2016Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2016 election for Minnesota Senate District 17
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Andrew Lang (R) won with 57.2% of the vote, defeating Lyle Koenen (D) by 14.6 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Andrew LangRepublican · winner
57.2%22,421
Lyle KoenenDemocrat · incumbent
42.7%16,713
The same year, the district voted R+27.9 for president; this race was R+14.6.39,166 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