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2002Final results

2002 election for Minnesota House District 51A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Andy Westerberg (R) won with 54.7% of the vote, defeating Chad Hobot (D) by 9.5 points.

Andy WesterbergRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.7%9,321
Chad HobotDemocrat
45.3%7,710
17,031 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+6.31996R+5.61998R+0.42000R+9.52002R+10.52004D+6.12006

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