Note: The above video first aired on Oct. 16, 2025. Tuesday is Election Day and voters will head to the polls to cast their ballots. While many might consider this an off-election year, many important races will be decided across the state.

Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 4. Voters in some communities will cast ballots for city offices, school board and ballot questions. Here's everything you need to know.

Two seats are up for grabs Tuesday, one in the Woodbury area, the other a more rural Wright County seat. If Democrats win both races, it would widen their advantage in the chamber. A sweep for Republicans would put them back in the majority.

Election on Tuesday, Nov. 4, for Senate seats in Woodbury and Wright County could tip control of the chamber in the 2026 session.

Beyond the mayoral races in Minneapolis and St. Paul, voters will fill two vacancies in state Senate districts — one seat previously held by a Democrat who resigned after a burglary conviction, the other by a Republican who died in office.

Track results in Minneapolis, St. Paul and around Minnesota, including mayors, city councils, and other local leadership.

The Minnesota School Boards Association says 70 Minnesota school districts have referendums on the ballot this year, amounting to $1.6 billion in potential tax levies.

Voters on opposite sides of the Twin Cities metro will play a critical role in deciding which party controls the Minnesota Senate by casting ballots in two special elections.

Duluth voters on Tuesday, Nov. 4, will choose representatives for the city at large on the City Council and School Board, for districts 2 and 4 on the council, and for School Board districts 1 and 4. Find out what district you live in and your polling place on the Minnesota Secretary of State website at sos.mn.gov/elections-voting.

With the two vacancies, the state Senate currently has 33 DFL and 32 Republican members. If the GOP candidate wins in both of Tuesday’s special elections, the party will secure a one-seat majority in the Senate. If the DFL holds on to one seat, they’ll hold 34 seats and preserve their one-seat majority.

Across Minnesota, there are election officials who work year-round to ensure their communities have access to free, fair, secure, and accurate elections.'

Election Day is Nov. 4. Here’s what Minnesotans need to know about how to register to vote, where to vote and what’s on the ballot.