2002Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2002 election for Minnesota House District 8B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Judy Soderstrom (R) won with 49.8% of the vote, defeating Loren Jennings (D) by 7.3 points.
Judy SoderstromRepublican · winner
49.8%7,770
Loren JenningsDemocrat · incumbent
42.5%6,633
James Sprague Sr.Independent
5.5%865
Ray FennerGreen
2.2%342
15,610 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
The candidates
Judy Soderstrom (R)Loren Jennings (D)James Sprague Sr. (I)
Also on the ballot: Ray Fenner (Green), 2.2%