Updated on May 17:

On Tuesday, the first day Minnesota candidates can file to be on the 2016 ballot, some familiar folks will not be filing: Thirty-one Minnesota legislators in office in 2015 will not return to their same seats in the 2017 session.

That means more than 15 percent of the 201-member Minnesota legislative class will be new next year.

Three legislators discontinued their service mid-term, one member died last year, and 22 others have announced they will not vie for re-election. Additionally, five House members, all DFLers, have also received endorsement to run for state Senate. See more about House members running for Senate.

The candidate filing period for federal, state, and county offices lasts through May 31.

See (and bookmark) the growing the list lawmakers who will not return here:

Although there were a nearly equal number of Democrats and Republicans in the Legislature when it convened last year (100 Republicans and 101 Democrats), more Democrats than Republicans have announced they will not be returning to their seats next year.

More House members are leaving their seats than Senators, owing in part to the fact that five current House members will be running for spots in the upper chamber.



More male lawmakers are leaving than female ones. Given that male lawmakers out number female ones by about two to one, the percentage of female legislators who are leaving may have a more significant impact on the gender makeup of the Legislature:



The number of lawmakers not returning has not yet reached record proportions:

The Senate is nearing historic turnover numbers:



Five Democratic House members have announced they will run for state Senate this year, rather than return to their House seats. Only those who have been endorsed have been added to the retirement list.