Voters across Minnesota headed to the polls on Tuesday in municipal and school board races, headlined by elections for Minneapolis and St. Paul mayor. Here's a roundup of the 2025 Election Day results.
Voters in Minnesota went to the polls Tuesday in the 2025 election. Minneapolis and St. Paul both held contested races for mayor, while voters in dozens of school districts decided what will happen to requests to raise taxes to help pay for improvements to schools and programs.
Vote counts, which can be found on the Minnesota Star Tribune results page, will show who’s leading in the Minneapolis and St. Paul mayoral races, in municipal and school board elections around the state, and in two special state Senate races, in Woodbury and Wright County.
The DFL is projected to keep control of the Minnesota Senate after two seats were up for election Tuesday. Democrats are expected to keep a 33-32 advantage in the state Senate, after the resignation of DFL Sen. Nicole Mitchell and the death of Republican Sen. Bruce Anderson left two spots open.
Minnesota state Rep. Kaohly Her is projected to win the St. Paul mayoral election, unseating two-term incumbent Melvin Carter.
Election wins for two state representatives Tuesday put Minnesota on track to beat its record of most special elections in one year.
Results posted by the Minnesota Secretary of State's Office show 60 of the 96 school referendum questions passed.
In Senate District 29, which comprises parts of Wright, Meeker and Hennepin counties to the west of the Twin Cities, Republican Michael Holmstrom Jr. comfortably beat Democratic challenger Louis McNutt. He is ahead by 24.69% with 30 out of 37 precincts reporting.
Successful bids from two current House members mean there will be two more special elections, though likely not before the end of the year.
In Duluth, voters gave their overwhelming stamp of approval to the “Right to Repair” ballot initiative, which allows renters to make repairs to their units, and then shave the cost of those repairs off their next rent payment.