2016 Minnesota House of Representatives election

The 2016 Minnesota House of Representatives election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 8, 2016, to elect members to the House of Representatives of the 90th Minnesota Legislature. A primary election was held in several districts on August 9, 2016. The election coincided with the election of the other house of the Legislature, the Senate.

2016 Minnesota House of Representatives election

November 8, 2016 (2016-11-08)

All 134 seats in the Minnesota House of Representatives
68 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Kurt Daudt Paul Thissen
Party Republican Democratic (DFL)
Leader since November 10, 2012 November 4, 2010
Leader's seat 31A–Crown 61B–Minneapolis
Last election 72 seats, 50.01% 62 seats, 49.30%
Seats before 73 61
Seats won 76 57
Seat change 3 4
Popular vote 1,400,587 1,366,375
Percentage 50.34 49.11
Swing 0.33 pp 0.19 pp

Results by district

Speaker before election

Kurt Daudt
Republican

Elected Speaker

Kurt Daudt
Republican

The Republican Party of Minnesota won a majority of seats, remaining the majority party, followed by the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL). The new Legislature convened on January 3, 2017.

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