1998Final results
1998 election for Minnesota House District 20A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Robert Ness (R) won with 68.7% of the vote, defeating Paul Wright (D) by 37.5 points.
Robert NessRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.7%10,959
Paul WrightDemocrat
31.3%4,985
15,944 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