2004Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2004 election for Minnesota House District 47B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Melissa Hortman (D) won with 50.9% of the vote, defeating Stephanie Olsen (R) by 1.9 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Melissa HortmanDemocrat · winner
50.9%10,846
Stephanie OlsenRepublican · incumbent
49.1%10,444
21,290 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