Will the Democratic Party control the Minnesota Senate after the 2026 Midterm elections?

The question asks whether the Democratic Party will control the Minnesota Senate after the 2026 midterm elections. The resolution criteria focus on the majority of voting seats in that chamber. The provided news articles do not directly address the Minnesota Senate race or its specific dynamics. Article Reuters article discusses a national Democratic surge that could affect Senate races, but it focuses on the U.S. Senate, not the Minnesota State Senate. It notes that Democrats' chances of flipping the U.S. Senate have grown due to Trump's unpopularity and economic frustration, but this is a different chamber and a different electoral context. Article AP article shows that voters favor Democrats on key issues but lack faith in either party, which could limit Democratic gains. Article Aljazeera article is about Bosnian Serb leader Dodik and is entirely irrelevant. Without any specific information about the Minnesota Senate composition, candidate quality, or local political trends, the national trends from Reuters article and AP article provide only weak directional signals. Minnesota has been a competitive state, and the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party has held the Senate in recent years, but the 2026 election could shift control. Given the lack of direct evidence and the uncertainty inherent in a midterm election two years away, a moderate probability leaning slightly against Democratic control is appropriate, as national headwinds for Republicans might not fully translate to state-level races. The articles do not settle the question, so an extreme probability is unwarranted.