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2002Final results

2002 election for Minnesota Senate District 39

Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota

James Metzen (D) won with 58.2% of the vote, defeating John Trojack (R) by 16.3 points.

James MetzenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.2%20,855
John TrojackRepublican
41.8%15,005
35,860 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+7.81992D+19.61996D+30.22000D+16.32002D+28.12006D+12.72010

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