2004Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2004 election for Minnesota House District 47A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Denise R. Dittrich (D) won with 52.2% of the vote, defeating William G. Haas Jr. (R) by 4.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Denise R. DittrichDemocrat · winner
52.2%10,438
William G. Haas Jr.Republican · incumbent
47.8%9,576
20,014 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