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2002Final results

2002 election for Minnesota House District 45B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Lyndon Carlson (D) won with 57.6% of the vote, defeating Mike Barnett (R) by 15.2 points.

Lyndon CarlsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.6%10,349
Mike BarnettRepublican
42.4%7,622
17,971 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+35.71994R+23.61996R+24.12000D+15.22002D+19.72004D+29.42006

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