2002Final results
2002 election for Minnesota Senate District 61
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Linda Berglin (D) won with 74.8% of the vote, defeating Steve Braa (R) by 62.2 points.
Linda BerglinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
74.8%14,006
Steve BraaRepublican
12.6%2,363
Laverne TurnerGreen
12.5%2,346
18,715 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