2000Final results
2000 election for Minnesota House District 56A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Mark Holsten (R) won with 57.6% of the vote, defeating Joan M. Beaver (D) by 15.1 points.
Mark HolstenRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.6%10,750
Joan M. BeaverDemocrat
42.4%7,922
18,672 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