2016Final results
2016 election for Minnesota Senate District 23
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Julie Rosen (R) won with 70.8% of the vote, defeating Barbara Ann Lake (D) by 41.7 points.
Julie RosenRepublican · winner · incumbent
70.8%28,063
Barbara Ann LakeDemocrat
29.1%11,529
The same year, the district voted R+32.8 for president; this race was R+41.7.39,632 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