The Minnesota House is tied once again after Democratic candidates won two special elections on Tuesday. Republicans were in the minority during the 2025 session but enjoyed a temporary majority for the short period between the resignations of two Democratic lawmakers and their seats being filled.

The results of two special elections ensure a balance of power, and a 67-67 tie remaining in the Minnesota House heading into the legislative session.

House Democrats have boycotted the opening day of Minnesota’s 2025 legislative session in an effort to stop Republicans from exploiting a temporary one-seat majority to unseat one of their members.

The spending deal is to avert a partial government shutdown and temporarily fund DHS as they negotiate new restrictions for President Donald Trump’s surge of immigration enforcement.

Democrats handily won two special elections for state House seats in Minnesota, the first contests held in the state since growing backlash to the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown. Voters in St.