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2000Final results

2000 election for Minnesota House District 46A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Mark Thompson (D) won with 47.8% of the vote, defeating Lynne Osterman (R) by 0.4 points.

Mark ThompsonDemocrat · winner
47.8%7,432
Lynne OstermanRepublican
47.4%7,367
David M. PerlmanOther party
4.8%752
15,551 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

EvenD+10.21994D+25.31996D+2.41998D+0.42000D+11.12002D+24.72004

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

The candidates

Mark Thompson (D)Lynne Osterman (R)

Also on the ballot: David M. Perlman (Other party), 4.8%