2008Final results
2008 election for Minnesota House District 19A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Bruce D. Anderson (R) won with 52.6% of the vote, defeating Jim Bakula (D) by 5.2 points.
Bruce D. AndersonRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.6%12,443
Jim BakulaDemocrat
47.4%11,219
23,662 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