Newly-elected Minnesota state legislators have selected their caucus leaders. Why it matters: Leaders set the DFL and GOP legislative agendas and negotiate with the governor on the budget and other policy. What happened: Majority House Democrats voted to give current Leader Zack Stephenson the speaker's gavel. Senate Democrats re-elected majority leader Erin Murphy. Republicans tapped Jordan Rasmusson as Senate minority leader and Harry Niska as...

Minnesota Democrats ran the table, again, Tuesday night when they won every statewide race on the ballot. That extends the party’s statewide winning streak that began in 2008. And Democrats picked up enough legislative seats on the fringes of the Twin Cities area and in greater Minnesota to retake full control of the Capitol. Here’s a look at some precinct-level results that explain how ...

House Democrats chose Stephenson, who has led the caucus since Melissa Hortman was assassinated in 2025, as speaker-designate.

National Republican money never arrived in force, and critics say the former broadcaster spent too little time connecting with Minnesota voters.

Minnesota was neck-and-neck with Maine for the highest midterm voter turnout in the nation. In Minnesota, just under two-thirds of those eligible cast a ballot. Minnesota voters also set a new state record for midterm elections with more than 2.8 million ballots cast, according to unofficial results from the Minnesota Secretary of State’s Office. The previous record was set in 2018, with 2.6 ...

Minnesota Democrats, who after Tuesday's election took back total control of the state capitol, pledge to work on lowering healthcare costs when they return for the next legislative session in January.

Minnesota's 1st Congressional District remains a toss-up Wednesday morning, with incumbent Republican Rep. Brad Finstad facing Democratic challenger Jake Johnson, CBS News projects.

Minnesota's 1st Congressional District remains a toss-up Thursday morning, with incumbent Republican Rep. Brad Finstad facing Democratic challenger Jake Johnson, CBS News projects, plus more of the day’s top stories.

MINNEAPOLIS – Minnesota Republicans headed into the 2026 election with their strongest slate of candidates in years and a persuasive anti-fraud message after scandal rocked the DFL under Gov. Tim Walz. Yet the GOP was wiped out anyway, crushed by a historic Democratic wave in which voters handed the DFL control of every statewide office and full control of the Minnesota Legislature. The ...