ST. PAUL, Minn. – What was believed to be a 67-67 tie between Democrats and Republicans for control of the Minnesota House may not be so. Two developments:
> District 40-B (Riosedale). A judge has ruled that the winner, Democrat Curtis Johnson, doesn’t actually live in the district and is disqualified. An appeal is pending,
> District 54-A (Shakopee). Democrat Brad Tabke won narrowly by 15 votes, but now it’s been discovered that 20 absentee ballots somehow went missing.
Conceivably, depending on how the two races are adjudicated, Republicans could control the House 69-65. That would end the Democratic triumvirate – control of the governorship and both houses – that shaped major public policy changes in the 2024 session of the Legislature. Either way, the best that Democrats can end up with would be a 67-67 balance.