2008 Minnesota House of Representatives election
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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2008 Minnesota House of Representatives election
| country = Minnesota
| flag_year = 1983
| type = legislative
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 2006 Minnesota House of Representatives election
| previous_year = 2006
| next_election = 2010 Minnesota House of Representatives election
| next_year = 2010
| election_date = {{Start date|2008|11|04}}
| seats_for_election = All 134 seats in the Minnesota House of Representatives
| majority_seats = 68
| image1 = File:MAK Headshot cropped.jpg
| image_size = 150x150px
| leader1 = Margaret Anderson Kelliher
| party1 = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
| leader_since1 = June 20, 2006
| leaders_seat1 = 60A–Minneapolis
| last_election1 = 85 seats, 54.86%
| seats1 = 87
| seat_change1 = {{increase}}2
| popular_vote1 = 1,516,633
| percentage1 = 54.87%
| swing1 = {{increase}}0.01 {{abbr|pp|Percentage points}}
| image2 = Marty Seifert, April 2014 (cropped).png
| leader2 = Marty Seifert
| party2 = Republican Party of Minnesota
| leader_since2 = January 3, 2007
| leaders_seat2 = 21A–Marshall
| last_election2 = 49 seats, 44.44%
| seats2 = 47
| seat_change2 = {{decrease}}2
| popular_vote2 = 1,211,020
| percentage2 = 43.81%
| swing2 = {{decrease}}0.63 {{abbr|pp|Percentage points}}
| map_image = {{Switcher
| 300px
| Results by winning party vote share
| 300px
| Results by gains and holds}}
| title = Speaker
| before_election = Margaret Anderson Kelliher
| before_party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
| after_election = Margaret Anderson Kelliher
| after_party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
}}
The 2008 Minnesota House of Representatives election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 4, 2008, to elect members to the House of Representatives of the 86th Minnesota Legislature. A primary election was held in several districts on September 9, 2008.
The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) won a majority of seats, remaining the majority party, followed by the Republican Party of Minnesota. The new Legislature convened on January 6, 2009.
Predictions
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!Source !Ranking !As of |
| align=left | Stateline{{Cite web |last=Jacobson |first=Louis |date=October 15, 2008 |title=Legislative races tilting Dems' way in '08 |url=http://www.stateline.org/live/details/story?contentId=348037 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081106082124/http://www.stateline.org/live/details/story?contentId=348037 |archive-date=November 6, 2008 |access-date=August 1, 2024 |website=Stateline}}
| {{USRaceRating|Safe|D}} | October 15, 2008 |
Results
file:MN House 2008 seats won.svg
| class="wikitable"
|+ Summary of the November 4, 2008 Minnesota House of Representatives election results |
| rowspan="2" colspan="2" | Party
! rowspan="2" | Candidates ! colspan="3" | Votes ! colspan="3" | Seats |
|---|
| {{Abbr|No.|Number}}
! % ! ∆{{abbr|pp|Percentage points}} ! {{Abbr|No.|Number}} ! ∆{{Abbr|No.|Number}} ! % |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party}}" |
| Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party | align="right" | 134 | align="right" | 1,516,633 | align="right" | 54.87 | align="right" | {{Increase}}0.01 | align="right" | 87 | align="right" | {{Increase}}2 | align="right" | 64.93 |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party of Minnesota}}" |
| Republican Party of Minnesota | align="right" | 134 | align="right" | 1,211,020 | align="right" | 43.81 | align="right" | {{Decrease}}0.63 | align="right" | 47 | align="right" | {{Decrease}}2 | align="right" | 35.07 |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Independence Party of Minnesota}}" |
| Independence Party of Minnesota | align="right" | 11 | align="right" | 14,601 | align="right" | 0.53 | align="right" | {{Increase}}0.22 | align="right" | 0 | align="right" | {{steady}} | align="right" | 0.00 |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Green Party of Minnesota}}" |
| align="right" | 3 | align="right" | 6,648 | align="right" | 0.24 | align="right" | {{Increase}}0.11 | align="right" | 0 | align="right" | {{steady}} | align="right" | 0.00 |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Independent (politician)}}" |
| align="right" | 3 | align="right" | 9,717 | align="right" | 0.35 | align="right" | {{Increase}}0.32 | align="right" | 0 | align="right" | {{steady}} | align="right" | 0.00 |
| style="background-color:{{party color|write-in candidate}}" |
| Write-in | align="right" | N/A | align="right" | 5,670 | align="right" | 0.21 | align="right" | {{Decrease}}0.03 | align="right" | 0 | align="right" | {{steady}} | align="right" | 0.00 |
| colspan="3" align="left" | Total
| align="right" | 2,764,289 | align="right" | 100.00 | align="right" | ±0.00 | align="right" | 134 | align="right" | ±0 | align="right" | 100.00 |
| colspan="3" align="left" | Invalid/blank votes
| colspan="1" align="right" | 157,209 | colspan="1" align="right" | 5.38 | colspan="1" align="right" | {{IncreaseNegative}}1.48 | rowspan="2" colspan="3" | |
