2002Final results
2002 election for Minnesota House District 38B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Lynn Wardlow (R) won with 52.6% of the vote, defeating Wayne E. Gilbert (D) by 19.0 points.
Lynn WardlowRepublican · winner
52.6%8,894
Wayne E. GilbertDemocrat
33.7%5,687
Paul BakkenIndependent
11.8%1,989
Lance StarichaGreen
1.9%324
16,894 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