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2002Final results

2002 election for Minnesota House District 23B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

John Dorn (D) won with 58.3% of the vote, defeating Dean Kluge (R) by 20.7 points.

John DornDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.3%8,477
Dean KlugeRepublican
37.6%5,466
4.2%609
14,552 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+13.41996R+32.81998R+18.52000D+20.72002D+12.62004D+21.62006

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

The candidates

John Dorn (D)Dean Kluge (R)

Also on the ballot: Salomon Orellana (Green), 4.2%