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2004 election for Minnesota House District 26B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Patti Fritz (D) won with 48.7% of the vote, defeating Lynda Boudreau (R) by 2.0 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Patti FritzDemocrat · winner
48.7%8,634
Lynda BoudreauRepublican · incumbent
46.8%8,287
Mike CorbinIndependent
4.5%795
17,716 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+22.01998D+33.22000R+4.62002D+2.02004D+4.02006D+15.62008

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

The candidates

Patti Fritz (D)Lynda Boudreau (R)

Also on the ballot: Mike Corbin (Independent), 4.5%