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2002Final results

2002 election for Minnesota Senate District 15

Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota

Dave Kleis (R) won with 50.9% of the vote, defeating Tarryl Clark (D) by 1.8 points.

Dave KleisRepublican · winner · incumbent
50.9%14,406
Tarryl ClarkDemocrat
49.1%13,910
28,316 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

EvenR+5.21992R+14.31996D+16.32000R+1.82002D+12.72006R+1.72010

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