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2002Final results

2002 election for Minnesota Senate District 41

Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota

Geoff Michel (R) won with 56.1% of the vote, defeating Marilyn McKnight (D) by 22.8 points.

Geoff MichelRepublican · winner
56.1%22,253
33.4%13,232
Andy OtnessIndependent
8.3%3,309
2.1%838
39,632 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+16.11992R+23.71996R+18.22000R+22.82002R+26.72006R+12.92010

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

The candidates