 During the 2016 elections, Minnesota was one of only two Midwestern states to vote for the Democratic presidential nominee.In addition, despite significant losses of rural congressional seats throughout the country, the Minnesota DFL was able to win all three of its rural congressional races by reelecting Congressman Tim Walz (MN-01), Congressman Collin Petersen (MN-07), and Congressman Rick Nolan (MN-08).In 2018 the DFL had the most successful year at the ballot box in party history.