| colspan="3" align="left" | Turnout (out of 3,740,142 eligible voters){{cite web | url=http://www.sos.state.mn.us/media/1744/minnesota-election-statistics-1950-to-2014.pdf | title=Minnesota election statistics 1950-2014 | publisher=Minnesota Secretary of State | access-date=August 13, 2016 }}{{Dead link|date=April 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
| colspan="1" align="right" | 2,921,498 | colspan="1" align="right" | 78.11 | colspan="1" align="right" | {{Increase}}17.64 |
| colspan="9" | {{small|Source: Minnesota Secretary of State,{{cite web | url=http://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/Results/StateRepresentative/63?districttype=LG | title=Results for all State Representatives | publisher=Minnesota Secretary of State | access-date=January 16, 2018}} Minnesota Legislative Reference Library{{cite web | url=http://www.leg.state.mn.us/lrl/histleg/caucus?body=h | title=Party Control of the Minnesota House of Representatives, 1951-present | publisher=Minnesota Legislative Reference Library | access-date=December 11, 2013}}}} |
=District results=
| id=toc class=toc summary=Contents
| align=center | 1A • 1B • 2A • 2B • 3A • 3B • 4A • 4B • 5A • 5B • 6A • 6B • 7A • 7B • 8A • 8B • 9A • 9B • 10A • 10B • 11A • 11B • 12A • 12B • 13A • 13B • 14A • 14B • 15A • 15B • 16A • 16B • 17A • 17B • 18A • 18B • 19A • 19B • 20A • 20B • 21A • 21B • 22A • 22B • 23A • 23B • 24A • 24B • 25A • 25B • 26A • 26B • 27A • 27B • 28A • 28B • 29A • 29B • 30A • 30B • 31A • 31B • 32A • 32B • 33A • 33B • 34A • 34B • 35A • 35B • 36A • 36B • 37A • 37B • 38A • 38B • 39A • 39B • 40A • 40B • 41A • 41B • 42A • 42B • 43A • 43B • 44A • 44B • 45A • 45B • 46A • 46B • 47A • 47B • 48A • 48B • 49A • 49B • 50A • 50B • 51A • 51B • 52A • 52B • 53A • 53B • 54A • 54B • 55A • 55B • 56A • 56B • 57A • 57B • 58A • 58B • 59A • 59B • 60A • 60B • 61A • 61B • 62A • 62B • 63A • 63B • 64A • 64B • 65A • 65B • 66A • 66B • 67A • 67B__NOTOC__ |
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State
==District 1A==
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
| candidate = Dave Olin
| votes = 8,726
| percentage = 50.27
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Steve Lillestol
| votes = 7,851
| percentage = 45.23
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Independence Party of Minnesota
| candidate = J.C. Carlson
| votes = 771
| percentage = 4.44
}}
{{Election box write-in with party link no change
|votes=10
|percentage=0.06
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 17,359
| percentage = 100%
}}
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==District 1B==
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
| candidate = Bernie Lieder
| votes = 10,193
| percentage = 58.83
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Lonn Kiel
| votes = 7,116
| percentage = 41.07
}}
{{Election box write-in with party link no change
|votes=17
|percentage=0.10
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 17,326
| percentage = 100%
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{{Election box end}}
==District 2A==
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
| candidate = Kent Eken
| votes = 11,411
| percentage = 63.54
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Steve Green
| votes = 6,535
| percentage = 36.39
}}
{{Election box write-in with party link no change|votes= 14|percentage=0.08}}{{Election box total no change
| votes = 17,960
| percentage = 100%
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{{Election box end}}
==District 2B==
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
| candidate = Brita Sailer
| votes = 10,773
| percentage = 54.12
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Doug Lindgren
| votes = 9,117
| percentage = 45.80
}}
{{Election box write-in with party link no change|votes=14|percentage=0.07}}{{Election box total no change
| votes = 19,904
| percentage = 100%
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{{Election box end}}
==District 3A==
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
| candidate = Tom Anzelc
| votes = 11,219
| percentage = 59.53
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Marv Ott
| votes = 6,506
| percentage = 34.52
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Independence Party of Minnesota
| candidate = Bill Hamm
| votes = 1,110
| percentage = 5.89
}}
{{Election box write-in with party link no change|votes=10|percentage=0.05}}{{Election box total no change
| votes = 18,835
| percentage = 100%
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{{Election box end}}
==District 3B==
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
| candidate = Loren Solberg
| votes = 11,951
| percentage = 57.70
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Carolyn McElfatrick
| votes = 8,732
| percentage = 42.16
}}
{{Election box write-in with party link no change|votes=28|percentage=0.14}}{{Election box total no change
| votes = 20,711
| percentage = 100%
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{{Election box end}}
==District 4A==
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
