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2002Final results

2002 election for Minnesota House District 40A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Dan McElroy (R) won with 59.0% of the vote, defeating Joe Rosenfield (D) by 22.3 points.

Dan McElroyRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.0%8,746
36.7%5,437
4.4%648
14,831 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+4.51996D+2.81998D+14.72000R+22.32002R+2.32004D+6.52006

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

The candidates

Dan McElroy (R)Joe Rosenfield (D)

Also on the ballot: Dan Kimmel (Green), 4.4%