2016Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
2016 election for Minnesota Senate District 1
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Mark Johnson (R) won with 61.4% of the vote, defeating Kip Fontaine (D) by 22.9 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Mark JohnsonRepublican · winner
61.4%23,108
Kip FontaineDemocrat
38.5%14,501
The same year, the district voted R+32.7 for president; this race was R+22.9.37,628 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