|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|25R, 16D, 13P{{efn|Elected a Republican President Pro Tempore, John B. Sanborn, and organized the chamber.}}
|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|25R, 16D, 13P{{efn|Elected a Republican President Pro Tempore, John B. Sanborn, and organized the chamber.}}
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Fusion}}|52D, 43R, 19FA{{efn|A coalition of Democrats and members of the Farmers' Alliance organized the chamber and elected an Alliance Speaker, [[Ezra T. Champlin]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Speakers of the Minnesota House of Representatives, 1849-present - Minnesota Legislative Reference Library|url=https://www.lrl.mn.gov/history/speakers|access-date=2021-06-22|website=www.lrl.mn.gov}}</ref>}}
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Fusion}}|52D, 43R, 19FA{{efn|A coalition of Democrats and members of the Farmers' Alliance organized the chamber and elected an Alliance Speaker, [[Ezra T. Champlin]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Speakers of the Minnesota House of Representatives, 1849-present - Minnesota Legislative Reference Library|url=https://www.lrl.mn.gov/history/speakers|access-date=2021-06-22|website=www.lrl.mn.gov}}</ref>}}
^Territorial governor appointed by President James Buchanan.
^ abAlthough legislators were elected, it was determined that an 1858-59 session was unnecessary due to the protracted length of the 1857-58 session; hence, these legislators never convened and were never sworn in.
^Resigned following impeachment but before trial by Minnesota Senate.[1]
^ abcdefghiAppointed by governor to fill vacancy. Later elected to office in his or her own right.
^ abDue to a constitutional amendment, effective with the election of 1878, terms for senators became four years and terms for representatives became two years.
^Elected a Republican President Pro Tempore, John B. Sanborn, and organized the chamber.
^A coalition of Democrats and members of the Farmers' Alliance organized the chamber and elected an Alliance Speaker, Ezra T. Champlin.[2]
^ abcdeSucceeded to office following death or resignation of previous officeholder. Later elected to office in his or her own right.
^ abAfter a constitutional amendment in 1912, the Minnesota Legislature was nonpartisan until 1973. It went into effect in 1915 Legislators caucused as "conservatives" and "liberals," roughly equivalent to Republicans and Democrats/Farmer Laborites.
^Served as acting lieutenant governor; never took the oath of office.
^ abA recount and subsequent litigation lasting 139 days delayed Karl Rolvaag's inauguration as governor.
^From 1975 until 1995, the Republican Party of Minnesota was called the Independent–Republican Party of Minnesota.
^A series of special elections and party switches led to the composition in the 1978 session.[4]
^With the split chamber, a power-sharing agreement was negotiated. A Republican Speaker, Rod Searle, was elected, but Democrats received control of most committees. The tie was broken when a Republican, Robert Pavlak, was expelled from the chamber on May 19, 1979 on a party-line vote due to a legal and ethical violations. The agreement of shared-power held through the end of the year's session two days later, despite the Democrats' 67-66 majority.[5][6]
^Appointed by governor to fill vacancy, having already been elected to next full term.
^A special election was held for Pavlak's seat in District 67A. A Democrat, Frank J. Rodriguez, Jr., was elected, giving the Democrats a constitutional majority. With that, they reorganized the chamber under their control in the 1980 session.[5][4]
^A party switch from Republican to Independent by Charles Berg led to the composition in the 1985 session.[3]
^A party switch from Independent to DFL by Charles Berg led to the composition in the 1986 session.[3]
^A series of special elections and party switches led to the composition in the 2000 session.[4]
^A party switch from Republican to Independent by Doug Reuter led to the composition in the 2000 session.[4]
^In December 2007, Republican Tom Neuville resigned to accept a District Court appointment.
^In January 2008, Democrat Kevin Dahle was elected in a special election to succeed Republican Tom Neuville.
^In July 2008, Republican incumbent Ron Erhardt became an independent.
^A seat flipped from Democratic to Republican in February through a special election.[8]
^Four Republicans announced on December 8, 2018, they would not join the Republican caucus in the 91st Legislature and would instead form their own caucus, the "New House Republican Caucus."[9]
^Five Republicans do not caucus with the Republican minority, see note [an]
^In addition to the five Republicans that do not caucus with the Republic Minority, representative John Thompson was expelled from the Democratic-Farmer-Labor caucus
^Nordby, Mary Jane Morrison. Foreword by Jack (2002). The Minnesota state constitution : a reference guide. Westport, Conn. [u.a.]: Greenwood Press. p. 10. ISBN0-313-28411-3.