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2000Final results

2000 election for Minnesota House District 55A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Harry Mares (R) won with 68.5% of the vote, defeating Joshua T. Irish (D) by 37.0 points.

Harry MaresRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.5%12,668
31.5%5,819
18,487 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+31.41994R+32.81996R+34.11998R+37.02000D+17.82002D+16.12004

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