2016Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2016 election for Minnesota House District 42A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Randy Jessup (R) won with 50.2% of the vote, defeating Barb Yarusso (D) by 0.5 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Randy JessupRepublican · winner
50.2%11,662
Barb YarussoDemocrat · incumbent
49.6%11,537
The same year, the district voted D+14.0 for president; this race was R+0.5, a split ticket.23,242 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