2004Final results
2004 election for Minnesota House District 38B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Lynn Wardlow (R) won with 53.7% of the vote, defeating Jim Carlson (D) by 7.5 points.
Lynn WardlowRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.7%10,968
Jim CarlsonDemocrat
46.3%9,441
20,409 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