2002Final results
2002 election for Minnesota Senate District 43
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
David Gaither (R) won with 54.2% of the vote, defeating Harold Lerner (D) by 19.8 points.
David GaitherRepublican · winner
54.2%19,537
Harold LernerDemocrat
34.4%12,391
Saundra SpignerIndependent
11.4%4,109
36,037 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