1998Final results
1998 election for Minnesota House District 42B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Erik Paulsen (R) won with 73.8% of the vote, defeating David Johnson (D) by 47.6 points.
Erik PaulsenRepublican · winner · incumbent
73.8%14,153
David JohnsonDemocrat
26.2%5,029
19,182 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