2002Final results
2002 election for Minnesota House District 15B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Joe Opatz (D) won with 56.1% of the vote, defeating Duane Schumacher (R) by 18.4 points.
Joe OpatzDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.1%7,129
Duane SchumacherRepublican
37.7%4,794
Ray ScherbelIndependent
6.1%779
12,702 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET