2004Final results
2004 election for Minnesota House District 36B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Pat Garofalo (R) won with 62.5% of the vote, defeating Benjamin Coler (D) by 24.9 points.
Pat GarofaloRepublican · winner
62.5%14,511
Benjamin ColerDemocrat
37.5%8,718
23,229 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