Special elections have been set for the Minnesota Senate seats left open by DFL Sen. Nicole Mitchell's resignation and GOP Sen. Bruce Anderson's death.

Gov. Tim Walz announced on Tuesday that special elections to fill the vacancies in Districts 29 and 47 will be held on Nov. 4, following special primaries on Aug. 26, if necessary. Candidates have until Aug. 6 to file.

District 29 includes parts of Hennepin, Meeker and Wright counties. Since 2012, that seat has been held Anderson, who died on July 21.

Parts of Ramsey and Washington counties make up District 47, which historically votes Democratic. Mitchell stepped down roughly halfway through her first term, shortly after she was found guilty on two felony burglary charges for breaking into her late father and estranged stepmother's Detr

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