2016Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2016 election for Minnesota House District 49A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Dario Anselmo (R) won with 51.0% of the vote, defeating Ron Erhardt (D) by 2.2 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Dario AnselmoRepublican · winner
51.0%13,075
Ron ErhardtDemocrat · incumbent
48.8%12,499
The same year, the district voted D+27.3 for president; this race was R+2.2, a split ticket.25,616 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