A special primary election is being held Tuesday to determine who could fill two Minnesota House seats​ that are being left vacant following November's elections.

The primary will determine who moves on to a January special election that will determine the control of the House.

Two seats have been vacant since their former representatives won election to new offices in November. Rep. Kaohly Her, DFL-St. Paul, was elected St. Paul’s next mayor, and Rep. Amanda

Voters in St. Paul and the east metro area picked two Democrats to advance to special elections for vacant Minnesota House seats. In St. Paul, labor lawyer Meg Luger-Nikolai won a six-way DFL primary for the safely blue seat left open by former DFL Rep. Kaohly Her, who won the city’s election for mayor in November.

Lindell has strong appeal with the party’s right flank, but other Republicans believe he’d doom their chances of defeating Walz.

Mike Lindell, the fervent supporter of President Donald Trump known to TV viewers as the “MyPillow Guy,” officially entered the race for Minnesota governor on Thursday in hopes of winning the Republican nomination to challenge Democratic Gov.

MAZEPPA, Minn. — Republican state Sen. Steve Drazkowski announced Tuesday, Dec. 9, that he would not seek re-election in 2026.