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2002Final resultsIncumbent defeated

2002 election for Minnesota House District 16B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Mark Olson (R) won with 58.1% of the vote, defeating Leslie J. Schumacher (D) by 16.2 points.

Mark OlsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.1%9,719
Leslie J. SchumacherDemocrat · incumbent
41.9%7,008
16,727 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

EvenR+22.91996R+27.81998R+24.52000R+16.22002R+23.42004R+16.32006

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