2000Final results
2000 election for Minnesota House District 42B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Erik Paulsen (R) won with 69.8% of the vote, defeating David Johnson (D) by 39.7 points.
Erik PaulsenRepublican · winner · incumbent
69.8%15,679
David JohnsonDemocrat
30.2%6,771
22,450 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET