2008 Minnesota House of Representatives election

none July 2026 September 2023 2008 Minnesota House of Representatives election Minnesota 1983 legislative no 2006 Minnesota House of Representatives election 2006 2010 Minnesota House of Representatives election 2010 2008 11 04 All 134 seats in the Minnesota House of Representatives 68 File:MAK Headshot cropped.jpg 150x150px Margaret Anderson Kelliher Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party June 20, 2006 60A–Minneapolis 85 seats, 54.86% 87 2 1,516,633 54.87% 0.01 pp Percentage points Marty Seifert, April 2014 (cropped).png Marty Seifert Republican Party of Minnesota January 3, 2007 21A–Marshall 49 seats, 44.44% 47 2 1,211,020 43.81% 0.63 pp Percentage points 300px Results by gains and holds 300px Results by winning party vote share Speaker Margaret Anderson Kelliher Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Margaret Anderson Kelliher 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 SourceRankingAs of StatelineJacobson Louis October 15, 2008 Legislative races tilting Dems' way in '08 http://www.stateline.org/live/details/story?contentId=348037 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20081106082124/http://www.stateline.org/live/details/story?contentId=348037 November 6, 2008 August 1, 2024 Stateline | Safe D October 15, 2008 Results thumb|right|200px|Districts won + Summary of the November 4, 2008 Minnesota House of Representatives election results Party Candidates Votes Seats No. Number % ∆pp Percentage points No. Number ∆No. Number % Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party 134 1,516,633 54.87 0.01 87 2 64.93 Republican Party of Minnesota 134 1,211,020 43.81 0.63 47 2 35.07 Independence Party of Minnesota 11 14,601 0.53 0.22 0 0.00 Green Party of Minnesota 3 6,648 0.24 0.11 0 0.00 Independent 3 9,717 0.35 0.32 0 0.00 Write-in N/A 5,670 0.21 0.03 0 0.00 Total 2,764,289 100.00 ±0.00 134 ±0 100.00 Invalid/blank votes 157,209 5.38 1.48 Turnout (out of 3,740,142 eligible voters)http://www.sos.state.mn.us/media/1744/minnesota-election-statistics-1950-to-2014.pdf Minnesota election statistics 1950-2014 Minnesota Secretary of State August 13, 2016 April 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes 2,921,498 78.11 17.64 Source: Minnesota Secretary of State,http://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/Results/StateRepresentative/63?districttype=LG Results for all State Representatives Minnesota Secretary of State January 16, 2018 Minnesota Legislative Reference Libraryhttps://www.leg.state.mn.us/lrl/histleg/caucus?body=h Party Control of the Minnesota House of Representatives, 1951-present Minnesota Legislative Reference Library December 11, 2013 District results 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 Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Dave Olin 8,726 50.27 Republican Party (United States) Steve Lillestol 7,851 45.23 Independence Party of Minnesota J.C. Carlson 771 4.44 10 0.06 17,359 100% District 1B Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Bernie Lieder 10,193 58.83 Republican Party (United States) Lonn Kiel 7,116 41.07 17 0.10 17,326 100% District 2A Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Kent Eken 11,411 63.54 Republican Party (United States) Steve Green 6,535 36.39 14 0.08 17,960 100% District 2B Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Brita Sailer 10,773 54.12 Republican Party (United States) Doug Lindgren 9,117 45.80 14 0.07 19,904 100% District 3A Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Tom Anzelc 11,219 59.53 Republican Party (United States) Marv Ott 6,506 34.52 Independence Party of Minnesota Bill Hamm 1,110 5.89 10 0.05 18,835 100% District 3B Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Loren Solberg 11,951 57.70 Republican Party (United States) Carolyn McElfatrick 8,732 42.16 28 0.14 20,711 100% District 4A Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party John Persell 10,259 52.06 Republican Party (United States) John Carlson 8,666 43.98 Independence Party of Minnesota Sharatin Blake 758 3.85 23 0.12 19,706 100% District 4B Republican Party (United States) Larry Howes 12,820 53.68 Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Meg Bye 11,032 46.19 30 0.13 23,882 100% District 5A Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Tom Rukavina 16,230 78.33 Republican Party (United States) Greg Knutson 4,461 21.53 29 0.14 20,720 100% District 5B Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Tony Sertich 13,956 70.03 Republican Party (United States) John Larson 5,953 29.87 19 0.10 19,928 100% District 6A Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party David Dill 15,932 71.47 Republican Party (United States) Marty Breaker 6,213 27.87 147 0.66 22,292 100% District 6B Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Mary Murphy 14,807 65.23 