2002Final results
2002 election for Minnesota Senate District 31
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Bob Kierlin (R) won with 53.1% of the vote, defeating Sharon Ropes (D) by 6.1 points.
Bob KierlinRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.1%15,793
Sharon RopesDemocrat
46.9%13,973
29,766 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