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2000Final results

2000 election for Minnesota House District 18A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Rob Eastlund (R) won with 45.3% of the vote, defeating Dick Welch (D) by 6.5 points.

Rob EastlundRepublican · winner
45.3%8,191
Dick WelchDemocrat
38.8%7,011
Clyde E. MillerOther party
12.3%2,222
Larry FuholOther party
3.6%646
18,070 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 2000

Races before and after

EvenR+4.21994R+13.21996R+7.61998R+6.52000R+24.22002R+13.92004

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

The candidates