From Anoka to the Iron Range, a look at 2026 Minn. legislative battlegrounds

From Anoka to the Iron Range, a look at 2026 Minn. legislative battlegrounds

Minnesota political observers are fixated on the race for governor, but the 2026 elections are also about whether one party can wrest control of the could-not-be-closer state Legislature that is 101 DFL members to 100 Republicans.  The DFL is plotting to take control of purplish northern suburbs, while the Republican strategy might come down to total domination of northern Minnesota.  All 201 legislative seats will be up for grabs in the 2026 el…