1890 Minnesota Senate election

1890 Minnesota Senate election

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All 54 seats in the Minnesota Senate
28 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
GOP
DEM
ALL
Party Republican Democratic Alliance
Seats won 26 15 13

The 1890 Minnesota Senate election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 4, 1890, to elect members to the Senate of the 27th and 28th Minnesota Legislatures.

The Minnesota Republican Party won a plurality of seats, followed by the Minnesota Democratic Party and the Minnesota Farmers' Alliance. The new Legislature convened on January 6, 1891.

The election resulted in Republicans losing control of the Senate for the first time since 1858 when Minnesota was granted statehood.