According to an analysis by the Star Tribune, based on past election results, fundraising, and other factors, 16 seats were vulnerable to switching parties.

Seven rural DFL incumbents who voted for legalizing same-sex marriage lost their seats, despite their districts having supported a proposed constitutional amendment in 2012 to ban it.

Yet two rural DFL incumbents who voted against legalizing same-sex marriage also lost their seats.

[198] Turnout was the lowest in more than 20 years, with slightly over 50 percent of eligible voters having voted.

It was slightly lower in the Twin Cities and surrounding suburbs, helping suburban DFL candidates win in those areas.