Lyndon Carlson and Phyllis Kahn won election to the Minnesota House in November 1972, the same night Nixon trounced his Democratic challenger, George McGovern.

Tuesday's election is on track to give Republicans a 72-60 majority in the lower chamber, and would signal a near-reversal of the 73-61 majority Democrats won in 2012.

If the GOP takes the House, members will need to pivot quickly into governing mode.

The November election is just the first round in filling key House posts.

A 20-year-old student and a 63-year-old software developer will face off to replace Burnsville Republican Rep. Pam Myhra, who's stepping down to run for lieutenant governor.

The 38-year-old Golden Valley representative has emerged as one of the DFL's most outspoken progressives.

Based on their districts' political profile, at least five candidates seem destined to spend the summer and fall biding time before their eventual trip to the Capitol in early 2015.

Eight-term GOP legislator Rep. Mary Liz Holberg, R-Lakeville, is retiring after 16 years in the state House of Representatives.

A House committee on Tuesday gave the nod to a bill that would require alleged domestic abusers to surrender their firearms and ammunition.

Retiring legislators, or those seeking higher office, have left some relatively safe seats open, while other districts’ endorsements have been altered.