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2002Final results

2002 election for Minnesota House District 39B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Joe Atkins (D) won with 65.3% of the vote, defeating Marley Danner (R) by 34.6 points.

Joe AtkinsDemocrat · winner
65.3%11,461
Marley DannerRepublican
30.7%5,384
4.0%702
17,547 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+31.31996D+33.21998D+26.62000D+34.62002D+36.62004D+43.62006

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

The candidates

Joe Atkins (D)Marley Danner (R)

Also on the ballot: Bob Pollock (Green), 4.0%