2002 Minnesota House of Representatives election

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.

Predictions SourceRankingAs of The CookPolitical Report | October 4, 2002

Results + Summary of the November 5, 2002 Minnesota House of Representatives election results Party Candidates Votes Seats % ∆ % Republican Party of Minnesota 129 1,062,076 49.13 82 11 61.19 Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party 131 1,034,046 47.84 52 11 38.81 Independence Party of Minnesota 26 43,530 2.01 0 0.00 Green Party of Minnesota 17 13,164 0.61 0 0.00 Constitution Party of Minnesota 1 1,324 0.06 0 0.00 Independent 1 726 0.03 0 0.00 Write-in N/A 6,703 0.31 0 0.00 Total 2,161,569 100.00 134 ±0 100.00 Invalid/blank votes 121,291 5.31 Turnout (out of 3,518,184 eligible voters) 2,282,860 64.89 5.22

See also Minnesota Senate election, 2002 Minnesota gubernatorial election, 2002

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