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2002Final results

2002 election for Minnesota Senate District 63

Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota

Jane Ranum (D) won with 48.3% of the vote, defeating Vern Wilcox (R) by 14.1 points.

Jane RanumDemocrat · winner · incumbent
48.3%15,509
Vern WilcoxRepublican
34.3%10,998
Edwina GarciaIndependent
17.4%5,577
32,084 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+26.81992D+28.81996D+34.62000D+14.12002D+38.22006D+35.02008 special

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