2004Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2004 election for Minnesota House District 45A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Sandra Peterson (D) won with 50.2% of the vote, defeating Lynne Osterman (R) by 3.9 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Sandra PetersonDemocrat · winner
50.2%10,040
Lynne OstermanRepublican · incumbent
46.3%9,258
Ben T. ThomeIndependent
3.5%702
20,000 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