| candidate = John Persell
| votes = 10,259
| percentage = 52.06
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = John Carlson
| votes = 8,666
| percentage = 43.98
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Independence Party of Minnesota
| candidate = Sharatin Blake
| votes = 758
| percentage = 3.85
}}
{{Election box write-in with party link no change
| votes = 23
| percentage = 0.12
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 19,706
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box end}}
==District 4B==
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Larry Howes
| votes = 12,820
| percentage = 53.68
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
| candidate = Meg Bye
| votes = 11,032
| percentage = 46.19
}}
{{Election box write-in with party link no change
| votes = 30
| percentage = 0.13
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 23,882
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box end}}
==District 5A==
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
| candidate = Tom Rukavina
| votes = 16,230
| percentage = 78.33
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Greg Knutson
| votes = 4,461
| percentage = 21.53
}}
{{Election box write-in with party link no change
| votes = 29
| percentage = 0.14
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 20,720
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box end}}
==District 5B==
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
| candidate = Tony Sertich
| votes = 13,956
| percentage = 70.03
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = John Larson
| votes = 5,953
| percentage = 29.87
}}
{{Election box write-in with party link no change
| votes = 19
| percentage = 0.10
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 19,928
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box end}}
==District 6A==
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
| candidate = David Dill
| votes = 15,932
| percentage = 71.47
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Marty Breaker
| votes = 6,213
| percentage = 27.87
}}
{{Election box write-in with party link no change
| votes = 147
| percentage = 0.66
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 22,292
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box end}}
==District 6B==
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
| candidate = Mary Murphy
| votes = 14,807
| percentage = 65.23
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Steve Townsend
| votes = 7,823
| percentage = 34.46
}}
{{Election box write-in with party link no change
| votes = 70
| percentage = 0.31
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 22,700
| percentage = 100%
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{{Election box end}}
==District 7A==
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
| candidate = Tom Huntley
| votes = 15,029
| percentage = 66.18
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Ryan Stauber
| votes = 7,595
| percentage = 33.44
}}
{{Election box write-in with party link no change
| votes = 86
| percentage = 0.38
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 22,710
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box end}}
==District 7B==
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
| candidate = Roger Reinert
| votes = 13,364
| percentage = 72.96
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Allan Kehr
| votes = 3,648
| percentage = 19.91
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Independence Party of Minnesota
| candidate = Jay Cole
| votes = 1,259
| percentage = 6.87
}}
{{Election box write-in with party link no change
| votes = 47
| percentage = 0.26
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 18,318
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box end}}
==District 8A==
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
| candidate = Bill Hilty
| votes = 13,042
| percentage = 65.08
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Tim Hafvenstein
| votes = 6,956
| percentage = 34.71
}}
{{Election box write-in with party link no change
| votes = 41
| percentage = 0.20
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 20,039
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box end}}
==District 8B==
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
| candidate = Tim Faust
| votes = 10,258
| percentage = 50.63
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Judy Soderstrom
| votes = 9,951
| percentage = 49.12
}}
{{Election box write-in with party link no change
| votes = 51
| percentage = 0.25
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 20,260
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box end}}
==District 9A==
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Morrie Lanning
| votes = 11,739
| percentage = 59.15
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
| candidate = Mark Olaf Altenburg
| votes = 8,064
| percentage = 40.63
}}
{{Election box write-in with party link no change
| votes = 44
| percentage = 0.22
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 19,847
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box end}}
