2016Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2016 election for Minnesota Senate District 20
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Rich Draheim (R) won with 51.9% of the vote, defeating Kevin L. Dahle (D) by 4.0 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Rich DraheimRepublican · winner
51.9%22,274
Kevin L. DahleDemocrat · incumbent
48.0%20,577
The same year, the district voted R+15.4 for president; this race was R+4.0.42,912 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