2002Final results
2002 election for Minnesota House District 36B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Steve Strachan (R) won with 59.0% of the vote, defeating Christine S. Murphy (D) by 18.1 points.
Steve StrachanRepublican · winner
59.0%10,225
Christine S. MurphyDemocrat
41.0%7,097
17,322 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