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2004Final results

2004 election for Minnesota House District 17B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Peter Nelson (R) won with 52.5% of the vote, defeating Jeremy Kalin (D) by 8.2 points.

Peter NelsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.5%12,701
Jeremy KalinDemocrat
44.2%10,711
P. J. RichardsonIndependent
3.3%794
24,206 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+18.01998D+0.62000R+16.02002R+8.22004D+1.12006D+6.62008

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

The candidates

Peter Nelson (R)Jeremy Kalin (D)

Also on the ballot: P. J. Richardson (Independent), 3.3%