2002Final results
2002 election for Minnesota House District 35A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Michael Beard (R) won with 52.6% of the vote, defeating Chuck Gerlach (D) by 25.3 points.
Michael BeardRepublican · winner
52.6%9,377
Chuck GerlachDemocrat
27.3%4,874
Tom MenkeGreen
20.1%3,576
17,827 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