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2002Final resultsIncumbent defeated

2002 election for Minnesota Senate District 56

Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota

Brian Leclair (R) won with 53.3% of the vote, defeating Len Price (D) by 6.6 points.

Brian LeclairRepublican · winner
53.3%19,857
Len PriceDemocrat · incumbent
46.7%17,400
37,257 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

EvenR+14.61992R+14.11996R+8.72000R+6.62002D+5.92006R+3.12010

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