2002Final results
2002 election for Minnesota Senate District 46
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Linda Scheid (D) won with 59.8% of the vote, defeating Ed Nelson (R) by 19.7 points.
Linda ScheidDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.8%14,918
Ed NelsonRepublican
40.2%10,010
24,928 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