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2004Final results

2004 election for Minnesota House District 16B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Mark Olson (R) won with 61.7% of the vote, defeating Jim Huhtala (D) by 23.4 points.

Mark OlsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.7%14,285
Jim HuhtalaDemocrat
38.3%8,871
23,156 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

EvenR+27.81998R+24.52000R+16.22002R+23.42004R+16.32006R+27.62008

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