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2002Final results

2002 election for Minnesota House District 44B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Ron Latz (D) won with 54.9% of the vote, defeating Lisa Lebedoff Peilen (R) by 13.7 points.

Ron LatzDemocrat · winner
54.9%10,352
41.2%7,772
3.8%723
18,847 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+11.41996R+24.81998R+17.02000D+13.72002D+33.62004D+38.92006

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

The candidates

Ron Latz (D)Lisa Lebedoff Peilen (R)

Also on the ballot: Karyn Milos (Green), 3.8%