2008Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsSpecial election
2008 special election for Minnesota Senate District 16
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Lisa A. Fobbe (D) won with 50.1% of the vote, defeating Alison Krueger (R) by 0.2 points, flipping a seat Republicans held.
Lisa A. FobbeDemocrat · winner
50.1%22,356
Alison KruegerRepublican
49.9%22,271
44,627 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 2008
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)