2008Final results
2008 election for Minnesota House District 15A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Steve Gottwalt (R) won with 53.7% of the vote, defeating Joanne Dorsher (D) by 7.4 points.
Steve GottwaltRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.7%11,446
Joanne DorsherDemocrat
46.3%9,873
21,319 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 2008
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET