2020Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2020 election for Minnesota Senate District 27
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Gene Dornink (R) won with 48.9% of the vote, defeating Dan Sparks (D) by 4.5 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Gene DorninkRepublican · winner
48.9%19,759
Dan SparksDemocrat · incumbent
44.4%17,941
Tyler BecvarOther party
6.7%2,699
40,431 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 10:09 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2020
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 10:09 AM ET