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1998Final results

1998 election for Minnesota House District 47A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Darlene Luther (D) won with 50.7% of the vote, defeating Dee R. Korvela (R) by 11.8 points.

Darlene LutherDemocrat · winner · incumbent
50.7%5,584
Dee R. KorvelaRepublican
38.9%4,284
Jeff EricksonOther party
10.4%1,145
11,013 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

EvenD+23.81992D+10.91994D+16.61996D+11.81998D+19.12000R+22.22002

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET