Minnesota Senate election, 2016
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The 2016 Minnesota Senate election will be held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 8, 2016, to elect members to the Senate of the 90th and 91st Minnesota Legislatures. If necessary, a primary election will be held in one or more districts on August 9, 2016. The election coincides with the election of the other house of the Legislature, the House of Representatives.
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Background
The last election resulted in the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) winning a majority of seats, after losing a majority to the Republican Party of Minnesota only two years earlier in the previous election. This resulted in the Republicans losing the only majority they have had since the return of partisan elections to the Senate in 1976. In concurrence with the result of the House election, it also resulted in the return of all-DFL control of the Legislature since 2010 as well as the return of all-party and all-DFL control of the Legislature and governorship since 1990, which ended with the election of a Republican majority to the House in 2014.
Electoral system
The 67 members of the Senate will be elected from single-member districts via first-past-the-post voting for four-year terms. Contested nominations of the DFL and Republican parties for each district will be determined by an open primary election. All other candidates are nominated by petition—except for write-in candidates, who must file a request with the secretary of state's office for votes for them to be counted.
Retiring members
DFL
- Barb Goodwin, 41st[1]
- Alice Johnson, 37th[2]
- Jim Metzen, 52nd[3]
- Roger Reinert, 7th[4]
- Bev Scalze, 42nd[5]
- Kathy Sheran, 19th[6]
- Katie Sieben, 54th[7]
- LeRoy Stumpf, 1st[8]
Republican
- Dave Brown, 15th[9]
- Julianne Ortman, 47th[10]
- John Pederson, 14th[11]
- Dave Thompson, 58th[12]
Candidates
District | Incumbent | Candidates | |||
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Name | Party | First elected | Name | Party | |
1 | LeRoy Stumpf‡ | DFL | 1982 | Edwin Dale Hahn[13] | Republican |
Mark Johnson[14] | Republican | ||||
Jual Carlson[13] | DFL | ||||
Kip Fontaine[15] | DFL | ||||
2 | Rod Skoe | DFL | 2002 | Paul Utke[16] | Republican |
Rod Skoe[17] | DFL | ||||
3 | Tom Bakk | DFL | 2002 | Jennifer Havlick[13] | Republican |
Tom Bakk[18] | DFL | ||||
4 | Kent Eken | DFL | 2012 | James Leiman[19] | Republican |
Kent Eken[13] | DFL | ||||
5 | Tom Saxhaug | DFL | 2002 | Justin Eichorn[13] | Republican |
Pedie Pederson[13] | Republican | ||||
Tom Saxhaug[20] | DFL | ||||
6 | David Tomassoni | DFL | 2000 | Skeeter Tomczak[13] | Republican |
David Tomassoni[21] | DFL | ||||
7 | Roger Reinert‡ | DFL | 2010 | Donna Bergstrom[22] | Republican |
Erik Simonson[23] | DFL | ||||
8 | Bill Ingebrigtsen | Republican | 2006 | Bill Ingebrigtsen[24] | Republican |
Shawn Olson[25] | DFL | ||||
9 | Paul Gazelka | Republican | 2010 | Paul Gazelka[26] | Republican |
Jason Weinerman[27] | DFL | ||||
10 | Carrie Ruud | Republican | 2002, 2012† | Carrie Ruud[28] | Republican |
Tiffany Stenglein[29] | DFL | ||||
11 | Tony Lourey | DFL | 2006 | Michael Cummins[13] | Republican |
Tony Lourey[13] | DFL | ||||
