2016Final results
2016 election for Minnesota Senate District 27
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Dan Sparks (D) won with 54.8% of the vote, defeating Gene Dornink (R) by 9.6 points.
Dan SparksDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.8%20,540
Gene DorninkRepublican
45.2%16,944
The same year, the district voted R+13.6 for president; this race was D+9.6, a split ticket.37,512 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