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2004Final results

2004 election for Minnesota House District 48B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Jim Abeler (R) won with 63.0% of the vote, defeating Bob Trewartha (D) by 26.0 points.

Jim AbelerRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.0%12,123
37.0%7,119
19,242 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

EvenD+19.31998D+19.32000R+14.52002R+26.02004R+21.22006R+30.62008

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