2002Final results
2002 election for Minnesota Senate District 3
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Tom Saxhaug (D) won with 60.1% of the vote, defeating J. Mark Wedel (R) by 20.1 points.
Tom SaxhaugDemocrat · winner
60.1%19,917
J. Mark WedelRepublican
39.9%13,242
33,159 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