2016Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2016 election for Minnesota Senate District 2
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Paul Utke (R) won with 56.6% of the vote, defeating Rod Skoe (D) by 13.3 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Paul UtkeRepublican · winner
56.6%22,232
Rod SkoeDemocrat · incumbent
43.3%17,002
The same year, the district voted R+30.0 for president; this race was R+13.3.39,277 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