A general election will be held in the U.S. state of

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on November 5, 2024. All seats in the Minnesota House of Representatives will be up for election as well as several judicial seats, Minnesota's 10

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, the Class 1

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seat, Minnesota's eight seats in the

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, one seat of the Minnesota Senate, and several positions for local offices. A primary election to nominate major party candidates for state offices, federal legislative offices, and several judicial and local offices will be held on August 13, 2024. A

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was held on March 5, 2024.

Electoral system

Elections for state and federal offices are held via

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. The candidate or bloc of

that wins the most votes will be elected. Presidential nominations for parties with major party status—then the Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL),

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, and Republican parties—were determined by an open primary election on March 5. All other partisan races will hold an open primary election on August 13, using the same process. Only two major parties (the DFL and Republican parties) will be on the primary ballot after the Minnesota Supreme Court determined that Legal Marijuana Now is no longer a major party. The candidate that wins the most votes in each party will become their party's nominee for the general election. If only a single candidate seeks the nomination for each party, a primary election for that office will not be held. Judicial and several local elections will be held via a nonpartisan blanket primary. Each voter has up to as many votes as there are positions to be filled. Voters can vote for a candidate not more than once. The top number of candidates that win the most votes in the primary election that is twice the number of positions to be filled advances to the general election. If not more than twice the number of candidates to be elected sought election, a primary election will not be held. The top number of candidates that win the most votes in the general election that is equal to the number of positions to be filled will be elected. Judicial and local elections are nonpartisan. The candidate filing period is from May 21 to June 4, 2024. The filing period for cities, townships, school districts, and hospital districts for which a primary election is not possible will be from July 30 until August 13, 2024. Early voting is held in-person and by mail starting 46 days prior to each election.

State elections

Legislative elections

Minnesota House of Representatives

All 134 seats in the Minnesota House of Representatives are up for election in 2024. The DFL holds a majority of 70 seats before the election. On March 19, 2024, a special election was held for District 27B following the resignation of

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(R). Republican Bryan Lawrence won the seat with 84.5% of the vote and served for the 2024 legislative session.

Minnesota Senate

Senate District 45 will hold a special election in 2024. The seat is vacant upon the resignation of

Kelly Morrison Kelly Morrison (born February 2, 1969) is an American doctor and politician. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party,(DFL), Morrison has been a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2019. With the Democrats i ...

on June 6th, 2024. She is

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for

Minnesota's 3rd congressional district Minnesota's 3rd congressional district encompasses the suburbs of Hennepin, Carver, and Anoka counties to the west, south, and north of Minneapolis. The district, which is mostly suburban in character, includes a few farming communities on ...

Judicial elections

There will be judicial offices on the ballot in 2024.

Federal elections

President of the United States

Presidential Primary Election

was held on March 5, 2024. The three major parties at the time had ballots: the DFL, the Republican Party, and the Legal Marijuana Now party (LMN). The winners were Joe Biden (DFL),

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(Republican Party), and

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(Legal Marijuana Now). Gabel received a plurality of votes for LMN, but had withdrawn prior to the election, leaving Dennis Schuller as the de facto nominee.

General Election

Minnesota's 10 electors in the Electoral College are up for election, and will subsequently cast votes for

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and

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on December 17, 2024.

United States House of Representatives

Minnesota's eight seats in the

are up for election. The DFL and the

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currently hold four seats each.

United States Senate

Voters will elect a member of the

to represent the state of Minnesota. Incumbent Democratic Senator

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is running for re-election to a fourth term.

Local elections

Elections for several subdivisions will be held, including elections for counties, municipalities, townships, and school districts.

References

External links

Elections & Voting - Minnesota Secretary of State
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