The Minnesota House is evenly split 67-to-67 between Republicans and Democrats. A recount appears likely in one district in the southwest metro and the election results won’t be certified until November 21. House Democrats chose Representative Melissa Hortman as its speaker-designate while Republicans selected Representative Lisa Demuth for the same role. Maneuvering through a power-sharing arrangement will take some give-and-take on both sides. A tie between the two parties only happened once before and that was 45 years ago.
