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2000Final results

2000 election for Minnesota House District 53B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Carl Jacobson (R) won with 48.5% of the vote, defeating Maureen Anderson (D) by 5.1 points.

Carl JacobsonRepublican · winner
48.5%9,522
43.5%8,526
Margaret BehrensOther party
8.0%1,565
19,613 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+14.51994R+14.01996R+22.91998R+5.12000R+9.82002R+16.22004

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