The Minnesota House could be politically split down the middle again after special elections in a pair of races Tuesday that favor Democrats.
Voting locations in both Twin Cities-area elections open at 7 a.m. and people in line by 8 p.m. can cast ballots.
One is in the eastern suburbs, District 47A, where only DFL nominee Shelley Buck will appear by name on the ballot. No Republicans filed in the race. Buck, a longtime Prairie Island Indian Community tribal council leader, would replace a DFL House member who won a Senate special election in November.
In St. Paul, the DFL candidate also has the edge based on electoral patterns in District 64A.
Democrat Meg-Luger Nikolai, a labor attorney, faces Republican Dan Walsh, a business owner. The winner will replace new Mayor Kaohly Her in the House.
If Democrats win both, the House will go back to a 67-67 tie ahead of the legislative session that starts in February. The state Senate is separated by a single vote, with DFLers holding a 34-33 majority.
Check back for results after the polls close Tuesday evening.