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Race · Tuesday, November 3, 2026
State Senate, District 36
What this job does One of 67 members of the Minnesota Senate, which writes state laws, passes the state budget, and approves the governor's picks for many state jobs. Senators elected this year serve four-year terms. source: ballotpedia.org
Held today by Heather Gustafson (Democratic-Farmer-Labor).
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