2002Final results
2002 election for Minnesota Senate District 42
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
David Hann (R) won with 49.2% of the vote, defeating Sherry Butcher (Ind) by 19.1 points.
David HannRepublican · winner
49.2%17,967
Sherry ButcherIndependent
30.1%11,004
Larry PiumbroeckDemocrat
20.6%7,538
36,509 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