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2002Final results

2002 election for Minnesota House District 40B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Ann Lenczewski (D) won with 58.8% of the vote, defeating Don Stiles (R) by 21.0 points.

Ann LenczewskiDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.8%10,082
Don StilesRepublican
37.8%6,477
3.4%588
17,147 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

EvenR+11.41996D+10.11998D+33.02000D+21.02002D+32.52004D+36.12006

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

The candidates

Ann Lenczewski (D)Don Stiles (R)

Also on the ballot: David Robert Groves (Independent), 3.4%