Democrats Maintain Slim Majority in MN Senate

(Learfield News/St. Paul, MN) — Democrats will again have a one-vote majority in the Minnesota Senate next legislative session.

DFL Representative Amanda Hemmingsen Jaeger of Woodbury topped Republican candidate Dwight Dorau 61 to 38 percent in the District 47 special election Tuesday.

Hemmingsen Jaeger will fill seat of former Senator Nicole Mitchell.

In Senate District 29, Republican Michael Holmstrom, Junior defeated Democrat Louis McNutt 62 to 37 percent.

Holmstrom was elected to the seat of the late GOP Senator Bruce Anderson of Buffalo.

The DFL will have a 34-33 majority in 2026.