==District 9B==
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
| candidate = Paul Marquart
| votes = 15,095
| percentage = 74.87
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Dayna Olson
| votes = 5,054
| percentage = 25.07
}}
{{Election box write-in with party link no change
| votes = 12
| percentage = 0.06
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 20,161
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box end}}
==District 10A==
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Bud Nornes
| votes = 11,212
| percentage = 55.49
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
| candidate = Greg Stumbo
| votes = 8,981
| percentage = 44.45
}}
{{Election box write-in with party link no change
| votes = 12
| percentage = 0.06
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 20,205
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box end}}
==District 11A==
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Torrey Westrom
| votes = 13,699
| percentage = 64.89
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
| candidate = Bruce Campbell
| votes = 6,328
| percentage = 29.97
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Independence Party of Minnesota
| candidate = Dave Holman
| votes = 1,064
| percentage = 5.04
}}
{{Election box write-in with party link no change
| votes = 20
| percentage = 0.09
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 21,111
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box end}}
==District 11B==
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
| candidate = Mary Otremba
| votes = 10,681
| percentage = 52.34
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Dave Kircher
| votes = 9,682
| percentage = 47.44
}}
{{Election box write-in with party link no change
| votes = 44
| percentage = 0.22
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 20,407
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box end}}
==District 12A==
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
| candidate = John Ward
| votes = 13,766
| percentage = 64.93
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = David Pundt
| votes = 7,410
| percentage = 34.95
}}
{{Election box write-in with party link no change
| votes = 26
| percentage = 0.12
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 21,202
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box end}}
==District 12B==
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
| candidate = Al Doty
| votes = 10,071
| percentage = 50.11
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Mike LeMieur
| votes = 9,995
| percentage = 49.73
}}
{{Election box write-in with party link no change
| votes = 33
| percentage = 0.16
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 20,099
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box end}}
==District 13A==
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Paul H. Anderson
| votes = 11,422
| percentage = 58.35
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
| candidate = Bruce Shuck
| votes = 8,128
| percentage = 41.52
}}
{{Election box write-in with party link no change
| votes = 24
| percentage = 0.12
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 19,574
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box end}}
==District 13B==
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
| candidate = Al Juhnke
| votes = 10,211
| percentage = 53.72
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Bonnie Wilhelm
| votes = 8,770
| percentage = 46.14
}}
{{Election box write-in with party link no change
| votes = 28
| percentage = 0.15
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 19,009
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box end}}
==District 14A==
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Dan Severson
| votes = 12,927
| percentage = 54.95
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
| candidate = Rob Jacobs
| votes = 10,572
| percentage = 44.94
}}
{{Election box write-in with party link no change
| votes = 28
| percentage = 0.12
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 23,527
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box end}}
==District 14B==
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
| candidate = Larry Hosch
| votes = 14,415
| percentage = 67.09
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Jim Stauber
| votes = 7,045
| percentage = 32.79
}}
{{Election box write-in with party link no change
| votes = 25
| percentage = 0.12
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 21,485
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box end}}
==District 15A==
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Steve Gottwalt
| votes = 11,446
| percentage = 53.60
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
| candidate = Joanne Dorsher
| votes = 9,873
| percentage = 46.23
}}
{{Election box write-in with party link no change
| votes = 37
| percentage = 0.17
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 21,356
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box end}}
==District 15B==
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
| candidate = Larry Haws
| votes = 11,008
| percentage = 67.15
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Joshua Behling
| votes = 5,322
| percentage = 32.47
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{{Election box write-in with party link no change
| votes = 62
| percentage = 0.38
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 16,392
| percentage = 100%
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==District 16A==
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
| candidate = Gail Kulick Jackson
| votes = 11,044
| percentage = 50.10
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Sondra Erickson
| votes = 10,955
| percentage = 49.70
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{{Election box write-in with party link no change
| votes = 45
| percentage = 0.20
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 22,044
| percentage = 100%
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==District 16B==
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Mary Kiffmeyer
| votes = 15,863
| percentage = 63.52
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
| candidate = Steve Andrews
| votes = 8,996
| percentage = 36.02
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{{Election box write-in with party link no change
| votes = 114
| percentage = 0.46
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 24,973
| percentage = 100%
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==District 17A==
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Rob Eastlund
| votes = 12,448
| percentage = 53.18
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
| candidate = Jim Godfrey
| votes = 10,212
| percentage = 43.63
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Independent
| candidate = Daniel Sweeney
| votes = 719
| percentage = 3.07
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{{Election box write-in with party link no change
| votes = 28
| percentage = 0.12
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 23,407
| percentage = 100%
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==District 41A==
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Keith Downey
| votes = 8,925
| percentage = 36.69
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Independent
| candidate = Ron Erhardt
| votes = 7,760
| percentage = 31.90
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
| candidate = Kevin Staunton
| votes = 7,626
| percentage = 31.35
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{{Election box write-in with party link no change
| votes = 16
| percentage = 0.07
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 24,312
| percentage = 100%
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==District 54B==
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
| candidate = Bev Scalze
| votes = 11,573
| percentage = 55.06
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Julie Johnson
| votes = 6,852
| percentage = 32.60
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Independence Party of Minnesota
| candidate = Paul Gaston
| votes = 2,556
| percentage = 12.16
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{{Election box write-in with party link no change
| votes = 36
| percentage = 0.17
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 21,017
| percentage = 100%
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==District 59A==
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
| candidate = Diane Loeffler
| votes = 13,785
| percentage = 75.29
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Felix Montez
| votes = 2,520
| percentage = 13.76
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Independent
| candidate = Lynne Torgerson
| votes = 1,238
| percentage = 6.76
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Independence Party of Minnesota
| candidate = David Degrio
| votes = 723
| percentage = 3.95
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{{Election box write-in with party link no change
| votes = 43
| percentage = 0.23
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 18,309
| percentage = 100%
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==District 61B==
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
| candidate = Jeff Hayden
| votes = 8,795
| percentage = 60.23
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Green Party of Minnesota
| candidate = Farheen Hakeem
| votes = 4,423
| percentage = 30.29
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Lynne Torgerson
| votes = 1,238
| percentage = 9.29
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{{Election box write-in with party link no change
| votes = 28
| percentage = 0.19
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 14,602
| percentage = 100%
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See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.sos.state.mn.us/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=2938 Color shaded map showing winning margin by district] (PDF) from [http://www.sos.state.mn.us/index.aspx?page=1403 2008 Election Maps], Minnesota Secretary of State
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Category:2008 Minnesota elections