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2006Final results

2006 election for Minnesota House District 48B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Jim Abeler (R) won with 60.6% of the vote, defeating Jess Langerud (D) by 21.2 points.

Jim AbelerRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.6%9,157
39.4%5,950
15,107 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 2006

Races before and after

EvenD+19.32000R+14.52002R+26.02004R+21.22006R+30.62008R+36.22010

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