CalledUnofficial results
Minnesota Senate District 21
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Chris Knoll held the seat for Republicans, winning by 34.3 points over Caitlyn Sanow-Minett.
Chris KnollRepublican · winner
67.1%23,002
Caitlyn Sanow-MinettDemocrat
32.8%11,257
Write-InOther party
0.1%19
34,278 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.
Caitlyn Sanow-MinettChris Knoll
$26.1K
Raised by the campaign
$46.9K
$9.8K
Spent by the campaign
$34.9K
$16.3K
Cash on hand
$12K
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.
- Caitlyn Sanow-Minett
- <1%
- Chris Knoll
- >99%
- Projected margin
- R+30.6