2016Final results
2016 election for Minnesota Senate District 8
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Bill Ingebrigtsen (R) won with 66.3% of the vote, defeating Shawn Olson (D) by 32.6 points.
Bill IngebrigtsenRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.3%29,302
Shawn OlsonDemocrat
33.7%14,892
The same year, the district voted R+34.7 for president; this race was R+32.6.44,223 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