1998Final results
1998 election for Minnesota House District 42A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Ron Erhardt (R) won with 64.6% of the vote, defeating Debbie James (D) by 29.2 points.
Ron ErhardtRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.6%11,899
Debbie JamesDemocrat
35.4%6,526
18,425 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