Republican Party (United States) Steve Townsend 7,823 34.46 70 0.31 22,700 100% District 7A Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Tom Huntley 15,029 66.18 Republican Party (United States) Ryan Stauber 7,595 33.44 86 0.38 22,710 100% District 7B Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Roger Reinert 13,364 72.96 Republican Party (United States) Allan Kehr 3,648 19.91 Independence Party of Minnesota Jay Cole 1,259 6.87 47 0.26 18,318 100% District 8A Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Bill Hilty 13,042 65.08 Republican Party (United States) Tim Hafvenstein 6,956 34.71 41 0.20 20,039 100% District 8B Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Tim Faust 10,258 50.63 Republican Party (United States) Judy Soderstrom 9,951 49.12 51 0.25 20,260 100% District 9A Republican Party (United States) Morrie Lanning 11,739 59.15 Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Mark Olaf Altenburg 8,064 40.63 44 0.22 19,847 100% District 9B Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Paul Marquart 15,095 74.87 Republican Party (United States) Dayna Olson 5,054 25.07 12 0.06 20,161 100% District 10A Republican Party (United States) Bud Nornes 11,212 55.49 Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Greg Stumbo 8,981 44.45 12 0.06 20,205 100% District 11A Republican Party (United States) Torrey Westrom 13,699 64.89 Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Bruce Campbell 6,328 29.97 Independence Party of Minnesota Dave Holman 1,064 5.04 20 0.09 21,111 100% District 11B Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Mary Otremba 10,681 52.34 Republican Party (United States) Dave Kircher 9,682 47.44 44 0.22 20,407 100% District 12A Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party John Ward 13,766 64.93 Republican Party (United States) David Pundt 7,410 34.95 26 0.12 21,202 100% District 12B Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Al Doty 10,071 50.11 Republican Party (United States) Mike LeMieur 9,995 49.73 33 0.16 20,099 100% District 13A Republican Party (United States) Paul H. Anderson 11,422 58.35 Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Bruce Shuck 8,128 41.52 24 0.12 19,574 100% District 13B Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Al Juhnke 10,211 53.72 Republican Party (United States) Bonnie Wilhelm 8,770 46.14 28 0.15 19,009 100% District 14A Republican Party (United States) Dan Severson 12,927 54.95 Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Rob Jacobs 10,572 44.94 28 0.12 23,527 100% District 14B Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Larry Hosch 14,415 67.09 Republican Party (United States) Jim Stauber 7,045 32.79 25 0.12 21,485 100% District 15A Republican Party (United States) Steve Gottwalt 11,446 53.60 Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Joanne Dorsher 9,873 46.23 37 0.17 21,356 100% District 15B Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Larry Haws 11,008 67.15 Republican Party (United States) Joshua Behling 5,322 32.47 62 0.38 16,392 100% District 16A Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Gail Kulick Jackson 11,044 50.10 Republican Party (United States) Sondra Erickson 10,955 49.70 45 0.20 22,044 100% District 16B Republican Party (United States) Mary Kiffmeyer 15,863 63.52 Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Steve Andrews 8,996 36.02 114 0.46 24,973 100% District 17A Republican Party (United States) Rob Eastlund 12,448 53.18 Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Jim Godfrey 10,212 43.63 Independent Daniel Sweeney 719 3.07 28 0.12 23,407 100% District 41A Republican Party (United States) Keith Downey 8,925 36.69 Independent Ron Erhardt 7,760 31.90 Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Kevin Staunton 7,626 31.35 16 0.07 24,312 100% District 54B Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Bev Scalze 11,573 55.06 Republican Party (United States) Julie Johnson 6,852 32.60 Independence Party of Minnesota Paul Gaston 2,556 12.16 36 0.17 21,017 100% District 59A Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Diane Loeffler 13,785 75.29 Republican Party (United States) Felix Montez 2,520 13.76 Independent Lynne Torgerson 1,238 6.76 Independence Party of Minnesota David Degrio 723 3.95 43 0.23 18,309 100% District 61B Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Jeff Hayden 8,795 60.23 Green Party of Minnesota Farheen Hakeem 4,423 30.29 Republican Party (United States) Lynne Torgerson 1,238 9.29 28 0.19 14,602 100% See also Minnesota Senate election, 2006 Minnesota gubernatorial election, 2006 Minnesota elections, 2008 References External links Color shaded map showing winning margin by district (PDF) from 2008 Election Maps, Minnesota Secretary of State Category:2008 Minnesota elections Category:Minnesota House of Representatives elections Minnesota House