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2002Final results

2002 election for Minnesota House District 26A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Connie Ruth (R) won with 68.9% of the vote, defeating Lynn Kidder (D) by 37.8 points.

Connie RuthRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.9%11,384
Lynn KidderDemocrat
31.1%5,138
16,522 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+58.91990R+13.41992R+38.11994R+37.82002R+9.22004R+13.02006

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