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2000Final results

2000 election for Minnesota House District 23B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Howard Swenson (R) won with 56.6% of the vote, defeating Darrel Mosel (D) by 18.5 points.

Howard SwensonRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.6%8,780
Darrel MoselDemocrat
38.1%5,913
Lance A. BennettOther party
5.3%823
15,516 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+7.81994R+13.41996R+32.81998R+18.52000D+20.72002D+12.62004

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