Live results: Minnesota State House could be headed for a tie
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The battle for control of the Minnesota House remained undecided Wednesday morning — but could be headed for a 67-67 tie.
The big picture: Any return to divided government would be a blow to legislative Democrats, who used the "trifecta" they won in 2022 to pass a sweeping list of progressive policies.
The latest: Results tallied as of Wednesday morning show the GOP falling just short of winning a House majority outright. And Democrats won the special election that put the DFL's one-vote Senate majority in play.
- The governorship will also remain in DFL hands, with Tim Walz returning to the Capitol after his failed vice presidential bid.
The intrigue: If the current margins hold, two seats where the DFL has a narrow lead appear to be headed toward a recount: Rep. Brad Tabke (DFL-Shakopee) race against GOP challenger Aaron Paul and Rep. Dan Wolgamott (DFL-St. Cloud)'s race against Republican Sue Ek.
State of play: Minnesota Democrats swept the 2022 midterms, winning the governor's race and majorities in the House and Senate.
- Republicans would need to gain four seats on Tuesday to flip the chamber back and end the DFL trifecta after one action-packed session.
- Whichever party secures 68 house seats wins the majority.
Zoom in: While all 134 House seats are up this year, partisan control of the chamber will likely be decided by under a dozen competitive districts.
- Many of those swing seats are in the Twin Cities suburbs.
- While Republicans are trying to oust vulnerable DFL incumbents — and win open seats — some GOP legislators are on defense in seats President Biden won in 2020.
Read more: Minnesota state Senate results
Editor's note: This developing story has been updated to reflect that the state House could be headed for a tie.