2002Final results
2002 election for Minnesota House District 49B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Kathy Tingelstad (R) won with 57.9% of the vote, defeating Bernadette Chlebeck (D) by 15.8 points.
Kathy TingelstadRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.9%9,222
Bernadette ChlebeckDemocrat
42.1%6,704
15,926 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