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2004Final results

2004 election for Minnesota House District 53B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Doug Meslow (R) won with 58.1% of the vote, defeating Emily Waymire (D) by 16.2 points.

Doug MeslowRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.1%12,795
41.9%9,233
22,028 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+22.91998R+5.12000R+9.82002R+16.22004R+7.72006R+8.52008

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