2002Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2002 election for Minnesota House District 23A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Howard Swenson (R) won with 52.1% of the vote, defeating Ruth Johnson (D) by 7.3 points.
Howard SwensonRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.1%9,084
Ruth JohnsonDemocrat · incumbent
44.7%7,805
Tom MarksGreen
3.2%557
17,446 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