2004Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2004 election for Minnesota House District 23A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Ruth Johnson (D) won with 49.6% of the vote, defeating Howard Swenson (R) by 3.6 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Ruth JohnsonDemocrat · winner
49.6%10,372
Howard SwensonRepublican · incumbent
46.0%9,618
Lance A. BennettIndependent
4.3%908
20,898 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