Politics & Government
Here's What It Looked Like The Last Time Minnesota House Was Divided In 1979
Both of those races are so tight, the margins are less than one-half of one percent, that they will head to a publicly-funded recount.
November 8, 2024
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota House appears headed for a rare evenly split chamber with Republicans and Democrats both having 67 seats, according to unofficial results from the secretary of state's office.
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But that wouldn't be unprecedented. In 1979, there was a similar political make-up in the House. Party leaders in the chamber will begin discussions about what a power-sharing agreement under these unique circumstances would look like.
The tied chamber would end the Democrats' trifecta control of both the House and Senate and governor's office that's defined the last two years in St. Paul. All 134 House seats were on the ballot this year, and Republicans needed a net gain of four seats to get to a majority.
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