2004Final results
2004 election for Minnesota House District 1A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Maxine Penas (R) won with 62.0% of the vote, defeating Valerie Solem (D) by 24.0 points.
Maxine PenasRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.0%11,202
Valerie SolemDemocrat
38.0%6,865
18,067 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET