2002Final results
2002 election for Minnesota Senate District 59
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Lawrence Pogemiller (D) won with 75.9% of the vote, defeating Steven Sumner (R) by 51.8 points.
Lawrence PogemillerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
75.9%19,766
Steven SumnerRepublican
24.1%6,283
26,049 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