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2002Final results

2002 election for Minnesota Senate District 47

Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota

Leo Foley (D) won with 45.7% of the vote, defeating Ray Egan (R) by 6.0 points.

Leo FoleyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
45.7%15,145
Ray EganRepublican
39.7%13,160
Mark TemkeIndependent
14.6%4,833
33,138 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+5.51992D+8.41996D+27.72000D+6.02002D+1.42006R+5.12010

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