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2004Final results

2004 election for Minnesota House District 15B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Joe Opatz (D) won with 64.1% of the vote, defeating Randall Olson (R) by 28.2 points.

Joe OpatzDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.1%10,855
Randall OlsonRepublican
35.9%6,086
16,941 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 2004

Races before and after

EvenD+24.01998D+15.42000D+18.42002D+28.22004D+30.12006D+34.82008

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