# 2016 Minnesota elections > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/2016_Minnesota_elections > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/2016_Minnesota_elections.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_Minnesota_elections > Source revision: 1339967305 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|none}} {{Use American English|date=February 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=September 2023}} {{Infobox election | election_name = 2016 Minnesota general election | country = Minnesota | flag_year = 1983 | ongoing = no | previous_election = 2014 Minnesota elections | previous_year = 2014 | next_election = 2018 Minnesota elections | next_year = 2018 | election_date = November 8, 2016 }} {{Elections in Minnesota}} A '''general election''' was held in the [U.S. state](/source/U.S._state) of [Minnesota](/source/Minnesota) on November 8, 2016. All seats in the [Minnesota Senate](/source/Minnesota_Senate) and [Minnesota House of Representatives](/source/Minnesota_House_of_Representatives) were up for election as well as Minnesota's 10 [presidential electors](/source/Electoral_College_(United_States)) and Minnesota's [eight seats](/source/Minnesota's_congressional_districts) in the [United States House of Representatives](/source/United_States_House_of_Representatives). A primary election was held on August 9, 2016. Voters also approved a proposed amendment to the [Minnesota Constitution](/source/Minnesota_Constitution). ==Federal elections== ===President of the United States=== {{main|2016 United States presidential election in Minnesota}} Minnesota's 10 electors in the [Electoral College](/source/Electoral_College_(United_States)) were up for election, which was won by the [Democratic](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States)) nominees for [president](/source/President_of_the_United_States) and [vice president](/source/Vice_President_of_the_United_States) of the United States, [Hillary Clinton](/source/Hillary_Clinton) and [Tim Kaine](/source/Tim_Kaine). The electors voted on December 19, 2016. ===United States House of Representatives=== {{main|2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota}} Minnesota's [eight seats](/source/Minnesota's_congressional_districts) in the [United States House of Representatives](/source/United_States_House_of_Representatives) were up for election. The DFL held five seats compared to the Republicans' three before the election, which was unchanged by the election. Neither party gained or lost seats. ==State elections== ===Minnesota Senate=== {{main|2016 Minnesota Senate election}} All 67 seats in the [Minnesota Senate](/source/Minnesota_Senate) were up for election. The [Republican Party of Minnesota](/source/Republican_Party_of_Minnesota) won a majority of 34 seats compared to the [Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party](/source/Minnesota_Democratic%E2%80%93Farmer%E2%80%93Labor_Party)'s (DFL) 33. Before the election, the DFL held a majority of 39 seats compared to the Republicans' 28. ===Minnesota House of Representatives=== {{main|2016 Minnesota House of Representatives election}} All 134 seats in the [Minnesota House of Representatives](/source/Minnesota_House_of_Representatives) were up for election. The [Republican Party of Minnesota](/source/Republican_Party_of_Minnesota) won a majority of 76 seats compared to the [Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party](/source/Minnesota_Democratic%E2%80%93Farmer%E2%80%93Labor_Party)'s (DFL) 57. Before the election, the Republicans held a majority of 73 seats compared to the DFL's 61. ===Judiciary=== [Minnesota Supreme Court](/source/Minnesota_Supreme_Court) justice [Natalie Hudson](/source/Natalie_Hudson) won election to a six-year term following her appointment in 2015 by Governor [Mark Dayton](/source/Mark_Dayton). Several seats on the [Minnesota Court of Appeals](/source/Minnesota_Court_of_Appeals) and the [Minnesota District Courts](/source/Minnesota_District_Courts) were also up for election. ===Ballot questions=== A proposed amendment to the [Minnesota Constitution](/source/Minnesota_Constitution) to establish an independent council to set salaries for members of the [Minnesota Legislature](/source/Minnesota_Legislature) was approved by voters.{{cite web | url=http://www.mprnews.org/story/2016/06/30/minnesota-constitution-change-lawmaker-pay-vote | title=Here's the Minnesota referendum you haven't heard about | publisher=[Minnesota Public Radio](/source/Minnesota_Public_Radio) | date=June 30, 2016 | access-date=August 2, 2016 | author=Bakst, Brian}} {| class="wikitable" !Choice !Votes !% |- |{{Tick|15}} Yes | align="right" |2,265,835 | align="right" |76.33 |- |{{Cross|15}} No | align="right" |536,272 | align="right" |18.07 |- |Blank votes | align="right" |166,174 | align="right" |5.60 |- |'''Total''' | align="right" |'''2,968,281''' | align="right" |'''100.00''' |- |Eligible voters/turnout{{cite web|title=Minnesota Election Statistics, 1950–2016|url=http://www.sos.state.mn.us/media/2804/minnesota-election-statistics-1950-to-2016.pdf|publisher=[Minnesota Secretary of State](/source/Minnesota_Secretary_of_State)|access-date=December 19, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201035640/http://www.sos.state.mn.us/media/2804/minnesota-election-statistics-1950-to-2016.pdf|archive-date=December 1, 2017|url-status=dead}} | align="right" |3,972,330 | align="right" |74.72 |- | colspan="3" |{{small|Source: [Minnesota Secretary of State](/source/Minnesota_Secretary_of_State){{cite web|title=Results for Constitutional Amendments|url=http://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/Results/AmendmentResultsStatewide/100|publisher=[Minnesota Secretary of State](/source/Minnesota_Secretary_of_State)|access-date=December 19, 2016}}}} |} 300px|thumb|Amendment results by county {{collapsible list |title=Yes: |{{legend|#28497C|80–90%}} |{{legend|#47729E|70–80%}} }} {{Clear}} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * [http://www.sos.state.mn.us/elections-voting/ Elections & Voting - Minnesota Secretary of State] {{Minnesota elections}} {{2016 United States elections}} Category:2016 Minnesota elections Minnesota --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [2016 Minnesota elections](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_Minnesota_elections) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_Minnesota_elections?action=history)). 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