2002Final results
2002 election for Minnesota Senate District 51
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Don Betzold (D) won with 53.0% of the vote, defeating Phil Heir (R) by 6.0 points.
Don BetzoldDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.0%17,318
Phil HeirRepublican
47.0%15,363
32,681 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