12 | Torrey Westrom | Republican | 2012 | Torrey Westrom[30] | Republican |
Russ Hinrichs[31] | DFL | ||||
13 | Michelle Fischbach | Republican | 1996* | Michelle Fischbach[13] | Republican |
Michael Willemsen[32] | DFL | ||||
14 | John Pederson‡ | Republican | 2010 | Jerry Relph[33] | Republican |
Dan Wolgamott[33] | DFL | ||||
15 | Dave Brown‡ | Republican | 2010 | Andrew Mathews[34] | Republican |
Dan Whitcomb[35] | Republican | ||||
Chilah Brown[36] | DFL | ||||
Rob Passons[13] | DFL | ||||
16 | Gary Dahms | Republican | 2010 | Gary Dahms[37] | Republican |
James Kanne[38] | DFL | ||||
17 | Lyle Koenen | DFL | 2012* | Andrew Lang[39] | Republican |
Lyle Koenen[40] | DFL | ||||
18 | Scott Newman | Republican | 2010 | Scott Newman[41] | Republican |
Amy Wilde[42] | DFL | ||||
19 | Kathy Sheran‡ | DFL | 2006 | Willa Dailey[43] | Republican |
Nick Frentz[44] | DFL | ||||
Shane Wernsing[13] | Libertarian | ||||
20 | Kevin Dahle | DFL | 2008*, 2012† | Rich Draheim[45] | Republican |
Kevin Dahle[46] | DFL | ||||
21 | Matt Schmit | DFL | 2012 | Mike Goggin[47] | Republican |
22 | Bill Weber | Republican | 2012 | Bill Weber[48] | Republican |
Brian Abrahamson[13] | DFL | ||||
23 | Julie Rosen | Republican | 2002 | Julie Rosen[38] | Republican |
Barbara Ann Lake[13] | DFL | ||||
John Lillis[13] | DFL | ||||
24 | Vicki Jensen | DFL | 2012 | John Jasinski[49] | Republican |
Rich Bailey[13] | DFL | ||||
Vicki Jensen[50] | DFL | ||||
25 | Dave Senjem | Republican | 2002 | Dave Senjem[13] | Republican |
Dale Amorosia[51] | DFL | ||||
26 | Carla Nelson | Republican | 2010 | Carla Nelson[52] | Republican |
Rich Wright[52] | DFL | ||||
27 | Dan Sparks | DFL | 2002 | Gene Dornink[13] | Republican |
Cynthia Gail[13] | Republican | ||||
Dan Sparks[53] | DFL | ||||
28 | Jeremy Miller | Republican | 2010 | Jeremy Miller[13] | Republican |
Adam Pace[13] | Republican | ||||
Jon Pieper[54] | DFL | ||||
29 | Bruce Anderson | Republican | 2012 | Bruce Anderson[55] | Republican |
Janice Holter Kittok[13] | DFL | ||||
30 | Mary Kiffmeyer | Republican | 2012 | Mary Kiffmeyer[56] | Republican |
P.J. LaCroix[13] | DFL | ||||
31 | Michelle Benson | Republican | 2010 | Michelle Benson[57] | Republican |
Ricky Englund[57] | DFL | ||||
32 | Sean Nienow | Republican | 2002, 2010† | Mark Koran[58] | Republican |
Sean Nienow[58] | Republican | ||||
Tim Nelson[59] | DFL | ||||
33 | David Osmek | Republican | 2012 | David Osmek[60] | Republican |
Sherrie Pugh[13] | DFL | ||||
Jay Nygard[60] | Libertarian | ||||
34 | Warren Limmer | Republican | 1995* | Warren Limmer[13] | Republican |
Bonnie Westlin[13] | DFL | ||||
35 | Jim Abeler | Republican | 2016* | Jim Abeler[13] | Republican |
Roger Johnson[61] | DFL | ||||
36 | John Hoffman | DFL | 2012 | Jeff Lunde[62] | Republican |
John Hoffman[63] | DFL | ||||
37 | Alice Johnson‡ | DFL | 2012 | Brad Sanford[64] | Republican |
Jerry Newton[65] | DFL | ||||
38 | Roger Chamberlain | Republican | 2010 | Roger Chamberlain[13] | Republican |
Pat Davern[66] | DFL | ||||
39 | Karin Housley | Republican | 2012 | Karin Housley[67] | Republican |
Sten Hakanson[67] | DFL | ||||
40 | Chris Eaton | DFL | 2011* | Robert Marvin[13] | Republican |
Chris Eaton[13] | DFL | ||||
41 | Barb Goodwin‡ | DFL | 2010 | Gary Johnson[13] | Republican |
Carolyn Laine[1] | DFL | ||||
42 | Bev Scalze‡ | DFL | 2012 | Candy Sina[68] | Republican |
Jason Isaacson[69] | DFL | ||||
43 | Chuck Wiger | DFL | 1996 | Bob Zick[13] | Republican |
Chuck Wiger[70] | DFL | ||||
Chris Belflower[70] | Independence | ||||
44 | Terri Bonoff | DFL | 2005* | Paul Anderson[71] | Republican |
Deb Calvert[72] | DFL | ||||
45 | Ann Rest | DFL | 2000 | Roxana Bruins[13] | Republican |
Ann Rest[13] | DFL | ||||
46 | Ron Latz | DFL | 2006 | Ron Latz[13] | DFL |
47 | Julianne Ortman‡ | Republican | 2002 | Scott Jensen[73] | Republican |
Darryl Scarborough[46] | DFL | ||||
48 | David Hann | Republican | 2002 | David Hann[74] | Republican |
Steve Cwodzinski[75] | DFL | ||||
49 | Melisa Franzen | DFL | 2012 | Mike Lehmann[13] | Republican |
Melisa Franzen[13] | DFL | ||||
50 | Melissa Halvorson Wiklund | DFL | 2012 | Kirsten Johnson[13] | Republican |
Melissa Halvorson Wiklund[13] | DFL | ||||
51 | Jim Carlson | DFL | 2006, 2012† | Victor Lake[76] | Republican |
Jim Carlson[77] | DFL | ||||
52 | Jim Metzen‡ | DFL | 1986 | Mark Misukanis[78] | Republican |
Matt Klein[79] | DFL | ||||
Todd Podgorski[80] | DFL | ||||
53 | Susan Kent | DFL | 2012 | Bill Dahn[13] | Republican |
Sharna Wahlgren[13] | Republican | ||||
Susan Kent[81] | DFL | ||||
54 | Katie Sieben‡ | DFL | 2006 | Leilani Holmstadt[82] | Republican |
Dan Schoen[83] | DFL | ||||
55 | Eric Pratt | Republican | 2012 | Eric Pratt[84] | Republican |
Ali Ali[13] | DFL | ||||
56 | Dan Hall | Republican | 2010 | Dan Hall[85] | Republican |
Phil Sterner[86] | DFL | ||||
57 | Greg Clausen | DFL | 2012 | Cory Campbell[87] | Republican |
Greg Clausen[88] | DFL | ||||
58 | Dave Thompson‡ | Republican | 2010 | Tim Pitcher[89] | Republican |
Matt Little[90] | DFL | ||||
59 | Bobby Joe Champion | DFL | 2012 | Jennifer Carnahan[13] | Republican |
Bobby Joe Champion[91] | DFL | ||||
Patwin Lawrence[13] | DFL | ||||
60 | Kari Dziedzic | DFL | 2012* | Kari Dziedzic[92] | DFL |
61 | Scott Dibble | DFL | 2002 | Bob Carney[13] | Republican |
Scott Dibble[13] | DFL | ||||
62 | Jeff Hayden | DFL | 2011* | Bruce Lundeen[13] | Republican |
Mohamoud Hassan[93] | DFL | ||||
Jeff Hayden[13] | DFL | ||||
63 | Patricia Torres Ray | DFL | 2006 | Ron Moey[13] | Republican |
Patricia Torres Ray[13] | DFL | ||||
64 | Dick Cohen | DFL | 1986 | Sharon Anderson[13] | Republican |
Ian Baird[13] | Republican | ||||
Dick Cohen[13] | DFL | ||||
65 | Sandy Pappas | DFL | 1990 | Jason Delmont[13] | Republican |
Sandy Pappas[13] | DFL | ||||
66 | John Marty | DFL | 1986 | Carolyn Jass[13] | Republican |
John Marty[13] | DFL | ||||
67 | Foung Hawj | DFL | 2012 | Krysia Weidell[13] | Republican |
Foung Hawj[94] | DFL |
- *Elected in a special election.[95]
- †Elected to non-consecutive terms.[96]
- ‡Retiring; not seeking re-election.
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Opinion polling
Polling firm | Polling period | Sample size |
Margin of error |
DFL | Republican | Undecided |
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Public Policy Polling | July 30 – August 2, 2015 | 1,015 RV | ±3.1 pp | 46% | 40% | 15% |
See also
- Minnesota House of Representatives election, 2016
- Minnesota gubernatorial election, 2014
- Minnesota elections, 2016
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