Suburban voters hold key to control of Minnesota Senate
In this file photo, the Minnesota Senate discusses routine bills on Friday, May 17, 2019, in St. Paul Minn., [AP/Steve Karnowski, File]
Democrats hope to flip the Republican-controlled Minnesota Senate this November in an election that will determine political control of the Legislature.
Both parties have pointed to a handful of suburban Senate races as battlegrounds for control in next year’s legislative session.
Democrats are also going after some GOP-held seats in greater Minnesota where they see a boost in immigrant growth. Senate Republicans are hoping their law-and-order message will help preserve and even widen their slim 35-32 majority.
Senate Democrats are focusing their messaging on the accessibility and affordability of health care.