2002Final results
2002 election for Minnesota House District 63A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Paul Thissen (D) won with 57.4% of the vote, defeating Tim Erlander (R) by 19.3 points.
Paul ThissenDemocrat · winner
57.4%10,304
Tim ErlanderRepublican
38.1%6,843
Ronald C. LischeidIndependent
4.5%800
17,947 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