2002Final results
2002 election for Minnesota Senate District 57
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Sharon Marko (D) won with 50.5% of the vote, defeating Kip Knippel (R) by 8.3 points.
Sharon MarkoDemocrat · winner
50.5%16,634
Kip KnippelRepublican
42.2%13,892
D. D. EngstromGreen
7.3%2,406
32,932 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