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2002Final results

2002 election for Minnesota Senate District 28

Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota

Steve Murphy (D) won with 52.5% of the vote, defeating Gary Iocco (R) by 4.9 points.

Steve MurphyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.5%17,329
Gary IoccoRepublican
47.5%15,696
33,025 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+13.21992R+38.61996R+27.12000D+4.92002D+9.02006R+10.12010

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