CalledUnofficial results
Minnesota House District 17A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Dawn Gillman won re-election by 38.9 points over Mali Anderson.
Dawn GillmanRepublican · winner · incumbent
69.4%13,917
Mali AndersonDemocrat
30.5%6,123
Write-InOther party
0.1%18
20,058 votes
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State unofficial resultsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 1:21 PM ET
Where the race moved
Against the 2024 presidential vote
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Mali AndersonDawn Gillman
$15.6K
Raised by the campaign
$38K
$5.1K
Spent by the campaign
$36.1K
$10.4K
Cash on hand
$13.2K
Campaign money: Minnesota Campaign Finance Board, through Oct 19, 2026.
Source: Minnesota Campaign Finance Board campaign filingsUpdated Oct 19, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Mali Anderson
- <1%
- Dawn Gillman
- >99%
- Projected margin
- R+28.0
The candidates
Dawn Gillman (R)
Incumbent, Minnesota House of Representatives, first elected 2022Mali Anderson (D)
Incumbent, Minnesota House of Representatives, first elected 2022Mali Anderson (D)
Also on the ballot: Write-In (Other party), 0.1%