Minnesota House of Representatives election, 2002
Minnesota House of Representatives election, 2002
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November 5, 2002 (2002-11-05) |
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The 2002 Minnesota House of Representatives election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 5, 2002, to elect members to the House of Representatives of the 83rd Minnesota Legislature. A primary election was held on September 10, 2002.
The Republican Party of Minnesota won a majority of seats, remaining the majority party, followed by the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL). The new Legislature convened on January 7, 2003.
Results
Summary of the November 5, 2002 Minnesota House of Representatives election results
Party |
Candidates |
Votes |
Seats |
No. |
% |
No. |
∆No. |
% |
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Republican Party of Minnesota |
129 |
1,062,076 |
49.13 |
82 |
11 |
61.19 |
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Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party |
131 |
1,034,046 |
47.84 |
52 |
11 |
38.81 |
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Independence Party of Minnesota |
26 |
43,530 |
2.01 |
0 |
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0.00 |
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Green Party of Minnesota |
17 |
13,164 |
0.61 |
0 |
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0.00 |
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Constitution Party of Minnesota |
1 |
1,324 |
0.06 |
0 |
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0.00 |
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Independent |
1 |
726 |
0.03 |
0 |
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0.00 |
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Write-in |
N/A |
6,703 |
0.31 |
0 |
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0.00 |
Total |
2,161,569 |
100.00 |
134 |
±0 |
100.00 |
Invalid/blank votes |
121,291 |
5.31 |
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Turnout (out of 3,518,184 eligible voters)[1] |
2,282,860 |
64.89 |
5.22 pp |
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State,[2] Minnesota Legislative Reference Library[3] |
See also
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