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2002Final results

2002 election for Minnesota Senate District 26

Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota

Dick Day (R) won with 60.0% of the vote, defeating Jeremy Eller (D) by 23.7 points.

Dick DayRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.0%18,444
Jeremy EllerDemocrat
36.4%11,174
3.6%1,111
30,729 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+33.51992D+27.21996D+2.12000R+23.72002R+9.12006R+8.62010

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

The candidates

Dick Day (R)Jeremy Eller (D)

Also on the ballot: John E. Gibson (Green), 3.6%