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2002Final results

2002 election for Minnesota Senate District 55

Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota

Charles Wiger (D) won with 60.6% of the vote, defeating Joel Blackford (R) by 21.1 points.

Charles WigerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.6%20,890
Joel BlackfordRepublican
39.4%13,609
34,499 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+16.61992D+21.51996D+14.92000D+21.12002D+34.02006D+13.02010

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