Two hundred and one separate races will determine two very big things: Control of the Minnesota House and the Minnesota Senate.
Prior elections produced the tightest margins at the Capitol in memory. For a time, both chambers were tied at one point between the parties. Coming into this election, a single seat favored Democrats in the Senate and the House was all knotted up.
With a new governor coming in, the stakes are pretty high. With the majorities comes the power to set the agenda on spending, taxes and so many other policies.
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