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2016Final results

2016 election for Minnesota Senate District 32

Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota

Mark Koran (R) won with 56.5% of the vote, defeating Tim Nelson (D) by 13.2 points.

Mark KoranRepublican · winner
56.5%23,992
Tim NelsonDemocrat
43.3%18,388
The same year, the district voted R+32.3 for president; this race was R+13.2.42,441 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

EvenR+29.92002R+16.22006R+8.72012R+13.22016R+32.82020R+6.02022

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 AM ET