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2016Final results

2016 election for Minnesota House District 15A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Sondra Erickson (R) won with 63.7% of the vote, defeating Kent Lestrud (D) by 27.6 points.

Sondra EricksonRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.7%12,317
Kent LestrudDemocrat
36.1%6,973
The same year, the district voted R+39.8 for president; this race was R+27.6.19,340 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

EvenR+23.02010R+4.82012R+26.22014R+27.62016R+28.72018R+42.52020

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 AM ET