secretary of state's office for votes for them to be counted. The filing period was from May 19 to June 2, 2020.

Retiring members

DFL

Republican

Primary elections results

A primary election was held in 23 districts to nominate Republican and DFL candidates. 11 Republican nominations and 12 DFL nominations were contested. Nine incumbents were opposed for their party's nomination. DFL incumbents Raymond Dehn in District 59B and John Lesch in District 66B were not renominated.

Predictions

Results

Seats changing parties

Close races

Districts where the margin of victory was under 10%:

  • District 3
  1. <span style="color:;">Seat A, 4.92%</span>
  • District 4
  1. <span style="color:;">Seat B, 5.51%</span>
  • District 5
  1. <span style="color:red;">Seat A, 6.91%</span> (gain)
  • District 6
  1. <span style="color:;">Seat A, 0.19%</span>
  2. <span style="color:;">Seat B, 9.21%</span>
  • District 11
  1. <span style="color:;">Seat A, 2.93%</span>
  • District 14
  1. <span style="color:red;">Seat A, 8.1%</span>
  • District 19
  1. <span style="color:red;">Seat A, 0.48%</span> (gain)
  • District 20
  1. <span style="color:;">Seat B, 5.09%</span>
  • District 26
  1. <span style="color:red;">Seat B, 1.26%</span>
  • District 27
  1. <span style="color:red;">Seat B, 3.18%</span> (gain)
  • District 33
  1. <span style="color:;">Seat B, 1.11%</span>
  • District 34
  1. <span style="color:;">Seat B, 7.36%</span>
  • District 36
  1. <span style="color:;">Seat B, 2.89%</span>
  • District 37
  1. <span style="color:red;">Seat B, 4.92%</span>
  • District 38
  1. <span style="color:red;">Seat A, 7.3%</span>
  2. <span style="color:;">Seat B, 0.36%</span>
  • District 39
  1. <span style="color:;">Seat B, 0.85%</span>
  • District 47
  1. <span style="color:red;">Seat B, 3.21%</span>
  • District 53
  1. <span style="color:;">Seat B, 6.26%</span>
  • District 54
  1. <span style="color:red;">Seat A, 2.96%</span> (gain)
  2. <span style="color:red;">Seat B, 7.21%</span>
  • District 55
  1. <span style="color:red;">Seat A, 2.41%</span> (gain)
  • District 56
  1. <span style="color:;">Seat A, 3.33%</span>
  2. <span style="color:;">Seat B, 4.88%</span>

District results

See also

Notes

References

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