This is a list of special elections to the Minnesota Senate. Such elections are called by the governor of Minnesota to fill vacancies that occur when a member of the Minnesota Senate dies or resigns before the next general election. Winners of these elections serve the remainder of the term and are usually candidates in the next election for their districts.
General elections are held in November of the second year following the decennial United States Census and every four years thereafter. New Legislatures convene on the first Tuesday following the first Monday of the following year.
| data-sort-type="number" | District | data-sort-type="number" | Legislature | Date | Predecessor | Winner | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | 81st | April 13, 1999 | Steven Morse (DFL) | Bob Kierlin (R) | Resigned to become Deputy Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. | ||
| 18 | 81st | November 2, 1999 | Janet Johnson (DFL) | Twyla Ring (DFL) | Death (brain tumor). | ||
| 4 | 81st | December 14, 1999 | David Ten Eyck (DFL) | Tony Kinkel (DFL) | Resigned to accept appointment to the Crow Wing County District Court. | ||
| 7 | 82nd | January 29, 2002 | Sam Solon (DFL) | Yvonne Prettner Solon (DFL) | Death (malignant melanoma) | ||
| 67 | 82nd | January 29, 2002 | Randy Kelly (DFL) | Mee Moua (DFL) | Resigned upon election to the mayoralty of Saint Paul. | ||
| 37 | 83rd | July 13, 2004 | David Knutson (R) | Chris Gerlach (R) | Resigned to accept appointment to the Minnesota 1st Judicial District Court. | ||
| 19 | 84th | November 22, 2005 | Mark Ourada (R) | Amy Koch (R) | Resigned to take a position with non-profit Center for Energy and Economic Development. | ||
| 43 | 84th | November 22, 2005 | David Gaither (R) | Terri Bonoff (DFL) | Resigned to become Chief of Staff to Governor Tim Pawlenty. | ||
| 15 | 84th | December 27, 2005 | Dave Kleis (R) | Tarryl Clark (DFL) | Resigned upon election to the mayoralty of Saint Cloud. | ||
| 25 | 85th | January 3, 2008 | Tom Neuville (R) | Kevin Dahle (DFL) | Resigned to accept appointment to the Minnesota 3rd Judicial District Court. | ||
| 63 | 86th | November 4, 2008 | Dan Larson (DFL) | Kenneth Kelash (DFL) | Resigned to become a lobbyist. | ||
| 16 | 86th | November 4, 2008 | Betsy Wergin (R) | Lisa Fobbe (DFL) | Resigned to serve on the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission. | ||
| 26 | 86th | January 26, 2010 | Dick Day (R) | Mike Parry (R) | Resign to become a full-time lobbyist for the state's two horse-racing tracks. | ||
| 66 | 87th | April 10, 2011 | Ellen Anderson (DFL) | Mary Jo McGuire (DFL) | Resigned to accept chair of the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission. | ||
| 61 | 87th | October 10, 2011 | Linda Berglin (DFL) | Jeff Hayden (DFL) | Resigned to accept a job as a Hennepin County health policy program manager. | ||
| 46 | 87th | October 10, 2011 | Linda Scheid (DFL) | Chris Eaton (DFL) | Death (ovarian cancer). | ||
| 59 | 87th | January 10, 2012 | Larry Pogemiller (DFL) | Kari Dziedzic (DFL) | Resigned to become Director of Higher Education. | ||
| 20 | 87th | April 10, 2012 | Gary Kubly (DFL) | Lyle Koenen (DFL) | Death (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). | ||
| 35 | 89th | data-sort-value="Petersen, Branden" | Branden Petersen (R) | data-sort-value="Abeler, Jim" | Jim Abeler (R) | Resigned effective October 31, 2015.[1] | |
| 54 | 90th | data-sort-value="Schoen, Dan" | Dan Schoen (DFL) | data-sort-value="Bigham, Karla" | Karla Bigham (DFL) | Resigned due to allegations of sexual harassment.[2] | |
| 13 | 90th | data-sort-value="Fischbach, Michelle" | Michelle Fischbach (R) | data-sort-value="Howe, Jeff" | Jeff Howe (R) | Resigned to take the oath of office as lieutenant governor.[3] | |
| 11 | 91st | data-sort-value="Lourey, Tony" | Tony Lourey (DFL) | data-sort-value="Rarick, Jason" | Jason Rarick (R) | Resigned to be appointed Commissioner of Human Services.[4] | |
| 45 | 93rd | data-sort-value="Morrison, Kelly" | Kelly Morrison (DFL) | TBD | Resigned to run for Minnesota's 3rd congressional district.[5] |