Editing Republican Party of Minnesota (section)

{{short description|Political party which is the Minnesota state affiliate of the US Republican Party}}
{{Infobox political party
| name             = Republican Party of Minnesota
| logo             = MN GOP logo.png
| logo_size        = 200px
| colorcode        = {{party color|Republican Party of Minnesota}}
| chairperson      = Alex Plechash
| leader1_title    = [[List of minority leaders of the Minnesota Senate|Senate Leader]]
| leader1_name     = [[Mark Johnson (Minnesota politician)|Mark Johnson]]
| leader2_title    = [[List of speakers of the Minnesota House of Representatives|House Speaker]]
| leader2_name     = [[Lisa Demuth]]
| founded          = {{ubl|{{Start date and age|1855|03|29}}|[[Minneapolis, Minnesota]]}}
| headquarters     = {{ubl|7400 Metro Boulevard Suite 424|[[Edina, Minnesota]]}}
| student_wing     = [[College Republicans|Minnesota College Republicans]]
| youth_wing       = [[Young Republicans|Minnesota Young Republicans]]
| ideology         = [[Conservatism in the United States|Conservatism]] <!-- Do not add subideologies such as "social conservatism" or "right-wing populism" per consensus on main Republican Party page-->
| national         = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]]
| colors           = {{Color box|{{party color|Republican Party of Minnesota}}|border=darkgray}}  [[Red states and blue states|Red]]
| seats1_title     = [[Minnesota Senate|State Senate]]
| seats1           = {{Composition bar|33|67|hex={{party color|Republican Party of Minnesota}}}}
| seats2_title     = [[Minnesota House of Representatives|State House]]
| seats2           = {{Composition bar|67|134|hex={{party color|Republican Party of Minnesota}}}}
| seats3_title     = [[Minnesota#Law and government|Statewide Executive Offices]]
| seats3           = {{Composition bar|0|5|hex={{party color|Republican Party of Minnesota}}}}
| seats4_title     = [[United States Senate|U.S. Senate]]
| seats4           = {{Composition bar|0|2|hex={{party color|Republican Party of Minnesota}}}}
| seats5_title     = [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House of Representatives]]
| seats5           = {{Composition bar|4|8|hex={{party color|Republican Party of Minnesota}}}}
| website          = {{URL|https://www.mngop.org/}}
| state            = Minnesota
| symbol           = [[File:Republican Party Disc (alternate).svg|100px]]
}}

The '''Republican Party of Minnesota''' is the state affiliate of the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] in [[Minnesota]] and the oldest active political party in the state. Founded in 1855, the party is headquartered in [[Edina, Minnesota|Edina]], and the current chairman is Alex Plechash.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Herscowitz |first1=Eva |title=State Republicans pick Alex Plechash as party chair |url=https://www.startribune.com/state-republicans-pick-alex-plechash-as-new-party-chair/601195165 |access-date=December 16, 2024 |work=[[Minnesota Star Tribune]] |date=December 16, 2024 |language=en}}</ref>

Starting in 2025 and as a result of the [[2024 Minnesota elections|2024 elections]], the Republican Party of Minnesota does not have substantial power in the state, holding no statewide executive offices or U.S. Senate seats. It holds a one-seat majority in the [[Minnesota House of Representatives]] and a one-seat minority in the [[Minnesota Senate|Senate]]. The party controls four of [[Minnesota's congressional districts|Minnesota's eight congressional districts]]. The last Republican governor of the state was [[Tim Pawlenty]], who served from 2003 to 2011. 

The last Republican Presidential candidate to win the state was Richard Nixon in [[1972 United States presidential election in Minnesota|1972]], thus making Minnesota the state with the longest streak of not voting for the Republican Party in presidential elections (Minnesota being the sole state to not vote for Ronald Reagan in [[1984 United States presidential election in Minnesota|1984]]).