Schools for Equity in Education 2016 Minnesota Senate Elections Incumbent Competitive Races Star Other MinPost Tribune MPR MinnPost SD First Last Party Home Town Status DFL Challenger R Challenger Challenger 7/28/16 9/16/16 9/22/16 11/3/16 35 Jim Abeler R Anoka Roger Johnson 29 Bruce Anderson R Buffalo Janice Holter Kittok 3 Tom Bakk DFL Cook Jennifer L. Havlick 31 Michelle Benson R Ham Lake Ricky Englund 44 Terri Bonoff DFL Minnetonka Running for CongressDeb Calvert Paul Anderson X X X X 15 Dave Brown R Becker Open seat Chilah Brown Andrew Mathews 51 Jim Carlson DFL Eagan Victor Lake 38 Roger Chamberlain R Lino Lakes Pat Davern 59 Bobby Champion DFL Minneapolis Wins primary Jennifer Carnahan 57 Greg Clausen DFL Apple Valley Cory Campbell X X X 64 Dick Cohen DFL St. Paul Ian Baird 20 Kevin Dahle DFL Northfield Rich Draheim X X 16 Gary Dahms R Redwood Falls James Kanne 61 Scott Dibble DFL Minneapolis Bob Carney Jr. 60 Kari Dziedzic DFL Minneapolis Martin J Super (LMN) 40 Chris Eaton DFL Brooklyn Center Robert Marvin 4 Kent Eken DFL Twin Valley James Leiman X 13 Michelle Fischbach R Paynesville Michael Willemsen 49 Melisa Frazen DFL Edina Mike Lehmann X 9 Paul Gazelka R Baxter Jason Weinerman 41 Barb Goodwin DFL Columbia Heights Open seat Carolyn Laine Gary R. Johnson 56 Dan Hall R Burnsville Phillip M. Sterner X 48 David Hann R Eden Prairie Steve Cwodzinski X X X X 67 Foung Hawj DFL St. Paul Krysia Weidell 62 Jeff Hayden DFL Minneapolis Wins primary Bruce Lundeen 36 John Hoffman DFL Champlin Jeffrey Lunde X X X X 39 Karin Housley R Stillwater Sten Hakanson 8 Bill Ingebrigtsen R Alexandria Shawn Olson 24 Vicki Jensen DFL Owattona Wins primary John Jasinski X X X X 37 Alice Johnson DFL Spring Lake Park Open seat Jerry Newton Brad Sanford X X X 53 Susan Kent DFL Woodbury Sharna Wahlgren X X Incumbent Competitive Races Star Other MinPost Tribune MPR MinnPost SD First Last Party Home Town Status DFL Challenger R Challenger Challenger 7/28/16 9/16/16 9/22/16 11/3/16 30 Mary Kiffmeyer R Big Lake P.J. LaCroix 17 Lyle Koenen DFL Clara City Andrew Lang X 46 Ron Latz DFL St. Louis Park Unopposed 34 Warren Limmer R Maple Grove Bonnie Westlin 11 Tony Lourey DFL Kerrick Michael Cummins 66 John Marty DFL Roseville Carolyn Jass 52 Jim Metzen DFL South St. Paul Open seat Matt Klein Mark Misukanis 28 Jeremy Miller R Winona Jon Pieper 26 Carla Nelson R Rochester Rich Wright X 18 Scott Newman R Hutchinson Amy Wilde 32 Sean Nienow R Cambridge Lost primary Tim Nelson Mark Koran X 47 Julianne Ortman R Chanhassen Open seat Darryl Scarborough Scott Jensen 33 David Osmek R Mound Sherrie Pugh Jay Nygard (LIB) 65 Sandra Pappas DFL St. Paul Jason Delmont 14 John Pederson R St. Cloud Open seat Dan Wolgamot Jerry Relph X X X X 55 Eric Pratt R Minneapolis Ali C. Ali 7 Roger Reinert DFL Duluth Open Seat Erik Simonson Donna Bergstrom 45 Ann Rest DFL New Hope Roxana Bruins 23 Julie Rosen R Fairmont Barbara Ann Lake 10 Carrie Rudd R Breezy Point Tiffany Stenglein 5 Tom Saxhaug DFL Grand Rapids Justin Eichorn 42 Bev Scalze DFL Little Canada Open seat Ike Isaacson Candy Sina 21 Matt Schmit DFL Red Wing Mike Goggin X X X X 25 David Senjem R Rochester Dale Amorosia 19 Kathy Sheran DFL Mankato Open seat Nick Frentz Willa Dailey Shane Wernsing (LIB) 54 Katie Sieben DFL Newport Open seat Dan Schoen Leilani Holmstadt 2 Rod Skoe DFL Clearbrook Paul Utke X X X X 27 Dan Sparks DFL Austin Gene Dornink 1 LeRoy Stumpf DFL Plummer Open Seat Mike Moore Deb Kiel X X X X 58 Dave Thompson R Lakeville Open seat Matt Little Tim Pitcher X 6 David Tomassoni DFL Chisholm Skeeter Tomczak 63 Patricia Torres Ray DFL Minneapolis Ron Moey 22 Bill Weber R Luverne Brian Abrahamson 12 Torrey Westrom R Elbow Lake Russ Hinrichs 43 Chuck Wiger DFL Maplewood Bob Zick Chris Belflower (IP) 50 Melissa Wiklund DFL Bloomington Kirsten Johnson