2008Final results
2008 election for Minnesota House District 18B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Dean Urdahl (R) won with 58.7% of the vote, defeating David Detert (D) by 17.5 points.
Dean UrdahlRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.7%11,813
David DetertDemocrat
41.3%8,296
20,109 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