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2002Final results

2002 election for Minnesota House District 61A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Karen Clark (D) won with 85.5% of the vote, defeating Kevin Trainor (R) by 70.9 points.

Karen ClarkDemocrat · winner · incumbent
85.5%6,573
Kevin TrainorRepublican
14.5%1,119
7,692 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+67.41996D+65.01998D+65.92000D+70.92002D+75.92004D+76.92006

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