1998Final results
1998 election for Minnesota House District 17A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Sondra Erickson (R) won with 53.9% of the vote, defeating Robert Hoefert (D) by 7.7 points.
Sondra EricksonRepublican · winner
53.9%8,495
Robert HoefertDemocrat
46.1%7,277
15,772 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1998
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET