2000Final results
2000 election for Minnesota House District 49A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Jim Abeler (R) won with 54.7% of the vote, defeating Jerry Newton (D) by 9.3 points.
Jim AbelerRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.7%9,880
Jerry NewtonDemocrat
45.3%8,197
18,077 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