Minnesota Legislature: Democrats regain control
Democrats regained control of the Minnesota Legislature Tuesday, Nov. 6, putting them in charge of both chambers and the governor's office for the first time in 22 years.
A blue wave swept Republicans out of control of the House and Senate after just one, tumultuous two-year term.
The GOP made history in 2010, when they took control of both houses of the Legislature for the first time since 1972.
But they couldn't hold on against a tide buoyed by a large Democratic voter turnout that carried the state for President Obama and gave U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar a landslide victory.
House Republican Speaker Kurt Zellers called House DFL Minority Leader Paul Thissen to concede the loss of the chamber around 1 a.m.
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