Voter turnout up in Minnesota's midterm election

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About 300,000 more people voted this year compared to the last midterm election in 2022.

This year's state election saw the largest voter turnout for a midterm election in at least 12 years.

More than 2.8 million people and counting voted in the 2026 midterm elections in Minnesota, which accounts for more than 64 percent of the eligible voters, according to unofficial numbers from the office of Secretary of State Steve Simon.

Republican analyst Preya Samsundar believes the “excess aggressiveness” of the federal government's immigration surge last winter played a huge role in voter turnout in the Twin Cities. She said Republicans have tried to build coalitions with Black voters, Hispanic voters, Asian voters and young voters for the last 10 to 15 years.

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