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2002Final results

2002 election for Minnesota House District 12A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Dale Walz (R) won with 56.9% of the vote, defeating Lucy Nesheim (D) by 13.8 points.

Dale WalzRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.9%9,161
Lucy NesheimDemocrat
43.1%6,945
16,106 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 2002

Races before and after

EvenD+32.71996D+7.91998R+9.82000R+13.82002R+3.62004D+9.32006

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