2016Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
2016 election for Minnesota Senate District 44
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Paul Anderson (R) won with 50.1% of the vote, defeating Deb Calvert (D) by 0.4 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Paul AndersonRepublican · winner
50.1%25,309
Deb CalvertDemocrat
49.7%25,114
The same year, the district voted D+18.5 for president; this race was R+0.4, a split ticket.50,490 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