2004Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2004 election for Minnesota House District 42A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Maria Ruud (D) won with 50.5% of the vote, defeating Peter Adolphson (R) by 1.1 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Maria RuudDemocrat · winner
50.5%11,008
Peter AdolphsonRepublican · incumbent
49.5%10,769
21,777 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