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2002Final results

2002 election for Minnesota House District 34A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Paul Kohls (R) won with 68.0% of the vote, defeating Bev Simon (D) by 36.0 points.

Paul KohlsRepublican · winner
68.0%12,163
Bev SimonDemocrat
32.0%5,718
17,881 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+27.41994R+21.91996R+14.31998R+36.02002R+31.52006R+35.22008

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