2002Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2002 election for Minnesota House District 44A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Jim Rhodes (R) won with 48.7% of the vote, defeating Betty Folliard (D) by 1.8 points.
Jim RhodesRepublican · winner · incumbent
48.7%8,077
Betty FolliardDemocrat · incumbent
46.9%7,773
Keith J. MelandGreen
4.3%719
16,569 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