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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

EvenR+27.61988R+30.51990R+47.91998D+30.22002D+31.62004D+40.02006

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