2016Final results
2016 election for Minnesota's 3rd District
U.S. House · Minnesota
Erik Paulsen (R) won with 56.7% of the vote, defeating Terri E. Bonoff (D) by 13.7 points.
Erik PaulsenRepublican · winner
56.7%223,077
Terri E. BonoffDemocrat
43.0%169,243
The same year, the district voted D+9.4 for president; this race was R+13.7, a split ticket.393,464 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2016
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Terri E. BonoffErik Paulsen
$2M
Raised by the campaign
$5M
$2M
Spent by the campaign
$5.8M
$572
Cash on hand
$367K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2016.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2016