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2002Final results

2002 election for Minnesota House District 46A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Michael Nelson (D) won with 55.5% of the vote, defeating John Jordan (R) by 11.1 points.

Michael NelsonDemocrat · winner
55.5%6,452
John JordanRepublican
44.5%5,163
11,615 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

EvenD+25.31996D+2.41998D+0.42000D+11.12002D+24.72004D+27.42006

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