2000Final results
2000 election for Minnesota House District 51B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Ray Vandeveer (R) won with 59.8% of the vote, defeating Joel Holstad (D) by 19.7 points.
Ray VandeveerRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.8%13,641
Joel HolstadDemocrat
40.2%9,151
22,792 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