2024 Minnesota House of Representatives election

[2] In the previous legislature, the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL) leveraged their existing trifecta to enact significant legislative reforms, including paid family leave, universal free school meals, a progressive child tax credit, increased sales and gas taxes for housing and transportation respectively, codified abortion rights, established a commission to redesign the state flag, and eliminated public university tuition for families earning under $85,000.

[4] Two seats, in 14B in Saint Cloud and 54A in Shakopee, were won by the DFL within a 0.5% margin and held hand recounts, which confirmed the initial winners.

DFL Representatives held a boycott of the first three weeks of the legislative sessions, in an attempt to deny the Republicans a quorum,[12] until the two parties made a power sharing agreement on February 5.

[32][33] Major Minnesota news outlets published lists of House districts that were expected to be competitive in 2024 based on past results and campaign spending.

District 1B is located in northwestern Minnesota and includes East Grand Forks, Crookston, and Red Lake Falls.

[50] District 3A is located in northeastern Minnesota, covering large portions of the Iron Range and the northern Arrowhead Region.

[59] Incumbent Natalie Zeleznikar (R) was first elected in 2022, winning by 33 votes (50.01%) and ousted longtime DFL Rep. Mary Murphy.

[62] Mark Munger, a former Proctor city attorney and a retired judge for the Sixth Judicial District, is her DFL opponent.

[80] District 7B is located in the northeastern Iron Range of Minnesota, and includes the cities of Virginia, Chisholm, Eveleth, and other rural townships in St. Louis County.

[98] His priorities, according to his campaign website, include supporting affordable housing, increasing funding for the state's child care centers and advocating for climate justice.

Last year, Wolgamott pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor DWI charge after he was suspected of drinking alcohol in the parking lot of a liquor store.

[104] District 15A is in southwest Minnesota, including Lac Qui Parle, Lyon, and Yellow Medicine counties and the city and township of Granite Falls.

[112] District 17B is located in Carver, Sibley and McLeod Counties, covering southwest exurbs of the Twin Cities.

Incumbent representative Jeff Brand (DFL) lost his bid for re-election to Republican candidate Erica Schwartz.

Organizations District 22B is in the southwest of Minnesota, including parts of Blue Earth, Le Sueuer, Rice, and Scott Counties.

[62] District 26B is located in the southeast corner of the state and includes the cities of La Crescent, Chatfield, Caledonia, Spring Valley and Rushford.

Long-time incumbent representative Greg Davids (R) is running for re-election; he narrowly won his primary after having lost the Republican Party's endorsement to newcomer Gary Steuart.

[141] Incumbent representative Brian Johnson (R) lost the Republican primary to Isanti mayor Jimmy Gordon, who had won the GOP endorsement.

[29] Organizations District 30A is located in the northwestern metro and includes the cities of St. Michael, Otsego, and Albertville, and parts of Hennepin and Wright counties.

District 30B is located in east central Minnesota and includes the cities of Elk River and Otsego and parts of Anoka, Sherburne, and Wright counties.

[16] DFL candidate Kari Rehrauer, a member of the Coon Rapids City Council and a teacher,[62] narrowly defeated Republican Steve Pape, a Navy veteran and CEO of an engineering consulting firm.

Incumbent Elliott Engen (R), who won reelection, previously worked for a nonprofit environmental organization and is one of the state's youngest legislators.

[62] Engen defeated DFL challenger Janelle Calhoun, previously an executive director for a cancer research nonprofit.

Republican candidate Paul Wikstrom alleged that Johnson doesn't meet residency requirements, claiming that he primarily lives outside the district and rents a local apartment for appearances.

District 43B is in the northwest suburbs of Minneapolis, including Golden Valley, Robbinsdale, and parts of Crystal and Plymouth.

District 60B is located in Southeast Minneapolis and includes all or parts of the neighborhoods Cedar-Riverside, Prospect Park, Marcy-Holmes, Como, as well as the University of Minnesota campus.

District 61A is located in downtown and Calhoun-Isles in south Minneapolis, including neighborhoods such as Uptown, Loring Park, Bryn Mayr, Lowry Hill, and Cedar-Isles-Dean.

[50] District 62A is located in South Minneapolis and includes the neighborhoods of Whittier, Stevens Square-Loring Heights, West Phillips, Lyndale and Kingfield.

District 66A includes the cities of Falcon Heights, Lauderdale, Roseville and Saint Paul (neighborhoods of St. Anthony Park, Como, and Hamline-Midway).

State legislators Municipal officials Individuals Organizations District 67A is in the northeast corner of Saint Paul.

Retiring members
DFL member retiring
Republican member retiring
Districts won
Democratic–Farmer–Labor win
Republican win
District gains by party
Republican gain
District 1B vote share by county
District 1B vote share by county
District 2A vote share by precinct
District 2B vote share by county
District 3A vote share by precinct
District 12A vote share by county
DFL primary results by precinct:
Hiltsley
  • 50–60%
  • 60–70%
  • 70–80%
Russell
  • 50–60%
  • 60–70%
GOP primary results by precinct:
Johnson
  • 50–60%
  • 60–70%
McNew
  • 50–60%
  • 60–70%
  • 70–80%
Candidates for endorsement at the SD61 DFL convention, left to right: Trevor Turner, Isabel Rolfes, Katie Jones, Dylan McMahon, Jared Brewington, and Will Stancil
DFL primary results by precinct:
Jones
  • 30–40%
  • 40–50%
  • 50–60%
Stancil
  • 60–70%