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Minnesota State Senate District 59
Bobby Joe Champion has no major-party opponent.
Bobby Joe Champion has no major-party opponent.
The candidates
The district
Lean D+69: how much more Democratic or Republican than the nation it votes for president.
Presidential vote
Precinct results re-aggregated to the current district lines.
Who lives here
- Population
- 81,331
- People per km²
- 2,807
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 44%
- White, no degree
- 21%of adults
- White 41%
- Hispanic 10%
- Black 31%
- Asian 9%
- Other / multiracial 8%
American Community Survey 2020–2024, aggregated from census tracts.
Past results
Results in the same-numbered district; earlier elections may have used different lines.
2024 President Vote in this district
36,425 two-party votes · D+68.5 · D+70.0 vs. the nation✓ Kamala Harris (D)84.3%
Donald Trump (R)15.7%
2022
23,205 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Bobby Joe Champion (D)98.3%
Write-In (—)1.7%
2020 Earlier district lines
41,201 votes · D+64.5✓ Bobby Joe Champion (D)82.1%
Paul Anderson (R)17.7%
2020 President Vote in this district
38,794 two-party votes · D+71.8 · D+67.2 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)85.9%
Donald Trump (R)14.1%
2016 Earlier district lines
35,508 votes · D+55.8✓ Bobby Joe Champion (D)77.6%
Jennifer Carnahan (R)22.0%
2016 President Vote in this district
31,214 two-party votes · D+72.9 · D+70.7 vs. the nation✓ Hillary Clinton (D)86.5%
Donald Trump (R)13.5%