2002Final results
2002 election for Minnesota Senate District 53
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Mady Reiter (R) won with 51.9% of the vote, defeating Paul L. Auger (D) by 3.8 points.
Mady ReiterRepublican · winner · incumbent
51.9%19,484
Paul L. AugerDemocrat
48.1%18,051
37,535 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