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2004Final results

2004 election for Minnesota House District 44B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Ron Latz (D) won with 66.8% of the vote, defeating John Palmatier (R) by 33.6 points.

Ron LatzDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.8%14,641
John PalmatierRepublican
33.2%7,270
21,911 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+24.81998R+17.02000D+13.72002D+33.62004D+38.92006D+33.92008

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