2008Final results
2008 election for Minnesota House District 17A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Rob Eastlund (R) won with 53.2% of the vote, defeating Jim Godfrey (D) by 9.6 points.
Rob EastlundRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.2%12,448
Jim GodfreyDemocrat
43.7%10,212
Daniel R. SweeneyIndependent
3.1%719
23,379 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