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2000Final results

2000 election for Minnesota House District 45B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Peggy Leppik (R) won with 60.8% of the vote, defeating Lance K. Ness (D) by 24.1 points.

Peggy LeppikRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.8%11,047
36.7%6,663
2.6%464
18,174 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+25.11992R+35.71994R+23.61996R+24.12000D+15.22002D+19.72004

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

The candidates

Peggy Leppik (R)Lance K. Ness (D)

Also on the ballot: Daniel Roy Bloomquist (Other party), 2.6%