2002Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2002 election for Minnesota Senate District 17
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Sean Nienow (R) won with 52.5% of the vote, defeating Twyla L. Ring (D) by 5.1 points.
Sean NienowRepublican · winner
52.5%18,924
Twyla L. RingDemocrat · incumbent
47.5%17,103
36,027 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2002
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET