2002Final results
2002 election for Minnesota Senate District 8
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Becky Lourey (D) won with 55.1% of the vote, defeating Bruce Nelson (R) by 24.0 points.
Becky LoureyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.1%17,252
Bruce NelsonRepublican
31.1%9,735
Steve KeillorIndependent
8.4%2,614
Frank R. MilczarkIndependent
5.4%1,701
31,302 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