DFLers will retain majorities in both the state House and Senate. Republicans thought they had a good chance to wrest control from the Democrats -- in part because no fewer than seven DFLers faced legal or ethical investigations during the past year. Their chances seemed especially good in the House, where Democrats held a slim one-vote majority. But DFLers headed into the election with a stronger national ticket, and a focus on education spending that seemed to play well in certain parts of the Twin Cities.