CalledUnofficial results
Minnesota Senate District 1
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Mark Johnson won re-election by 36.1 points over Bjorn Solberg.
Mark JohnsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.0%24,014
Bjorn SolbergDemocrat
31.9%11,278
Write-InOther party
0.1%19
35,311 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.
Bjorn SolbergMark Johnson
$10.9K
Raised by the campaign
$73.3K
$8.5K
Spent by the campaign
$74.8K
$2.4K
Cash on hand
$5.5K
Campaign money: Minnesota Campaign Finance Board, through Jul 20, 2026; Minnesota Campaign Finance Board, through Oct 19, 2026.
Source: Minnesota Campaign Finance Board campaign filingsUpdated Jul 20, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Bjorn Solberg
- <1%
- Mark Johnson
- >99%
- Projected margin
- R+31.4
The candidates
Mark Johnson (R)
Incumbent, Minnesota State Senate, first elected 2016Bjorn Solberg (D)
Incumbent, Minnesota State Senate, first elected 2016Bjorn Solberg (D)
Also on the ballot: Write-In (Other party), 0.1%