2002Final results
2002 election for Minnesota Senate District 36
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Patricia Pariseau (R) won with 65.8% of the vote, defeating Charlene Briner (D) by 31.6 points.
Patricia PariseauRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.8%22,265
Charlene BrinerDemocrat
34.2%11,583
33,848 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