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2004Final results

2004 election for Minnesota House District 27A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Dan Dorman (R) won with 56.0% of the vote, defeating Jerald Kaphers (D) by 18.7 points.

Dan DormanRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.0%11,014
37.3%7,343
6.7%1,325
19,682 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+6.41998R+27.82000R+14.82002R+18.72004D+1.72006D+15.42008

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