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2004Final results

2004 election for Minnesota House District 61A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Karen Clark (D) won with 87.9% of the vote, defeating Frederick J. Coates (R) by 75.9 points.

Karen ClarkDemocrat · winner · incumbent
87.9%10,144
12.1%1,391
11,535 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

EvenD+65.01998D+65.92000D+70.92002D+75.92004D+76.92006D+78.52008

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