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2016 Minnesota U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 2016 Minnesota U.S. House District 3 Election?

Erik Paulsen won the 2016 Minnesota U.S. House District 3 Election. Erik Paulsen received 223,075 popular votes (56.7%). The main challenger was Terri E. Bonoff (43.01%).

See the full head-to-head between Paulsen and Bonoff

Paulsen +13.7 pts · won by 53,837 votes
Erik PaulsenRepublicanWINNER56.7%
223,075 votes
Terri E. BonoffDemocratic43.01%
169,238 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.