2004Final results
2004 election for Minnesota House District 53A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Phil Krinkie (R) won with 54.3% of the vote, defeating Paul Gardner (D) by 8.6 points.
Phil KrinkieRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.3%11,923
Paul GardnerDemocrat
45.7%10,030
21,953 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