2002Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2002 election for Minnesota House District 45A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Lynne Osterman (R) won with 54.5% of the vote, defeating Mark Thompson (D) by 8.9 points.
Lynne OstermanRepublican · winner
54.5%8,851
Mark ThompsonDemocrat · incumbent
45.5%7,403
16,254 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