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2002Final results

2002 election for Minnesota House District 48B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Jim Abeler (R) won with 55.8% of the vote, defeating Betsy Oberry (D) by 14.5 points.

Jim AbelerRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.8%8,856
Betsy OberryDemocrat
41.3%6,553
2.9%465
15,874 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+21.01996D+19.31998D+19.32000R+14.52002R+26.02004R+21.22006

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

The candidates

Jim Abeler (R)Betsy Oberry (D)

Also on the ballot: Andrew A. Boho (Green), 2.9%