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2004Final results

2004 election for Minnesota House District 43B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Ron Abrams (R) won with 52.4% of the vote, defeating John Benson (D) by 4.7 points.

Ron AbramsRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.4%11,734
John BensonDemocrat
47.6%10,672
22,406 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+40.01996R+46.31998R+20.72002R+4.72004D+7.92006D+11.22008

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