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2000Final results

2000 election for Minnesota House District 42A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Ron Erhardt (R) won with 61.3% of the vote, defeating Debbie James (D) by 22.6 points.

Ron ErhardtRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.3%12,366
Debbie JamesDemocrat
38.7%7,810
20,176 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+35.81992R+31.41996R+29.21998R+22.62000R+18.32002D+1.12004

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