2002Final results
2002 election for Minnesota House District 31A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Gene Pelowski Jr. (D) won with 65.1% of the vote, defeating Justin Costello (R) by 30.2 points.
Gene Pelowski Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
65.1%9,037
Justin CostelloRepublican
34.9%4,843
13,880 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