2002Final results
2002 election for Minnesota House District 49A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Chris Delaforest (R) won with 64.3% of the vote, defeating Jim Pithan (D) by 28.5 points.
Chris DelaforestRepublican · winner
64.3%11,589
Jim PithanDemocrat
35.7%6,445
18,034 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