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2004Final results

2004 election for Minnesota House District 48A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Tom Hackbarth (R) won with 57.9% of the vote, defeating Mike Starr (D) by 15.9 points.

Tom HackbarthRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.9%12,479
Mike StarrDemocrat
42.1%9,056
21,535 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+15.21998R+16.02000R+18.82002R+15.92004R+12.02006R+20.22008

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