2002Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2002 election for Minnesota Senate District 52
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Michele Bachmann (R) won with 54.3% of the vote, defeating Jane Krentz (D) by 8.5 points.
Michele BachmannRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.3%21,159
Jane KrentzDemocrat · incumbent
45.7%17,828
38,987 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