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Minnesota Senate District 31
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Calvin Bahr won re-election by 22.4 points over Gadisa Berkessa.
Calvin BahrRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.1%27,808
Gadisa BerkessaDemocrat
38.8%17,638
Write-InOther party
0.1%48
45,494 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.
Gadisa BerkessaCalvin Bahr
$34.3K
Raised by the campaign
$27.3K
$23.4K
Spent by the campaign
$25.8K
$10.9K
Cash on hand
$6.6K
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.
- Gadisa Berkessa
- 2%
- Calvin Bahr
- 98%
- Projected margin
- R+16.8
The candidates
Calvin Bahr (R)
Incumbent, Minnesota State Senate, first elected 2022Gadisa Berkessa (D)
Incumbent, Minnesota State Senate, first elected 2022Gadisa Berkessa (D)
Also on the ballot: Write-In (Other party), 0.1%