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2002Final results

2002 election for Minnesota House District 35B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Mark Buesgens (R) won with 65.7% of the vote, defeating Dave Olson (D) by 31.3 points.

Mark BuesgensRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.7%11,145
Dave OlsonDemocrat
34.3%5,826
16,971 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

EvenD+17.31994R+3.31998R+16.52000R+31.32002R+26.72004R+23.72006

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