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2002Final results

2002 election for Minnesota House District 34B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Joe Hoppe (R) won with 59.9% of the vote, defeating Sue Sperling (D) by 19.8 points.

Joe HoppeRepublican · winner
59.9%9,902
Sue SperlingDemocrat
40.1%6,629
16,531 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+18.81992R+32.51996R+25.62000R+19.82002R+20.22004R+21.82006

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